内容简介
Thisbookprovidesanintroductiontothestructuralceramics,theirprocessingandproperties.Fiveimportantgroupsofmaterials,porcelain,alumina,siliconcarbide,siliconnitrideandzirconia,arepresentedascasestudies.Historicaldevelopments,thepropertiesofconstituentcomponents,andrelationshipsbetweenproductionmethods,resultingmicrostructures,andmaterialsproperties,areexplained.Thestructuralceramicshavemanycommercialapplications,rangingfromhighvoltageinsulationandhot-gasfiltration,tometalmachiningtoolsandsurgicalimplants.Theseapplicationsdependoncombinationsofchemical,physicalandmechanicalproperties,whichincludestructuralstabilityoverwidetemperatureranges,strength,hardness,andresistancetowear.Over200diagramsandphotographsprovidevisualaidstolearning,andendofchaptersummariespulltogetherkeypoints.Withnumerousreviewquestionstotestunderstandingofthetopicscovered,andextensivereferencing,thisbookisidealforthosestudyingmaterialsscienceandengineering,orstartingresearchinthestructuralceramicsarea.