Ceramics and Glasses

CERAMIC & GLASSES is the work of more than 400 contributing authors & reviewers from 12 countries. This volume provides comprehensive information on processing, properties, testing & characterization, design, failure analysis & applications of various types of ceramics & glasses. The emphasis is on practical information that will be helpful for working engineers, technicians, researchers, educators, & students. Coverage ranges from bricks to superconductors, windows to data transmission lines. Contents include 170 articles divided into 15 major sections: Introduction *Ceramic Powders & Processing; *Forming & Predensification, & Nontraditional Densification Processes; Firing/Sintering: Densification, *Final Shaping & Surface Finishing; Glass Processing; Joining; Testing; Characterization; & NDE; *Failure Analysis; Design Considerations; Properties; Application for Traditional Ceramics; Structural Applications for Technical, Engineering, & Advanced Ceramics. Published by ASM International, Materials Park, OH 44073.Schneider, Samuel J. is the author of 'Ceramics and Glasses' with ISBN 9780871702821 and ISBN 0871702827.