A Concise Introduction to Ceramics - Phillips, George

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Résumé :
to Cera1l1ics by George C. Phillips ~ V AN NOSTRAND REINHOLD ~ ~ ____ New York Copyright ('> 1991 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1 st edition 1991 Library of COnRreSS Catalog Card Number 91?19587 ISBN?13: 978?94?011--6975?2 All rights eserve r d. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be rcproduccd or uscd in any form or by any means-graphic. electronic. or meehaniclli. including photocopying. recording. taping. or information storage and retrieval systems-without written permission of the publisher. Manufactured in the United States of America Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold 115 Fifth Avenue New York. New York 10003 Chapman and Ha ll 2-6 Boundary Row London. SEI SHN. England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne 3205 Victoria. Australia Nelson Canada 1120 Birchmounl Road Scarborough. Ontario M IK 5G4. Canada 16 15 14 13 12 II 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Library or Congress Cataloging-in? Publication Data Phillips. George C .. 1937- A concise inlrodu!;tion to ceramics/by George C. Phillips. p. cm. Includes bibliographical referen!;es and index. ISBN-13: 978-94-011--6975-2 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-011--6973-8 001:10: 1007/978-94-011--6973-8 I. Cerami!;s. L Tille.

Biographie:
George Phillips is Professor of Mathematics at St. Andrews University, Scotland. He is the author of two previous books also published by Springer, Two Millenia of Mathematics (2000), and Interpolation and Approximation by Polynomials (2003)....

Sommaire:
I-Overview of Ceramics.- 1. Ceramic Materials.- 2. Ceramic Raw Materials.- 3. Nature of Clay.- 4. Forming from Powders.- 5. Forming from Melts.- 6. Miscellaneous Forming Techniques.- 7. Traditional Ceramic Industries.- II-The Nature of Ceramic Materials (Bonding/Crystal Concepts).- 8. Atomic Structure.- 9. Bonding and Crystal Chemistry Concepts.- 10. Silicate Stuctures.- 11. Structure of Glass.- 12. Oxide Crystal Structures.- III-Characterization of Ceramic Materials.- 13. Analytical Techniques.- 14. Properties and Requirements of Ceramic Materials.- 15. Ceramic Surface Characteristics.- 16. Ceramic Strength Considerations.- IV-Hi-Tech Applications of Ceramics.- 17. Structural and Electronic Applications.- 18. Integrated Circuit Technology.- 19. Ceramic Packaging of IC Devices.- 20. The Future of Ceramics....