High-tech ceramics : viewpoints and perspectives /
High-tech ceramics pose many challenges to the scientist and engineer because of their demanding production and processing requirements. Leading experts in the field address these problems not only from a fundamental scientific point of view but with particular reference to a broad range of engineer...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1989]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; High-Tech Ceramics: Viewpoints and Perspectives; Copyright Page; Contributors; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Man, Materials and Technology
- Opportunities and Concerns; Introduction; Historical Development; Materials Science; The Microstructure; Microstructural Optimization; Materials availability; Materials cycle; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Product and Process Integration: The Need for a Ceramics Manufacturing Science; Ceramics manufacturing through the ages; Materials manufacturing systems triangles; Manufacturing of advanced ceramics.
- Controlling the manufacture of particulate ceramicsThe status of advanced ceramics manufacturing; The future of advanced ceramics manufacturing; Enabling science for advanced ceramics manufacturing; Chapter 3. Production of Powders for High-tech Ceramics; Introduction; Structural ceramics
- research directions; Functional ceramics
- research directions; Ionic surfactant adsorption; Production of narrow-size distribution sol-gel powders; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. New Sintering Processing of High-Density Boron Nitride and Diamond Utilizing Static and Dynamic High Pressure.
- IntroductionHigh-density form of boron nitride; Diamond; References; Chapter 5. Processing and Properties of Advanced Structural Ceramics; Introduction; Properties and applications; Technical challenges; Processing technologies: status and outlook; Improved properties by microstructural design; References; Chapter 6. Engineering Applications of Ceramics; Introduction; Materials and properties; Joining techniques; Machine elements subject to mechanical stress; Machine elements subject to mechanochemical stress; Machine elements subject to mechanical, thermal and chemical attack; Conclusions.
- IntroductionBreakthrough and new copper oxides; Status of the theory; Critical currents and applications; Conclusions; References; Chapter 11. Medical Applications of Ceramics; Introduction; Classification of bioceramic materials; Bio-inert materials; Resorbable bioceramics; Bio-active ceramics; Biocarbons; Composites; Markets; Summary and outlook; References; Index.