Barry C.C., Grant N.M. Ceramic Materials. Science and Engineering

Springer, 2007. — 716 p.
SBN:0387462708, ISBN-13(EAN):9780387462707
For: Upper level undergraduate and graduate students studying Materials Science, Ceramics, Chemistry and MineralogyHISTORY AND INTRODUCTION.Some History.
MATERIALS.
Background You Need to Know.
Bonds and Energy Bands.
Models, Crystals, and Chemistry.
Binary Compounds.
Complex Crystal and Glass Structures.
Equilibrium Phase Diagrams.
TOOLS.
Furnaces.
Characterizing Structure, Defects, and Chemistry.
DEFECTS.
Point Defects, Charge, and Diffusion.
Are Dislocations Unimportant?
Surfaces, Nanoparticles, and Foams.
Interfaces in Polycrystals.
Phase Boundaries, Particles, and Pores.
MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS.
Mechanical Testing.
Deforming: Plasticity.
Fracturing: Brittleness.
PROCESSING.
Raw Materials.
Powders, Fibers, Platelets, and Composites.
Glass and Glass-Ceramics.
Sols, Gels, and Organic Chemistry.
Shaping and Forming.
Sintering and Grain Growth.
Solid-State Phase Transformations and Reactions.
Processing Glass and Glass-Ceramics.
Coatings and Thick Films.
Thin Films and Vapor Deposition.
Growing Single Crystals.
PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS.
Conducting Charge or Not.
Locally Redistributing Charge.
Interacting with and Generating Light.
Using Magnetic Fields and Storing Data.
Responding to Temperature Changes.
Ceramics in Biology and Medicine.
Minerals and Gems.
Industry and the Environment.