Introduction to Ceramic Science (eBook)

The Commonwealth and International Library: Materials Science and Technology (Ceramics Division)

D. W. Budworth (Autor)

G. Arthur (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
290 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-6039-9 (ISBN)

Infos

An Introduction to Ceramic Science covers the principles of ceramic science, the physicochemical system, and atomic mechanisms of ceramics. This book is organized into eight chapters and begins with a study of atoms and the way in which they bond together to form crystalline solids. This topic is followed by a geometrical description of the structures of some crystals of particular importance in ceramics and some of the features of the elementary classical theory of ionic crystals. The following chapter presents the principles of the thermodynamic and phase diagram approaches to study phase equilibrium in ceramics. A chapter is devoted to the microstructure and porosity of ceramics. The discussion then shifts to several atomic movements in dense ceramics, such as diffusion, nucleation, and grain growth. The concluding chapters examine the mechanical properties and densification processes in ceramics. This book is of great value to ceramists, scientists, researchers, and undergraduate students who are interested in improving ceramic materials for particular applications.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
An Introduction to Ceramic Science 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 8
Acknowledgements 12
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 14
CHAPTER 2. THE BONDING OF ATOMS AND THE REGULAR PACKING OF SPHERES 19
1. Introduction 19
2. Types of Interatomic Bond 20
3. Regular Close-packing of Spheres 27
References for Further Reading 47
CHAPTER 3. THE STRUCTURES OF SOME CERAMIC CRYSTALS 48
1. Introduction 48
2. The Sodium Chloride Structure and Some General Concepts 48
3. Some Structures of Importance in Ceramics 57
4. Silicate Structures 72
References for Further Reading 81
CHAPTER 4. PHASE EQUILIBRIUM IN CERAMICS 82
1. Introduction 82
2. Equilibrium 84
3. The Thermodynamic Approach 86
4. The Phase Diagram Approach 98
References for Further Reading 130
CHAPTER 5. THE TEXTURE OF CERAMICS 131
1. Introduction 131
2. Surface and Interfacial Energy 133
3. The Microstructure of Single-phase Ceramics 140
4. The Microstructure of Two-phase Ceramics 147
5. Stereology 156
6. Textural Phenomena in Porous Ceramics 165
References for Further Reading 180
CHAPTER 6. ATOM MOVEMENTS IN DENSE CERAMICS 182
1. Introduction 182
2. Point Defects in Crystals 184
3. Diffusion 189
4. Nucleation 207
5. Grain Growth 212
References for Further Reading 224
CHAPTER 7. THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CERAMICS 225
1. Introduction 225
2. Elastic Properties 226
3. Plastic Properties 233
4. Fracture 253
5. Mechanical Design in Ceramics 259
References for Further Reading 262
CHAPTER 8. DENSIFICATION PROCESSES IN CERAMICS 263
1. Introduction 263
2. The Effects of Curved Surfaces 264
3. Sintering 267
4. Pressure Sintering 283
5. Vitrification 292
References for Further Reading 296
INDEX 298

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.1.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-6039-4 / 1483160394
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-6039-9 / 9781483160399