Since the publication of its Third Edition, there have been many notable advances in ceramic engineering. Modern Ceramic Engineering, Fourth Edition serves as an authoritative text and reference for both professionals and students seeking to understand key concepts of ceramics engineering by introducing the interrelationships among the structure, properties, processing, design concepts, and applications of advanced ceramics. Written in the same clear manner that made the previous editions so accessible, this latest edition has been expanded to include new information in almost every chapter, as well as two new chapters that present a variety of relevant case studies. The new edition now includes updated content on nanotechnology, the use of ceramics in integrated circuits, flash drives, and digital cameras, and the role of miniaturization that has made our modern digital devices possible, as well as information on electrochemical ceramics, updated discussions on LEDs, lasers and optical applications, and the role of ceramics in energy and pollution control technologies. It also highlights the increasing importance of modeling and simulation.
Part I: Ceramics as Engineering Materials
Chapter 1: What Is a Ceramic?
Chapter 2: History of Ceramics
Chapter 3: Applications: Engineering with Ceramics
Part II: Structure and Properties
Chapter 4: Atomic Bonding and Crystal Structure
Chapter 5: Crystal Chemistry and Specific Crystal Structures
Chapter 6: Phase Equilibria and Phase Equilibrium Diagrams
Chapter 7: Physical and Thermal Behavior
Chapter 8: Mechanical Behavior and Measurement
Chapter 9: Time, Temperature, and Environmental Effects on Properties
Chapter 10: Electrical Behavior
Chapter 11: Dielectric, Magnetic, and Optical Behavior
Part III: Processing of Ceramics
Chapter 12: Introduction to Ceramic Fabrication Approaches and to Powder Processing
Chapter 13: Shape-Forming Processes
Chapter 14: Densification
Chapter 15: Final Machining
Chapter 16: Quality Assurance
Part IV: Design with Ceramics
Chapter 17: Design Considerations
Chapter 18: Design Approaches
Chapter 19: Failure Analysis
Chapter 20: Toughening of Ceramics
Part V: Applying Ceramics to Real World Challenges
Chapter 21: Solving Past Challenges-Case Studies
Chapter 22: Where Next for Ceramics? Future Trends and Challenges
