An Introduction to the Mechanical Properties of Ceramics / Edition 1

by David J. Green

Overview

Over the past twenty-five years ceramics have become key materials in the development of many new technologies as scientists have been able to design these materials with new structures and properties. An understanding of the factors that influence their mechanical behavior and reliability is essential. This book will introduce the reader to current concepts in the field. It contains problems and exercises to help readers develop their skills. This is a comprehensive introduction to the mechanical properties of ceramics, and is designed primarily as a textbook for advanced undergraduates in materials science and engineering. It will also be of value as a supplementary text for more general courses and to industrial scientists and engineers involved in the development of ceramic-based products, materials selection and mechanical design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521599139
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/16/1998
Series:	Cambridge Solid State Science Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.85(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Elastic behaviour; 3. Effect of structure on elastic behaviour; 4. Elastic stress distributions; 5. Viscosity and viscoelasticity; 6. Plastic flow; 7. Creep deformation; 8. Brittle fracture; 9. Strength and engineering design; Comprehension exercises; Appendix.

Editorial Reviews

"the culmination of his teaching...will be useful as a reference and a source of inspiration for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of engineering and physics, as well as their teachers." Optics & Photonics Jan 2002

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