CERAMIC PROCESSING

Features Provide coverage of all areas of the processing of advanced ceramics for real-world applications Covers recently developed processes that are not yet used in industrial production Explains the underlying physics and chemistry principles that guide ceramic processing Includes approximately 400 figures and 70 tables that provide key data to highlight and reinforce the text Features key references at the end of each chapter for further reading Expanded to include new chapters on Additives Used in Ceramic Processing; Rheological Properties of Suspensions, Slurries and Pastes; Granulation, Mixing and Packing of Particles; and Sintering Theory and Principles. Contains review and homework problems to test understanding of the topics and a Solutions Manual is available upon qualifying course adoptions Summary Many of the properties critical to the engineering applications of ceramics are strongly dependent on their microstructure which, in turn, is dependent on the processing methods