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Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering is an up-to-date treatment of ceramic science, engineering, and applications in a single, integrated text. Building on a foundation of crystal structures, phase equilibria, defects and the mechanical properties of ceramic materials, students are shown how these materials are processed for a broad diversity of applications in today's society. Concepts such as how and why ions move, how ceramics interact with light and magnetic fields, and how they respond to temperature changes are discussed in the context of their applications. References to the art and history of ceramics are included throughout the text. The text concludes with discussions of ceramics in biology and medicine, ceramics as gemstones and the role of ceramics in the interplay between industry and the environment. Extensively illustrated, the text also includes questions for the student and recommendations for additional reading.
KEY FEATURES:
Combines the treatment of bioceramics, furnaces, glass, optics, pores, gemstones, and point defects in a single text Provides abundant examples and illustrations relating theory to practical applications Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate teaching and as a reference for researchers in materials science Written by established and successful teachers and authors with experience in both research and industryReviews 1
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Carter (Univ. of Minnesota) and Norton (Washington State Univ.) summarize science and engineering in ceramic materials, discussing topics ranging from basic chemical bonding principles, crystal structures, phase diagrams, and defects to numerous characterization as well as processing and sintering techniques. On one hand, it is good to have a single book cover essentially all relevant topics in the ceramics field. However, on the other, in this book most topics are not described in enough detail to really facilitate "understanding" the subject. In some ways this is an updated version of the classic work by W. David Kingery et al., Introduction to Ceramics (2nd ed., CH, Oct'76). At the same time, there are many situations where more detail is desired about a process or a diagram. Many diagrams or graphs are shown without proper explanations. The latter shortcoming is not a problem for anyone in the field, but it can be significantly handicapping for undergraduates learning these concepts for the first time. There is a list of references and additional reading at chapter ends; one wishes that these references had been grouped according to subtopics in the chapters. Special citation index for some figures and tables in a glossary. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; professionals; two-year technical program students. H. Giesche Alfred University
