Ceramic Science and Engineering

Ceramic engineering deals with the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic and non-metallic materials. It combines the principles of chemistry, physics and engineering. Fiber-optic devices, microprocessors and solar panels are just a few of the examples of ceramic engineering being applied in everyday life. Advanced ceramics such as alumina, aluminum nitride, zirconia, ZnO, silicon carbide, silicon nitride and titania-based materials, each have their own specific characteristics, and offer an economic and high-performance alternative to more conventional materials such as glass, metals and plastics. In the current world of industry and academia it is imperative that we have more detailed knowledge on the established properties and categorization of these materials. Ceramic Engineering: Fundamentals to Recent Advancements is divided over two parts, the first part focuses on on the basics of ceramic materials which will include chapters on the fundamentals, classification and applications. There is also an extensive review of the current published literature on established ceramic materials too. As ceramics constitute a multi-billion dollar a year industry, ceramic engineering is currently an alluring field of research. Engineering of ceramic materials is needed for production of ceramic teeth, bones, and fiber optic cables used for surgery as well as ceramic superconductors and lasers. The second part of this book presents an extensive review of up-to-date research on new innovative ceramic materials. It reviews recent published articles and presents case studies and latest research outputs. The book will be an essential reference resource for materials scientists, physicists, chemists and engineers, Postgraduate students and early career researchers as well as industrial researchers working in R&D in the development of ceramic materials. Comprehensive coverage on the fundamentals, classifications and applications of a wide spectrum of ceramics Covers environmental barrier ceramic coatings, advanced ceramic conductive fuel cells, processing and machining technology in ceramic and composite materials, photoluminescent ceramic materials, perovskite ceramics and bioinspired ceramic materials Review of both conventional established ceramics and innovative new advanced ceramics too