Engineering Ceramics
By: by Murat Bengisu
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Engineering Materials
Published: 2001
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9783662043509
Subjects: Materials science; Surfaces (Physics); Condensed Matter Physics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Description: This is a comprehensive book applying especially to junior and senior engineering students pursuing Materials Science/ Engineering, Ceramic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering degrees. It is also a reference book for other disciplines such as Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Important properties of most engineering ceramics are given in detailed tables. Many current and possible applications of engineering ceramics are described, which can be used as a guide for materials selection and for potential future research. While covering all relevant information regarding raw materials, processing properties, characterization and applications of engineering ceramics, the book also summarizes most recent innovations and developments in this field as a result of extensive literature search.
Table of contents: title: 1 Structure of Ceramic Materials; title: 2 Production and Properties of Ceramic Powders, Whiskers, Fibers, and Single Crystals; title: 3 Production of Ceramic Bodies; title: 4 Properties of Ceramic Materials and Their Evaluation; title: 5 Characterization; title: 6 Applications of Ceramic Materials; title: 7 Structure and Properties of Conventional Ceramics; title: References.