Thermodynamic model of hardness: Particular case of boron-rich solids

• Published in: Сверхтвердые материалы
• Date: 2010
• Main Authors: Mukhanov, V.A., Kurakevych, O.O., Solozhenko, V.L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут надтвердих матеріалів ім. В.М. Бакуля НАН України 2010
• Subjects: Получение, структура, свойства
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/63472
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Thermodynamic model of hardness: Particular case of boron-rich solids / V.A. Mukhanov, O.O. Kurakevych, V.L. Solozhenko // Сверхтвердые материалы. — 2010. — № 3. — С. 33-45. — Бібліогр.: 69 назв. — англ.

A number of successful theoretical models of hardness have been developed recently. A thermodynamic model of hardness, which supposes the intrinsic character of correlation between hardness and thermodynamic properties of solids, allows one to predict hardness of known or even hypothetical solids fr...