Microstructure and mechanical properties of bulk polycristalline boron phosphides (cubic BP and rhombohedral B12P2) have been studied by scanning electron microscopy and micro- and nanoindentation. The obtained data on hardness, elastic properties and fracture toughness clearly indicate that both phosphides belong to a family of hard phases and can be considered as prospective binders for diamond and cubic boron nitride.
@article{arxiv.1901.06272,
title = {Mechanical properties of boron phosphides},
author = {Vladimir L. Solozhenko and Volodymyr Bushlya},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.06272},
year = {2019}
}
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arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1710.01700