Advanced Structural Ceramics
1. Edition November 2011
512 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-470-49711-1
John Wiley & Sons
This book covers the area of advanced ceramic composites broadly, providing important introductory chapters to fundamentals, processing, and applications of advanced ceramic composites. Within each section, specific topics covered highlight the state of the art research within one of the above sections. The organization of the book is designed to provide easy understanding by students as well as professionals interested in advanced ceramic composites. The various sections discuss fundamentals of nature and characteristics of ceramics, processing of ceramics, processing and properties of toughened ceramics, high temperature ceramics, nanoceramics and nanoceramic composites, and bioceramics and biocomposites.
Preface.
Foreword.
About the Authors.
Section I: Fundamentals of Nature and Characteristics of Ceramics.
Chapter 1. Ceramics: Definition and characteristics.
Chapter 2. Bonding, structure and physical properties.
Chapter 3. Mechanical behavior of ceramics.
Section II: Processing of Ceramics.
Chapter 4. Synthesis of high ceramic powders.
Chapter 5. Sintering Mechanisms and conventional sintering.
Chapter 6. Thermomechanical treatment of ceramics.
Section III. Surface Coatings.
Chapter 7. Environment and engineering of ceramics materials.
Chapter 8. Thermal spraying of ceramics.
Chapter 9. Coatings and protection of structural ceramics.
Section IV. Processing and Properties of toughened ceramics.
Chapter 10. Toughness optimization in oxide ceramic composites.
Chapter 11. S-SiAION ceramics: Microstructure development, mechanical and tribological properties.
Chapter 12. Toughness and tribiological properties of MAX phases.
Section V. High temperature ceramics.
Chapter 13. Overview: High temperature ceramics.
Chapter 14. Processing and properties of TiB2 and ZrB2 with metallic/non-metallic sinter-additives.
Chapter 15. High temperature mechanical and oxidation properties.
Section VI. Nanoceramic composites.
Chapter 16. Relevance, characterisitics and applications of Nanostructured ceramics.
Chapter 17. Oxide Nanoceramic Composites.
Chapter 18. WC-ZrO2 Nanoceramic composites.
Section VII. Bioceramics and Biocomposites.
Chapter 19. Biomaterials: An Introduction.
Chapter 20. Calcium Phosphate based bioceramic composites.
Chapter 21. Friction and wear properties of Ceramic Biocomposites.
Foreword.
About the Authors.
Section I: Fundamentals of Nature and Characteristics of Ceramics.
Chapter 1. Ceramics: Definition and characteristics.
Chapter 2. Bonding, structure and physical properties.
Chapter 3. Mechanical behavior of ceramics.
Section II: Processing of Ceramics.
Chapter 4. Synthesis of high ceramic powders.
Chapter 5. Sintering Mechanisms and conventional sintering.
Chapter 6. Thermomechanical treatment of ceramics.
Section III. Surface Coatings.
Chapter 7. Environment and engineering of ceramics materials.
Chapter 8. Thermal spraying of ceramics.
Chapter 9. Coatings and protection of structural ceramics.
Section IV. Processing and Properties of toughened ceramics.
Chapter 10. Toughness optimization in oxide ceramic composites.
Chapter 11. S-SiAION ceramics: Microstructure development, mechanical and tribological properties.
Chapter 12. Toughness and tribiological properties of MAX phases.
Section V. High temperature ceramics.
Chapter 13. Overview: High temperature ceramics.
Chapter 14. Processing and properties of TiB2 and ZrB2 with metallic/non-metallic sinter-additives.
Chapter 15. High temperature mechanical and oxidation properties.
Section VI. Nanoceramic composites.
Chapter 16. Relevance, characterisitics and applications of Nanostructured ceramics.
Chapter 17. Oxide Nanoceramic Composites.
Chapter 18. WC-ZrO2 Nanoceramic composites.
Section VII. Bioceramics and Biocomposites.
Chapter 19. Biomaterials: An Introduction.
Chapter 20. Calcium Phosphate based bioceramic composites.
Chapter 21. Friction and wear properties of Ceramic Biocomposites.
"For professionals or students I would recommend this book as a valuable source of reference and information." (Materials World, 1 March 2013) "The book provides easy understanding by students as well as professionals interested in advanced ceramic composites." (Metall, 1 January 2012)
Bikramjit Basu, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department
of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He is currently on leave at the Materials
Research Center, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore,
India. His research interests include processing-structure-property
correlation in structural ceramics, including nanoceramics and
nanocomposites as well as biomaterials and tribology of advanced
materials. In recognition of his contributions to the field of
ceramic and biomaterials science, he has received noteworthy awards
from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2004), the Indian
National Science Academy (2005), the Metallurgist of the Year Award
(2010) from the Indian government, and the NASI - SCOPUS Young
Scientist Award (2010) from Elsevier and the National Academy of
Sciences, India (NASI). He was the recipient of the Robert L. Coble
Award for Young Scholars from the American Ceramic Society in
2008.
Kantesh Balani, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kanpur. His research focuses on the processing and
characterization of carbon nanotube (CNT) based biomaterials,
energy materials, and correlating mechanics at multiple length
scales. He has received several recognitions as a Young Scientist,
as well as a Young Engineer, for his contributions in the field of
materials science.
of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He is currently on leave at the Materials
Research Center, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore,
India. His research interests include processing-structure-property
correlation in structural ceramics, including nanoceramics and
nanocomposites as well as biomaterials and tribology of advanced
materials. In recognition of his contributions to the field of
ceramic and biomaterials science, he has received noteworthy awards
from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2004), the Indian
National Science Academy (2005), the Metallurgist of the Year Award
(2010) from the Indian government, and the NASI - SCOPUS Young
Scientist Award (2010) from Elsevier and the National Academy of
Sciences, India (NASI). He was the recipient of the Robert L. Coble
Award for Young Scholars from the American Ceramic Society in
2008.
Kantesh Balani, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kanpur. His research focuses on the processing and
characterization of carbon nanotube (CNT) based biomaterials,
energy materials, and correlating mechanics at multiple length
scales. He has received several recognitions as a Young Scientist,
as well as a Young Engineer, for his contributions in the field of
materials science.