Rahaman (ceramic engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla) details methods in the processing of polycrystalline ceramics in this text for a one-semester (or two-quarter) course at the senior undergraduate or introductory graduate level. Coverage progresses from synthesis of powders through special topics in sintering, and chapter problems are included. A background in processing of traditional ceramics is assumed. This second edition contains new material on powder synthesis and sol-gel processing, and expanded material on many areas, including colloid stability and additives used in ceramic forming. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
As the field's premiere source, this reference is extensively revised and expanded to collect hard-to-find applications, equations, derivations, and examples illustrating the latest developments in ceramic processing technology. This book is concerned primarily with the processing of polycrystalline ceramics and focuses on the widespread fabrication of ceramics by the firing of consolidated powders forms. A brief treatment of sol-gel processing is also included.
Ceramic Processing and Sintering, Second Edition provides clear and intensive discussions on colloidal and sol-gel processing, sintering of ceramics, and kinetic processes in materials. From powder synthesis and consolidation to sintering and densification behavior, this latest edition emphasizes the impact of each processing procedure on ceramic properties. The second edition also contains new and extended discussions on colloid stability, polymer growth and gelation, additives in ceramic forming, diffusion and defect strucutre, normal and abnormal grain growth, microwave sintering, Rayleigh instability effects, and Ostwald ripening.
Illustrating the interconnectedness between the various steps in the overall fabrication route, Ceramic Processing and Sintering, Second Edition approaches the fundamental issues of each process and show how they are applied to the practical fabrication of ceramics.
