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CONTENTS

of Journal of Superhard materials № 6, 2009

Production, Structure, Properties
Bezhenar M. P.,Oleinik G. S., Bozhko S. A.,Garbuz T. O.,and Konoval S. M. Structure of composites of the cBN–Al–ZrN system produced by high-pressure sintering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Zabuga V. Ya., Tsapyuk G. G., Kartashova T. V., Ishchenko E. V., and Yatsimir-skii V. K. Carbon–black oxidation in the presence of the Cu–Co–Fe oxide catalyst.	9
Ishchenko O. V., Sylenko P. M.,Yatsimirskii V. K., and Shlapak A. M. Kinetic regularities of CO oxidation on 3d metals-based oxide catalysts applied to b–SiC and SiC nanofiber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	15
Kushch V. I. and Podoba Ya. A. Prediction of the yield strength and shrinkage of a diamond-containing composite with a porous matrix under pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . .	21
Litoshenko N. V. Assessment of residual thermal stresses in polycrystalline aggregates of carbide grains of WC–Co hard alloy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	34
Lysenko O. G. The use of a scanning probe microscope with a diamond tip as nanotechnological tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	40
Investigation of Machining Processes
Ptashnikov V. S. An increase of the workpiece peripheral speed as a method of an improvement in the ergonomics of cylindrical up grinding with cubic boron nitride tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	47
Tools, Powders, Pastes
Zou Q., Gong W., Zeng X., Liu J., and Zou Sh. Doping Fe–based diamond tool matrix composites with a rare–earth element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	67
Novikov N. V., Bogatyreva G. P., Bogdanov R. K., Il’nitskaya G. D., and Ison- kin A. M. Effect of strength characteristics of diamond grinding powders on the drilling tool efficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	75
Yakhutlov M. M., Karamurzov B. S., Batyrov U. D., Oshkhunov M. M., and Kardanova M. R. Stressed-strained state of the grain–matrix system of a diamond tool at force disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	81
Index of papers published in the Sverkhtverdye Materialy Journal in 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	89