The common engineering ceramic materials can be identified as Aluminium Oxide (Alumina), Silicon Carbide, Silicon Nitride, Sialon and Zirconia. These materials are classified as “Engineering” or ...

Ceramic processing -- General influence of microstructure on ceramic properties -- Techniques for characterizing ceramic microstructures -- Preparation of ceramic samples for microscopy -- Structural ...

“Photonic applications using the II-VI semiconductor zinc oxide (ZnO) are becoming increasingly prevalent, and research into even more uses is exploding, with hundreds of labs looking into the ...

B 4 C–TiB 2 has established itself as a prominent structural and functional integrated material, owing to its remarkable synergy of robust mechanical properties with high electrical conductivity and ...

X-ray computed microtomography (μ-CT), using the high fluxes from synchrotron sources, has evolved into a powerful imaging tool in the fields of physical and biological sciences from its ability to ...

Over the past half century ceramics have received significant attention as candidate materials for use as structural materials under conditions of high loading rates, high temperature, wear, and ...