SUPERFINE-GRAINED DIAMOND SINTERED ARTICLE OF THE HIGH PURITY AND THE HIGH HARDNESS Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C04B35/528 C01B31/06 

FIELD: chemical industry; other industries; production of the superfine-grained diamond sintered articles of the high purity and high hardness.

SUBSTANCE: the invention is pertaining to the production of the superfine-grained diamond sintered articles of the high purity and high hardness, which is intended for usage in the capacity of the wear-resistant material capable to let the light go through it, and may be used in production of jewels. The article has the size of the grain equal to 100 nanometers or less. For its manufacture the superfine-grained natural diamond powder having the granulometric spread of values from null up to 0.1 microns is subjected to desiliconization, to sublimation drying in the solution, inclusion into the tantalum or molybdenum capsule without the sintering additive, heating and application of the excessive pressure to the capsule using the device for the synthesis at the super-high pressure at the temperature of 1700°С or more and under pressure of 8.5 GPa or more, which meet the conditions of the thermodynamic stability of the diamond. The technical result of the invention is realization of the synthesis of the diamond sintered article at the more low pressure, than in the standard method and without usage of any sintering additive. The article has hardness according to Vickers - 80 GPa and more and is excellent concerning resistance to the tear and wear and the thermal resistance.

EFFECT: the invention ensures realization of the synthesis of the diamond sintered article at the more low pressure, than in the standard method, and without usage of any sintering additive, ensures its hardness of 80 GPa and more according to Vickers and the excellent properties concerning resistance to the tear and wear and the thermal resistance.

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