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Ceramic Processing
Surface and interfaces, grain boundaries, interfacial energy and wetting; phase equilibria in ceramic system - single component SiO2 transformations in silica; two component systems
Overview of ceramic processing - emphasis on powder processing route - crushing, grinding, sizing, pre-consolidation by pressing, casting, plastic forming, tape forming and spraying - -sintering stages, mechanisms, solid state sintering, liquid phase
Hot pressing - reaction sintering - self sustaining high temperature synthesis - high pressure synthesis - fusion cast ceramics - slurry casting - overview of refractory processing - sol-gel processing - ceramic coatings - manufacture of glasses
Principles, properties, applications and processing for important systems such as : silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron carbide, boron nitride, cermets, molybdenum di silicide and ceramic fibres
Principles, properties, applications and processing of important systems such as: zirconia, stabilized zirconia, sialons, magnetic ceramics, superconducting ceramics, semiconductors, glass ceramics, bio ceramics
TEXT BOOKS
1. McColm J., ‘Ceramic Science for Materials Technology’, Leonard Hill, 1983
2. Richerson D. W., ‘Modern Ceramic Engineering - Properties Processing and Use in Design’, Marcel Deckker, 1982
REFERENCES
1. Kingery W. D., Bowen H. K., Uhlman D. R., ‘Introduction to Ceramics’, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 1976