Modern Ceramic Engineering: Properties, Processing, and Use in Design, Third Edition (Materials Engineering) (v. 29) (Hardcover)

by David Richerson (Author) "Chapter 1 reviews the configuration of electrons in atoms of different elements and discusses how these configurations control the nature of bonding between different atoms..." (more)
Key Phrases: isoplethal analysis, binary eutectic diagram, crystallographic density, New York, Academic Press, American Ceramic Society (more...)

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". . . a comprehensive introduction to the subject and contains many references. . . For students and engineers wishing to develop their knowledge of this class of engineering materials it forms a good introductory test. " ---Chemical Engineering Science --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Ceramic materials have proven increasingly important in industry and in the fields of electronics, communications, optics, transportation, medicine, energy conversion and pollution control, aerospace, construction, and recreation. Professionals in these fields often require an improved understanding of the specific ceramics materials they are using. Modern Ceramic Engineering, Third Edition helps provide this by introducing the interrelationships between the structure, properties, processing, design concepts, and applications of advanced ceramics. This student-friendly textbook effectively links fundamentals and fabrication requirements to a wide range of interesting engineering application examples. A follow-up to our best-selling second edition, the new edition now includes the latest and most important technological advances in the field. The author emphasizes how ceramics differ from metals and organics and encourages the application of this knowledge for optimal materials selection and design. New topics discuss the definition of ceramics, the combinations of properties fulfilled by ceramics, the evolution of ceramics applications, and their importance in modern civilization. A new chapter provides a well-illustrated review of the latest applications using ceramics and discusses the design requirements that the ceramics must satisfy for each application. The book also updates its chapter on ceramic matrix composites and adds a new section on statistical process control to the chapter on quality assurance. Modern Ceramic Engineering, Third Edition offers a complete and authoritative introduction and reference to the definition, history, structure, processing, and design of ceramics for students and engineers using ceramics in a wide array of industries.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 728 pages
• Publisher: CRC; 3 edition (November 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574446932
• ISBN-13: 978-1574446937
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #656,112 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Best among currently available Ceramic Engineering Textbooks, December 1, 2006

By	Sunil N. Patankar (Moscow, Idaho) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am offering my comments in my capacity as a course instructor. The reason why I recommend this book to my students is because it gives an excellent understanding of industrial applications of ceramic materials. The author has done a great job putting together his industrial experience. Most of the textbooks are written by university professors, who are sometimes ignorant about the industrial practices. This is more true in the rapidly changing field of materials science and engineering in general, and ceramics in particular. After having gone through all the ceramics related books that are currently available in the market, I feel Modern Ceramic Engineering (Materials Engineering) by David Richerson is the best option as a ceramic engineering textbook. The only drawback of this book is that it lacks smooth flow of ideas. Author could generate more interest among the readers by providing more schematics and by avoiding the paragraphs with cluttered information.

5.0 out of 5 stars Modern Ceramic Engineering, February 15, 2008

By	Hasan Alanyali "hasan alanyali" (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is definetely one of the best in Ceramic Science and Engineering. It serves the very best the interest of students, academics and profecionals from a vast variety of disciplines who is working or starts working or somehow has an interest with ceramic materials. It initiates with the very basics from atomic bonding and crystalline structures, and then proceeds with processing, materials properties and performances, service life predictions, and failure analysis and mechanisms in an interconnected manner. The language is simple to follow, and the case studies are very well selected to fully understand the applications of each individual matters examined in the respective chapters.

4.0 out of 5 stars Richerson knows a lot about ceramics, February 9, 2007

By	Jonathan Roylance (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a pretty good introductory book to Ceramics. There are a few typos in this 3rd edition book, but that doesn't distract from the main flow of it all. There are Review questions at the end of each chapter which are supposed to help one think about what s/he just read. Sometimes, the answer doesn't really come until the next chapter, though. The Author has a good voice in his writing--it's not totally technical jargon. So overall, good book.