Fundamentals of ceramics. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michel W. Barsoum.
• Authors: Barsoum, M. W; Barsoum, M. W
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; Introduction; Definition of Ceramics; Elementary Crystallography; Ceramic Microstructures; Traditional Versus Advanced Ceramics; General Characteristics of Ceramics; Applications; The Future; BONDING IN CERAMICS; Introduction; Structure of Atoms; Ionic versus Covalent Bonding; Ionic Bonding; Ionically Bonded Solids; Covalent Bond Formation; Covalently Bonded Solids; Band Theory of Solids; Summary; Appendix 2A: Kinetic Energy of Free Electrons; STRUCTURE OF CERAMICS; Introduction; Ceramic Structures; Binary Ionic Compounds; Composite Crystal Structures; Structure of Covalent Ceramics; Structure of Silicates; Lattice Parameters and Density; Summary; Appendix 3A: Ionic Radii; EFFECT OF CHEMICAL FORCES ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; Introduction; Melting Points; Thermal Expansion; Young's Modulus and the Strength of Perfect Solids; Surface Energy; Summary; THERMODYNAMIC AND KINETIC CONSIDERATIONS; Introduction; Free Energy; Chemical Equilibrium and the Mass Action Expression; Chemical Stability Domains; Electrochemical Potentials; Charged Interfaces, Double Layers, and Debye Lengths; Gibbs-Duhem Relation for Binary Oxides; Kinetic Considerations; Summary; Appendix 5A: Derivation of Eq. (5.27); DEFECTS IN CERAMICS; Introduction; Point Defects; Linear Defects; Planar Defects; Summary; DIFFUSION AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; Introduction; Diffusion; Electrical Conductivity; Ambipolar Diffusion; Relationships between Self-, Tracer, Chemical, Ambipolar, and Defect Diffusion Coefficients; Summary; Appendix 7A: Relationship between Fick's First Law and Eq. (7.30); Appendix 7B: Effective Mass and Density of States; Appendix 7C: Derivation of Eq. (7.79); Appendix 7D: Derivation of Eq. (7.92); PHASE EQUILIBRIA; Introduction; Phase Rule; One-Component Systems; Binary Systems; Ternary Systems; Free-Energy Composition and Temperature Diagrams; Summary; FORMATION, STRUCTURE, AND PROPERTIES OF GLASSES; Introduction; Glass Formation; Glass Structure; Glass Properties; Glass-Ceramics; Summary; Appendix 9A: Derivation of Eq. (9.7); SINTERING AND GRAIN GROWTH; Introduction; Solid-State Sintering; Liquid-Phase Sintering; Hot Pressing and Hot Isostatic Pressing; Summary; Appendix 10A: Derivation of the Gibbs-Thompson Equation; Appendix 10B: Radii of Curvature; Appendix 10C: Derivation of Eq. (10.20); Appendix 10D: Derivation of Eq. (10.22); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES: FAST FRACTURE; Introduction; Fracture Toughness; Strength of Ceramics; Toughening Mechanisms; Designing with Ceramics; Summary; CREEP, SUBCRITICAL CRACK GROWTH, AND FATIGUE; Introduction; Creep; Subcritical Crack Growth; Fatigue of Ceramics; Lifetime Predictions; Summary; Appendix 12A: Derivation of Eq. (12.24); THERMAL PROPERTIES; Introduction; Thermal Stresses; Thermal Shock; Spontaneous Microcracking of Ceramics; Thermal Tempering of Glass; Thermal Conductivity; Summary; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; Introduction; Basic Theory; Equivalent Circuit Description of Linear Dielectrics; Polarization Mechanisms; Dielectric Loss; Dielectric Breakdown; Capacitors and Insulators; Summary; Appendix 14A: Local Electric Field; MAGNETIC AND NONLINEAR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; Introduction; Basic Theory; Microscopic Theory; Para-, Ferro-, Antiferro-, and Ferrimagnetism; Magnetic Domains and the Hysteresis Curve; Magnetic Ceramics and their Applications; Piezo- and Ferroelectric Ceramics; Summary; Appendix 15A: Orbital Magnetic Quantum Number; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; Introduction; Basic Principles; Absorption and Transmission; Scattering and Opacity; Fiber Optics and Optical Communication; Summary; Appendix 16A: Coherence; Appendix 16B: Assumptions Made in Deriving Eq. (16.24); INDEX; *Each chapter contains Problems and Additional Reading.
• Edition: Revised and updated edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 666; Ceramics; Ceramic engineering
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482289558
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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