LB-SEARCH (Springer's LINK Server) LB-CONTENTS GROUP VIII: Advanced Materials and TechnologiesVOLUME 2 Materials SUBVOLUME A2 Powder Metallurgy Data. Refractory, Hard and Intermetallic Materials Title Page, Authors, Preface 1 Introduction (P. BEISS, R. RUTHARDT, H. WARLIMONT) 1
12 Refractory metals (G. LEICHTFRIED) 4
12.1 Introduction 4
12.2 Powder production 10
12.3 Powder compaction 13
12.4 Sintering 16
12.5 Properties 22
13 Hard materials (G.E. SPRIGGS) 28
13.1 Introduction 28
13.1.1 Diamond and cubic boron nitride 28
13.1.2 Hardmetal 30
13.1.3 Cermets 32
13.2 Raw materials used in the production of hard materials 33
13.2.1 Diamond and cubic boron nitride 33
13.2.2 Hardmetals 35
13.2.3 Cermets 43
13.2.4 Properties of raw materials 45
13.2.5 Special processes 48
13.3 Production methods 49
13.3.1 Hardmetals - cermets 49
13.3.2 Diamond and cubic boron nitride 63
13.3.3 Shaping of solid components 83
13.4 Properties of hardmetals and cermets 86
13.4.1 Standards 86
13.4.2 Hardmetals and cermets 94
13.5 Properties of diamond and cubic boron nitride 118
13.5.1 Standards 118
13.5.2 Diamond - natural and synthetic 119
13.5.3 Cubic boron nitride (CBN) 129
13.5.4 CVD diamond and diamond like carbon (DLC) 135
13.5.5 Polycrystalline products 138
13.5.6 Diamond and CBN multi-phase products 139
13.6 Applications	139
13.6.1 Machining	139
13.6.2 Grinding	143
13.6.3 Mining	145
13.6.4 Chipless forming applications	150
13.6.5 Wear parts	153
13.6.6	Optical and electronic applications 154
13.7	Health, safety and ecology 155
13.8	Acknowledgements 157
Figures for 13 158
14	Intermetallic materials (G. SAUTHOFF) 221
14.1	Introduction 221
14.2	Topical intermetallic materials 222
14.3	Production methods 223
14.4	Intermetallic materials for structural high temperature applications 225
14.4.1	Basic properties of constituent phases 225
14.4.2	Titanium aluminide alloys 225
14.4.3	Iron aluminides 235
14.4.4	Nickel aluminides 244
14.4.5	Silicides 253

