Description
This book provides an introduction to the structural ceramics, their processing and properties. Five important groups of materials, porcelain, alumina, silicon carbide, silicon nitride and zirconia, are presented as case studies. Historical developments, the properties of constituent components, and relationships between production methods, resulting microstructures, and materials properties, are explained. The structural ceramics have many commercial applications, ranging from high voltage insulation and hot-gas filtration, to metal machining tools and surgical implants. These applications depend on combinations of chemical, physical and mechanical properties, which include structural stability over wide temperature ranges, strength, hardness, and resistance to wear. Over 200 diagrams and photographs provide visual aids to learning, and end of chapter summaries pull together key points. With numerous review questions to test understanding of the topics covered, and extensive referencing, this book is ideal for those studying materials science and engineering, or starting research in the structural ceramics area.
Reviews production methods, microstructures, and properties of structural ceramics with important applications, including high voltage insulators, hot gas filters, machining tools, and hip joint replacements.
About the Author
Frank Riley was Professor of Ceramic Processing (and is now Professor Emeritus) at the University of Leeds where he researched and taught for over 30 years. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He has directed two NATO Advanced Study Institutes, is editor of several conferences proceedings, and has authored many research publications and review articles.
Reviews
'Frank Riley provides a gentle transition from almost any scientific or engineering foundation into ceramic science, patiently relieving the reader of any expectations that they might bring with them and cautiously leading them into the multiscale complexity of structure-property relationships.' Chemistry World
Book Information
ISBN 9780521845861
Author Frank Riley
Format Hardback
Page Count 418
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 980g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 180mm * 23mm
Reviews production methods, microstructures, and properties of structural ceramics with important applications, including high voltage insulators, hot gas filters, machining tools, and hip joint replacements.
About the Author
Frank Riley was Professor of Ceramic Processing (and is now Professor Emeritus) at the University of Leeds where he researched and taught for over 30 years. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He has directed two NATO Advanced Study Institutes, is editor of several conferences proceedings, and has authored many research publications and review articles.
Reviews
'Frank Riley provides a gentle transition from almost any scientific or engineering foundation into ceramic science, patiently relieving the reader of any expectations that they might bring with them and cautiously leading them into the multiscale complexity of structure-property relationships.' Chemistry World
Book Information
ISBN 9780521845861
Author Frank Riley
Format Hardback
Page Count 418
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 980g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 180mm * 23mm
