Ceramic and glass technology

This book examines recent developments in inert anodes for aluminum electrolysis.

This volume presents novel and innovative contributions in the domain specific to nanocomposites, specifically on aspects both related and relevant to the following:          science at the nanoscale level          innovations and advances in processing          characterization, quantification, and analysis          mechanical property evaluation and rationalization          failure analysis          technological applications at the nanoscale level The collection brings together a range of developments in areas spanning basic science, processing, analysis, characterization, mechanical property evaluation, and failure analysis rationalization of composite materials.

This book investigates the effect of sintering temperature on willemite based glass-ceramic doped with different content of Er2O3.

This book presents insights in green techniques used in conventional and advanced machining.

This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of several types of materials that are widely used in the current era of supercapacitors; namely, architectured carbon materials, transition metal oxides and conducting polymers.

This book report the advances in the synthesis of new nanomaterials for the remediation of natural waters, groundwaters, and wastewaters.

This book discusses the fundamental of bending actuation with a focus on ionic metal composites.

This book describes recent research findings on response and integrity of thick section composite and sandwich structures.

This book summarizes the preparation, characterization and applications of rubber based nano blends.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the current state-of-the-art in soft magnetic materials and related applications, with particular focus on amorphous and nanocrystalline magnetic wires and ribbons and sensor applications.

Features twenty-five chapter contributions from an international array of distinguished academics based in Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, Russia, and the USA.

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2019 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of six from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Authored by many of the world's leading experts on high-Tc superconductivity, this volume presents a panorama of ongoing research in the field, as well as insights into related multifunctional materials.

This book brings together a diverse compilation of inter-disciplinary chapters on fundamental aspects of carbon fiber composite materials and multi-functional composite structures: including synthesis, characterization, and evaluation from the nano-structure to structure meters in length.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in silicon compounds for thermoelectric applications.

This Brief presents a review of new eco-friendly processes, design and applications for novel cellulose-based materials, including regenerated materials, composites, nanocellulose and cellulose derivatives.

This book provides in-depth coverage of smart materials, including electroactive polymers (EAPs), synthetic muscle, pneumatic artificial muscle, soft pneumatics, hydro-muscle, and other cutting-edge transformational smart material technologies.

This book presents selected high-quality research papers submitted to ICNF 2017, the 3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers, which was held in Braga, Portugal, on 21-23 June 2017.

Joining Technologies for Composites and Dissimilar Materials, Volume 10 of the Proceedings of the 2016 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the tenth volume of ten from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book describes current advances in the research on membranes and applications in industry, groundwater, and desalination processes.

Leading researchers from industry, academy, government and private research institutions across the globe have contributed to this book, which presents all types of rubber blend composites based on biomaterials as well as nanocomposites.

Armorial porcelains comprised the output of most European ceramics factories in the 18th and 19th Centuries in response to the large quantity of armorial porcelain services that were being imported from China bearing the coats of arms and crests of aristocratic families.

This book presents recent advances made in materials science and engineering within Russian academia, particularly groups working in the Ural Federal University District.

This book shows how jute waste is collected from industry and used as a cheaper source to extract and use cellulose.

This book provides a showcase for the incredibly well-preserved flight-textured tektites of southern Australia, which are the world's finest known examples.

This book presents the role of mesostructure on the properties of composite materials.

This book brings together a collection of chapters that focus on the relationship among electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties and the study of adjusting one property through the control of another, namely, Electro-Chemo-Mechanics (ECM).

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the major aspects involved in the science, technology and applications of ceramics, glasses and glass-ceramics.

This thesis presents a theoretical analysis of the behavior of glasses under external perturbations, i.

This collection is organized around the central theme of "e;Martensite by Design.

This book comprehensively summarizes important aspects of research in the active field of lignocellulosic (polymer) composites, including polymer materials from or containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.

This book includes chapters based on the potential uses of polysaccharides such as fibers in food and non-food applications.

This book presents a unified overview of eco-friendly bionanocomposites on the basis of characterization, design, manufacture, and application.

This book presents a complete coverage of micromachining processes from their basic material removal phenomena to past and recent research carried by a number of researchers worldwide.

This book reports the basics of hybrid phosphor materials, their synthesis routes and their special properties and characterization techniques.

This brief describes a novel approach to overcome the disadvantages of hemp fibres in cementitious composites.

This book is intended for use both in the industry and the academia.

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book summarizes the recent advances in carbon-related materials.

This book presents various dynamic processes in non-uniform piezoceramic cylindrical and spherical bodies based on numerical methods.

This book explains theoretical and technological aspects of amorphous drug formulations.

This volume explores the latest developments in the area of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) used for high-temperature fuel cells.

This volume provides expert coverage of the state-of-the-art in sol-gel materials for functional applications in energy, environment and electronics.

This book presents selected papers from the 2nd Workshop on "e;Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment"e;, which was held in Brest, France in August 2016.

This book provides an overview of metal casting technologies starting from its historical evolution to casting design strategies that are being followed today in foundries and other metal casting industries.

This book covers recent research and trends in Manufacturing Engineering.

This book helps the reader to understand the specific properties of piezoelectric ceramic resonators.

This book presents basic knowledge on the examination of textile materials, from fibers to yarns and knitted or woven fabrics, using mathematical and physical methods.

This book focus on the challenges faced by cutting materials with superior mechanical and chemical characteristics, such as hardened steels, titanium alloys, super alloys, ceramics and metal matrix composites.

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2018 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.