diamond-like boron nitride

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• Boron nitride — IUPAC name Boron nitride Identifiers …   Wikipedia

• boron nitride — Chem. a white powder, BN, formed by heating boron in nitrogen. In its ordinary form, it has a structure of stacked layers of hexagonal rings, very similar to that of graphite, and is used as a refractory electrical insulator. Cf. Borazon. * * * ▪ …   Universalium

• Boron — (pronEng|ˈbɔərɒn) is a chemical element with atomic number 5 and the chemical symbol B. Boron is a trivalent nonmetallic element which occurs abundantly in the evaporite ores borax and ulexite. Boron is never found as a free element on… …   Wikipedia

• nitride — /nuy truyd, trid/, n. Chem. a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen. [1840 50; NITR + IDE] * * * ▪ chemical compound Introduction       any of a class of chemical compounds in which nitrogen is… …   Universalium

• Nitride — In chemistry, a nitride is a compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has a formal oxidation state of −3. Nitrides are a large class of compounds with a wide range of properties and applications.[1] The nitride ion, N3–, is never encountered in… …   Wikipedia

• Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• boron — boronic /boh ron ik, baw , beuh /, adj. /bawr on, bohr /, n. Chem. a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds …   Universalium

• Material properties of diamond — This article addresses the material properties of diamond. For a broader discussion of diamonds, see diamond. For other uses of the word diamond, see diamond (disambiguation). Diamond An octahedral diamond crystal in matrix Gener …   Wikipedia

• Synthetic diamond — Synthetic diamonds of various colors grown by the high pressure high temperature technique Synthetic diamond is diamond produced in a technological process; as opposed to natural diamond, which is created in geological processes. Synthetic… …   Wikipedia

• Superhard materials — are materials possessing hardness exceeding that of commercial polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (cBN), i.e. with Vickers hardness HV > 40 GPa.Fact|date=August 2008Superhard materials are widely used in many applications, from cutting and… …   Wikipedia

• Abrasive machining — is a manufacturing process where material is removed from a workpiece using a multitude of small abrasive particles. Common examples include grinding, honing, and polishing. Abrasive processes are usually expensive, but capable of tighter… …   Wikipedia