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Experimental study and critical review of structural, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of superhard refractory boron suboxide B6O

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In the present study the analysis of available data on structural, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of B6O has been performed. Although the compound is known for half a century and has been extensively studied, many properties of this boron-rich solid remain unknown or doubtful. A semi-empirical analysis of our experimental and literature data has allowed us to choose the best values of main thermodynamic and mechanical characteristics among previously reported data, to predict the thermo-elastic equation of state of B6O, and dependence of its hardness on non-stoichiometry and temperature.

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Original English Text © O.O. Kurakevych, V.L. Solozhenko, 2011, published in Sverkhtverdye Materialy, 2011, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 75–83.

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Kurakevych, O.O., Solozhenko, V.L. Experimental study and critical review of structural, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of superhard refractory boron suboxide B6O. J. Superhard Mater. 33, 421–428 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106345761206007X

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