Ceramics science and technology. Volume 1, Structures /
Although ceramics have been known to mankind literally for millennia, research has never ceased. Apart from the classic uses as a bulk material in pottery, construction, and decoration, the latter half of the twentieth century saw an explosive growth of application fields, such as electrical and the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Weinheim [Germany] :
Wiley-VCH,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Although ceramics have been known to mankind literally for millennia, research has never ceased. Apart from the classic uses as a bulk material in pottery, construction, and decoration, the latter half of the twentieth century saw an explosive growth of application fields, such as electrical and thermal insulators, wear-resistant bearings, surface coatings, lightweight armour, or aerospace materials. In addition to plain, hard solids, modern ceramics come in many new guises such as fabrics, ultrathin films, microstructures and hybrid composites. Built on the solid foundations laid down by th. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 590 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783527631940 3527631941 9783527631933 3527631933 1283370468 9781283370462 9786613370464 6613370460 3527631925 9783527631926 |