Grain boundaries exhibit phase-like behavior in which their structure, chemistry and
properties may change discontinuously at critical values of thermodynamic parameters such …

Abstracts The ceaseless exploration for the improvement of ceramic materials has created a
lot of techniques, all aimed at producing ceramic materials that can withstand environmental …

The notion of mimicking natural structures in the synthesis of new structural materials has
generated enormous interest but has yielded few practical advances. Natural composites …

Few engineering materials are limited by their strength; rather they are limited by their
resistance to fracture or fracture toughness. It is not by accident that most critical structures …

Sinteringof Ceramics provides the only comprehensive treatment ofthe theories and
principles of sintering and their application to the production of advanced ceramics. It …

The use of composite materials, because of their light weight and high performance, has
increased manifold over the years, starting from aerospace to building applications …

Die exakte wissenschaftliche Forschung auf dem Gebiet der Keramik hat erst zum Ende des
19. Jahrhunderts eingesetzt. Die dabei gewonnenen Erkenntnisse dienten nicht nur der …

Materials scientists continue to develop stronger, more versatile ceramics for advanced
technological applications, such as electronic components, fuel cells, engines, sensors …

Figure 1 illustrates the present situation of the fine ceramics (FC) industry based on data
from the “JFCA home page, Fine ceramics industry trend search”, edited by the Japan Fine …

The most commonly used bearing couple in prosthetic hip or knee joint replacements
consists of a cobalt–chrome (CoCr) metal alloy articulating against ultrahigh‐molecular …