By: James F. Shackelford (Editor), Robert H. Doremus (Editor)

Hardcover

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Ceramic and Glass Materials: Structure, Properties and Processing is a concise and comprehensive guide to the key ceramic and glass materials used in modern technology. Each chapter focuses on the structure-property relationships for these important materials and expands the reader's understanding of their nature by simultaneously discussing the technology of their processing methods. In each case, the resulting understanding of the contemporary applications of the materials provides insights as to their future roles in twenty first century engineering and technology.

Organized to be a practical and comprehensive resource, each chapter is dedicated to a specific material such as: alumina, mullite, sillimanite minerals, aluminates, quartz and silicas, refractory oxides, clays, concrete and cement, lead compounds, and zirconia.

Written by international authors in materials science and engineering, Ceramic and Glass Materials: Structure, Properties and Processing is an invaluable reference for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals in a wide range of scientific fields.

From the reviews: "Editors ... have prepared a remarkable summary of the properties of and processing conditions for various important ceramic materials. ... Overall, the book will be very useful for anyone working with ceramic materials. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; technical program students." (H. Giesche, Choice, Vol. 46 (3), November, 2008)

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. xi
Alumina	p. 1
Mullite	p. 27
The Sillimanite Minerals: Andalusite, Kyanite, and Sillimanite	p. 41
Aluminates	p. 49
Quartz and Silicas	p. 71
Refractory Oxides	p. 87
Clays	p. 111
Concrete and Cement	p. 135
Lead Compounds	p. 151
Zirconia	p. 169
Index	p. 199
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ISBN: 9780387733616
ISBN-10: 0387733612
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 213
Published: 3rd April 2008
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.482