Glass Ceramic Technology - Hardcover

Holand, Wolfram; Beall, George H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574981072 ISBN 13: 9781574981070

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2002

Synopsis

This authoritative book examines the various types of glass-ceramic materials, the methods of their development, and the countless applications for glass-ceramics. It looks at glass-ceramics as new materials with new properties and outlines the expanding regions for applying these amazing materials, specifically for biomedical purposes. Provides a fundamental explanation of the new generation of glass-ceramics in an easy-to-use format. A perfect resource for students, scientists, doctors, and engineers or anyone interested in natural or medical science and technology.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Glass-ceramic materials— principles, development, and applications

Glass-ceramic materials occupy a unique position in the development of a range of new and versatile technologies. Offering readers a comprehensive overview of the many types of glass-ceramic materials, the methods of their development, and their countless uses across a range of industries, Glass-Ceramic Technology, Second Edition is a must-have resource on a rapidly emerging field of materials science.

With applications across many industries, from missile nose cones to cookware to electronic packaging, glass-ceramics are found in virtually all fields where thermo-mechanical properties are most critical. Edited by two leading authorities in the field, Wolfram Höland and George H. Beall, responsible themselves for the development of several of the new materials described in the book, Glass-Ceramic Technology examines the key principles involved in glass-ceramic formation, composition systems, microstructure control, and more.

Fully revised and updated to provide cutting-edge coverage of the most recent developments, this Second Edition looks at new high-strength glass-ceramics, new composite materials containing glass-ceramics and high-strength polycrystalline ceramics, new glass-ceramics with special optical properties and new dental materials. The book provides in-depth discussion of development trends, with an emphasis on controlled nucleation and crystallization in specific materials systems, placing a particular emphasis on applications within the medical and dental fields.

Designed as a resource for anyone looking to learn more about glass-ceramic materials, their scientific and technological background, and their applications, Glass-Ceramic Technology, Second Edition is essential reading for scientists, engineers, technicians, and students working in the natural and medical sciences and technology, and related fields.

About the Author:

WOLFRAM HÖLAND, PhD, is the Head of the Department of Research and Development, Inorganic Chemistry Technical Fundamentals, at Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Liechtenstein. He is also a Lecturer in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland. Dr. Höland is the recipient of several awards, including the Wöhler Prize of the German Chemical Society and the Turner Award of the International Commission on Glass.

GEORGE H. BEALL, PhD, received his PhD in geology from MIT in 1962 and was a Research Fellow in the Science and Technology Division of Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York. Until 1995, Dr. Beall was a Courtesy Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University, and has authored or coauthored approximately eighty technical papers and one book, and holds more than 100 U.S. patents.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1574981072
• ISBN 13: 9781574981070
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372