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Mechanical properties of high purity polycrystalline cBN sintered bodies synthesized by the direct conversion method under high pressure and high temperature have been investigated by hardness and transverse rupture strength (TRS) measurement in the temperature range of 20–1200 °C. It was confirmed that the hardness and TRS of the polycrystalline cBN depends strongly on the cBN grain size and the amount of residual (compressed) hBN in the sintered body. The fine-grained (<0.5 μm) and high purity (cBN > 99.9%) polycrystalline sintered body synthesized at 7.7 GPa, 2200–2400°C has highest hardness and TRS at any temperature. The TRS of the sintered body shows a positive temperature dependence up to 1200 °C. The high hardness and high TRS at high temperature of the fine-grained high purity polycrystalline cBN suggest that the sintered body has high potential in cutting tool uses.
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Sumiya, H., Uesaka, S. & Satoh, S. Mechanical properties of high purity polycrystalline cBN synthesized by direct conversion sintering method. Journal of Materials Science 35, 1181–1186 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004780218732
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