“…As for TiN and VN nitrides, their ternary Ti x V 1−x N y solid solution was shown earlier to be formed by the thin film coating technique [1,2] or by mechanical alloying (MA) [3]. Special attention is paid to using TiN and VN nitrides for preparing the superhard composites by high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) sintering on the base of cubic boron nitride (cBN), which are used for grinding ferrous materials and other cutting tool applications [4,5].…”