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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
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
