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Ceramic Processing 

 

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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