Overview
Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering is an up-to-date treatment of ceramic science, engineering, and applications in a single, integrated text. Building on a foundation of crystal structures, phase equilibria, defects and the mechanical properties of ceramic materials, students are shown how these materials are processed for a broad diversity of applications in today's society. Concepts such as how and why ions move, how ceramics interact with light and magnetic fields, and how they respond to temperature changes are discussed in the context of their applications. References to the art and history of ceramics are included throughout the text. The text concludes with discussions of ceramics in biology and medicine, ceramics as gemstones and the role of ceramics in the interplay between industry and the environment. Extensively illustrated, the text also includes questions for the student and recommendations for additional reading. KEY FEATURES: Combines the treatment of bioceramics, furnaces, glass, optics, pores, gemstones, and point defects in a single text Provides abundant examples and illustrations relating theory to practical applications Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate teaching and as a reference for researchers in materials science Written by established and successful teachers and authors with experience in both research and industry
Full Product Details
Author: C. Barry Carter ,
M.Grant Norton
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 3.90cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 1.981kg
ISBN: 9780387462707
ISBN 10: 0387462708
Pages: 740
Publication Date: 04 April 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Aus den Rezensionen: ! eine erfrischende Zusammenstellung vieler Themen der anorganischen anwendungsrelevanten Mineralchemie bei kunstlicher Herstellung. ! Das Buch eignet sich als Kompendium fur anorganisch nichtmetallische Werkstoffe ! Durch die starke Betonung der Grundlagen passt es sehr gut in das Feld der technischen und angewandten Mineralogie ! Es ist zu wunschen [sic] dass es nicht nur in Bibliotheken zu finden ist, sondern auch bei allen [sic] die sich mit diesem weitreichenden Thema auseinandersetzen mussen oder durfen. In jedem Fall eine Bereicherung der Lehrbucher und sehr zu empfehlen. (Herbert Pollmann, in: der Aufschluss, 2008, Vol. 59, Issue 2, S. 80)
From the reviews: <p> It is good to have a single book cover essentially all relevant topics in the ceramics field. a ] There is a list of references and additional reading at chapter ends; one wishes that these references had been grouped according to subtopics in the chapters. Special citation index for some figures and tables in a glossary. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; professionals; two-year technical program students. (H. Giesche, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (2), 2007)
