Sintered Metallic and Ceramic Materials
Subtitle: Preparation, Properties and Applications
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Wiley
Published: January 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 670
ISBN-13: 9780471981558
Subjects: Ceramics & glass technology; Materials science; Metals technology / metallurgy; Technology & Industrial Arts; Powder Metallurgy; Ceramic Materials; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Engineering - General; Material Science; Technology / Material Science; Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades; Technology-Engineering - General; Technology-Material Science; Metallurgy; Ceramic Powders; Metal powders; Sintering
First sentence: The technology of pressing metal or ceramic powders into specific shapes is not new; older civilizations practised this art in prehistoric times, for example, the iron pillar in Delhi, some Egyptian implements, and articles in precious metals made by the Incas [1].