Overview
Comprehensive Hard Materials deals with the production, uses, and properties of the carbides, nitrides, and borides of hard metals and titanium, as well as tools made of ceramics, super-hard boron nitrides, diamonds, and related compounds. Articles include the technologies of powder production (including their precursor materials), milling, granulation, cold and hot compaction, sintering, hot isostatic pressing, hot-pressing, injection molding and coating technologies for refractory metals, hard metals, and hard materials. Characterization, testing, quality assurance, and applications are also covered. Comprehensive Hard Materials offers meaningful insights on materials at the leading edge of technology. It aids in continued research and development and is a critical information resource to academics and industry professionals. Hard materials operate at the leading edge of technology, and continued research and development is critical to meet future technological challenges.