Dynamic Compaction of Cubic Boron Nitride Powders |
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Authors: | Tamotsu Akashi Akira B Sawaoka |
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Affiliation: | Center for Explosives Technology Research, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 |
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Abstract: | Compacts of cubic boron nitride with 94% of theoretical density and a Vickers microhardness of 30.3 GPa were produced from coarse c-BN powder by a shock compaction technique. The density and microhardness of these compacts depend strongly on the grain size of the starting powders. |
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