Sintering Of Ceramics

Description:
'Sintering of Ceramics' provides the only comprehensive treatment of the theories and principles of sintering and their application to the production of advanced ceramics with the required target microstructure. Stemming from the author's bestselling text, 'Ceramic Processing and Sintering', this book includes additional material selected from many sources, providing a single comprehensive volume of all aspects of sintering theory and practice. While the emphasis is on the sintering of ceramics, the book is also useful for the sintering of metals and other materials because of the comprehensive treatment. Starting with a review of sintering fundamentals such as diffusion and defect chemistry, the book continues with a detailed treatment of solid-state sintering, viscous sintering of amorphous materials, grain growth and microstructural evolution in solid-state materials, and liquid-phase sintering.In this book, special topics include sintering difficulties such as constrained sintering of composites, adherent thin films, and multilayers; solid solution additives and their role in microstructure control, morphological stability of continuous phases and thin films; and, sintering with concurrent reaction or crystallization. The treatment concludes with coverage of practical methods for improving sintering techniques, the effects of process variables on sintering behavior, and applications of sintering to the development of advanced ceramics. 'Sintering of Ceramics' provides an up-to-date text for a senior undergraduate, introductory graduate, or continuing education course in sintering, as well as an ideal reference text for scientists and engineers involved in the research, development, and manufacture of ceramics or powder metallurgy products.

Table of Contents:
Sintering of Ceramics: Fundamentals The Sintering Process Driving Force for Sintering Defects in Crystalline Solids Diffusion in Crystalline Solids The Chemical Potential Diffusional Flux Equations Diffusion in Ionic Crystals: Ambipolar Diffusion Solid-State and Viscous Sintering Mechanisms of Sintering Effects of Grain Boundaries Theoretical Analysis of Sintering Herring's Scaling Law Analytical Models Numerical Simulation of Sintering Phenomenological Sintering Equations Sintering Diagrams Sintering with an Externally Applied Pressure Stress Intensification Factor and Sintering Stress Alternative Derivation of the Sintering Equations Grain Growth and Microstructure Control General Features of Grain Growth Ostwald Ripening Topological and Interfacial Tension Requirements Normal Grain Growth in Dense Solids Abnormal Grain Growth in Dense Solids Grain Growth in Thin Films Mechanisms Controlling the Boundary Mobility Grain Growth and Pore Evolution in Porous Solids Simultaneous Densification and Grain Growth Fabrication Principles for Ceramics with Controlled Microstructure Liquid-Phase Sintering Elementary Features of Liquid-Phase Sintering Stages of Liquid-Phase Sintering Grain Boundary Films The Basic Mechanisms of Liquid-Phase Sintering Numerical Modeling of Liquid-Phase Sintering Hot Pressing with a Liquid Phase Use of Phase Diagrams in Liquid-Phase Sintering Activated Sintering Vitrification Special Topics in Sintering Inhomogeneities and their Effects on Sintering Constrained Sintering I: Rigid Inclusions Constrained Sintering II: Adherent Thin Films Constrained Sintering III: Multilayers Constitutive Models for Porous Sintering Materials Morphological Stability of Continuous Phases Solid Solution Additives and the Sintering of Ceramics Sintering with Chemical Reaction: Reaction Sintering Viscous Sintering with Crystallization Sintering Process Variables and Sintering Practice Sintering Measurement Techniques Conventional Sintering Microwave Sintering Pressure-Assisted Sintering Appendix A Physical Constants Appendix B SI Units -- Names and Symbols Appendix C Conversion of Units Appendix D Ionic Crystal Radii (in units of 10--10m) Appendix E Density and Melting Point of Some Elements and Ceramics

Author Biography:
University of Missouri-Rolla, USA