Modern Ceramic Engineering: Properties, Processing, and Use in Design, Third EditionCeramic materials have proven increasingly important in industry and in the fields of electronics, communications, optics, transportation, medicine, energy conversion and pollution control, aerospace, construction, and recreation. Professionals in these fields often require an improved understanding of the specific ceramics materials they are using. |
Contents
STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES | 1 |
PROCESSING OF CERAMICS | 373 |
DESIGN WITH CERAMICS | 649 |
Glossary | 833 |
Effective Ionic Radii for Cations and Anions | 843 |
Periodic Table of the Elements | 850 |
Common terms and phrases
abrasive achieved addition applications ASM International atoms behavior binder bonding carbon casting cations ceramic ceramic materials chemical close-packed compact component composition covalent bonding crack creep cristobalite crystal structure cubic decrease deformation densification density diagram dielectric dielectric constant elastic modulus electrical electrons energy engineer equilibrium eutectic example fabrication ferroelectric fibers Figure flaw fracture surface furnace g/cm³ glass grain boundaries graphite grinding heat high-temperature hot-pressed illustrated in Fig increase insulators ionic ions kpsi layer liquid load machining magnetic matrix mechanism melting metal microstructure milling mullite nitride occur oxidation oxygen particles phase phase equilibrium piezoelectric plastic polycrystalline polymer pore porosity powder pressing pressure properties resistance Schematic shown in Fig Si,N silicon sintering SiO2 slip solid solution strength Table technique tensile stress ternary tetragonal thermal conductivity thermal expansion thermal shock toughness typically viscosity whiskers zirconia ZrO2