Developments in Ceramic Materials Research - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600217702 ISBN 13: 9781600217708

Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Ceramics are refractory, inorganic, and non-metallic materials. They can be divided into two classes: traditional and advanced. Traditional ceramics include clay products, silicate glass and cement; while advanced ceramics consist of carbides (SiC), pure oxides (Al2O3), nitrides (Si3N4), non-silicate glasses and many others. Ceramics offer many advantages compared to other materials. They are harder and stiffer than steel; more heat and corrosion resistant than metals or polymers; less dense than most metals and their alloys; and their raw materials are both plentiful and inexpensive. Ceramic materials display a wide range of properties which facilitate their use in many different product areas. This new book presents leading-edge research in this field from around the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600217702
• ISBN 13: 9781600217708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Rosslere Dena