Engineering Ceramics ’96: Higher Reliability through Processing

Engineering Ceramics ’96: Higher Reliability through Processing
Author: G.N. Babini
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9401157987

Despite the significant progress, which has been made in developing of ceramic materials desired for engineering applications, their mass production is still not on expected level. Among the key factors hindering higher exploitation of these materials the problems in processing were identified. The processing comprises powder production, mixing techniques, forming, and sintering. All of them are equally important and all of them can introduce defects into the material. Besides improvement in processing, the properties of ceramic materials can be considerably improved by the creation of composites. Composites formed at micro or macro level are able to form more flaw-tolerant material. Considerable research activities, working on above mentioned phenomena are in progress at industrial laboratories as well as other research centres. This volume presents the contributions to the Advanced Research Workshop "Engineering Ceramics '96" with 65 participants from 21 countries held on 12th - 15th May 1996 at Smolenice Castle, Slovakia, the conference site of Slovak Academy of Sciences. The book covers research activities on engineering ceramic materials and gives an overview with respect to recent developments.

Materials Science of Carbides, Nitrides and Borides

Materials Science of Carbides, Nitrides and Borides
Author: Yury G. Gogotsi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9401145628

A survey of current research on a wide range of carbide, nitride and boride materials, covering the general issues relevant to the development and characterisation of a variety of advanced materials. Topics include structure and electronic properties, modeling, processing, high-temperature chemistry, oxidation and corrosion, mechanical behaviour, manufacturing and applications. The volume complements more specialised books on specific materials as well as more general texts on ceramics or hard materials, presenting a survey of materials research as a key to technological development. After decades of research, the materials are being used in electronics, wear resistant, refractory and other applications, but numerous new applications are possible. Roughly equal numbers of papers cover theoretical and experimental research in the general field of materials science of refractory materials. Audience: Researchers and graduate students in materials science and engineering.

Precursor-Derived Ceramics

Precursor-Derived Ceramics
Author: Joachim Bill
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2008-07-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3527613838

The production of high-purity ceramic materials from low-molecular weight, inorganic or organoelement precursors is a topic of increasing relevance within materials science. With this emerging technology it is possible to precisely tailor the properties of the ceramic material which enables new high-temperature or electronic applications. Every materials scientist and engineer involved in the research and development of new high-performance ceramic materials will find these results - presented at a recent workshop of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - of great importance for his own work.

High Temperature Experiments in Chemistry and Materials Science

High Temperature Experiments in Chemistry and Materials Science
Author: Ketil Motzfeldt
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2012-12-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118457781

Cutting edge high temperature materials include high temperature superconductors, solid oxide fuel cells, thermoelectric materials and ultrahigh temperature construction materials (including metals, cermets and ceramics) and have applications in key areas such as energy, transportation and space technologies. This book introduces the concepts which underpin research into these critical materials including thermodynamics, kinetics and various physical, chemical and modelling techniques with a focus on practical “how to” methods and covers: Introduction to High Temperature Research Basic Design of High Temperature Furnaces Temperature Measurement Radiation Pyrometry Refractory Materials in the Laboratory Vacuum in Theory and Practice The Design of Vacuum Furnaces and Thermobalances With highly detailed instrument illustrations and an emphasis on the control and measurement of the fundamental properties of temperature, pressure and mass, High Temperature Experiments in Chemistry and Materials Science provides a practical reference on high temperature measurements, for researchers, advanced students and those working in academic or industrial laboratories. Introduction to High Temperature Research Basic Design of High Temperature Furnaces Temperature Measurement Radiation Pyrometry Refractory Materials in the Laboratory Vacuum in Theory and Practice The Design of Vacuum Furnaces and Thermobalances

Interfacial Science in Ceramic Joining

Interfacial Science in Ceramic Joining
Author: Alida Bellosi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9401719179

A unique combination of the basic science and fundamental aspects of joints and interfaces with the engineering aspects of the subject. Contributors include researchers drawn from several Eastern European countries. Topics addressed include processing, interfacial reactions, graded joints, residual stress measurement and analysis, and failure and deformation. Audience: Academic and industrial researchers and ceramic manufacturers interested in understanding the current state of the art in joining.

Ceramics Science and Technology, Volume 1

Ceramics Science and Technology, Volume 1
Author: Ralf Riedel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2008-03-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783527311552

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 the 20-volume series Materials Science and Technology, Ceramics Science and Technology picks out this exciting material class and illuminates it from all sides. Materials scientists, engineers, chemists, biochemists, physicists and medical researchers alike will find this work a treasure trove for a wide range of ceramics knowledge from theory and fundamentals to practical approaches and problem solutions.

Ceramic-Matrix Composites

Ceramic-Matrix Composites
Author: I M Low
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 633
Release: 2006-01-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845691067

The advent of engineering-designed polymer matrix composites in the late 1940s has provided an impetus for the emergence of sophisticated ceramic matrix composites. The development of CMCs is a promising means of achieving lightweight, structural materials combining high temperature strength with improved fracture toughness, damage tolerance and thermal shock resistance. Considerable research effort is being expended in the optimisation of ceramic matrix composite systems, with particular emphasis being placed on the establishment of reliable and cost-effective fabrication procedures.Ceramic matrix composites consists of a collection of chapters reviewing and describing the latest advances, challenges and future trends in the microstructure and property relationship of five areas of CMCs. Part one focuses on fibre, whisker and particulate-reinforced ceramic matrix composites, part two explores graded and layered ceramics, while the five chapters in part three cover nanostructured CMCs in some detail. Refractory and speciality ceramic composites are looked at in part four, with chapters on magnesia-spinel composite refractory materials, thermal shock of CMCs and superplastic CMCs. Finally, part four is dedicated to non-oxide ceramic composites.Ceramic matrix composites is a comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of the interdependence of processing, microstructure, properties and performance of each of the five categories of CMC, with chapters from experienced and established researchers. It will be essential for researchers and engineers in the field of ceramics and more widely, in the field of inorganic materials. - Looks at the latest advances, challenges and future trends - Compiled by experienced and established researchers in the field - Essential for researchers and engineers

Metallographic Etching, 2nd Edition

Metallographic Etching, 2nd Edition
Author: G. Petzow
Publisher: ASM International
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781615032204

An English translation of the 1994 second edition, this book is an outstanding source of etchants of all types, and electrolytic polishing solutions used by metallographers to reveal the structure of nearly any material ever prepared and examined. The introductory text on specimen preparation and theory of etching has been expanded and updated to cover all common procedures as well as some infrequently used methods. Safety procedures and precautions is a valuable addition as well.

Ceramic Interfaces 2

Ceramic Interfaces 2
Author: Kim Ill Yoo
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1040290922

The science of ceramic interfaces is multidisciplinary, overlapping several existing, well-established disciplines such as solid-state chemistry, high-temperature chemistry, solid-state electrochemistry, surface science, catalysis and metallurgy. This volume contains the processing’s of the 4th international workshop on ceramic Interfaces held at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea. 27 specialists from 8 countries contributed of the workshop which was divided into 3 sessions: Microstructural development; Transport; Interfacial Phenomena and Kinetics.