ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Sintered diamond compacts have been examined by the technique of photoluminescence spectroscopy. The results suggest that the sintering process has produced considerable internal strain in the diamond grains, the amount of strain depending upon the grain size of the compacts; the smaller the grain size, the larger the amount of internal strain. Evidence is also presented for the formation of vacancies in the diamond grains during sintering, with the number of vacancies depending upon the grain size and the temperature of sintering. It is suggested that the vacancies are produced by the interaction of mobile dislocations during plastic deformation of the diamond grains when the compacts are being fabricated. A method is suggested for determining, under certain circumstances, the thermal gradients in a high pressure cell by examination of the luminescence spectra from diamond powders that have been compacted in different regions of the cell.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01058119
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