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Experimental and Ab-initio Investigations of Osmium Diboride

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

M. M. Hebbache ,
L. Stuparevic ,
D. Zivkovic  and
M. Zemzemi
M. M. Hebbache
Affiliation:
[email protected], Universite Paris 7, Materiaux et Phenomenes Quantiques (UMR 7162), 2 Place Jussieu, Paris Cedex 05, N/A, F-75251, France
L. Stuparevic
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Belgrade, Department of Metallurgy, VJ12, Bor, 19210, Yugoslavia
D. Zivkovic
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Belgrade, Department of Metallurgy, VJ12, Bor, 19210, Yugoslavia
M. Zemzemi
Affiliation:
[email protected], Universite Paris 7, Materiaux et Phenomenes Quantiques (UMR 7162), 2 Place Jussieu, Paris Cedex 05, F-75221, France
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Abstract

More than half a century after their discovery, almost nothing is known about the physical properties of osmium borides, thought their structures have been clearly identified in the early sixties. We re-examined the phase diagram of the binary system osmium-boron and confirm the existence of two hexagonal phases, OsB1.1, Os2B3 and an orthorhombic phase, OsB2. Our microhardness measurements show that the synthesized OsB2 is extremely hard. In addition, first-principles calculations have been conducted to investigate its physical properties. It is shown that OsB2 is also a low compressibility material. Most of the transition metal borides have already found applications as in protective armor, nuclear reactors, reinforcement, etc. OsB2 can be used in applications like hard coating.

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hardnesspowder metallurgysimulation
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 929: Symposium II – Materials in Extreme Environments , 2006 , 0929-II01-10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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