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Special ceramics for modern applications: which? why? how?

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This chapter presents an overview of the trends in ceramic materials and in their processing. Why are a limited range of new materials of current interest? Which may become more dominant? What are they? Why develop ultrafine powders? Do ceramic fibres have worthwhile properties compared to the effort needed to produce them? Can realistic cost targets be achieved? These questions will be approached by examining the concepts of specific strength, specific stiffness, theoretical strength, surface energy, fracture toughness, critical length, pull-out work, limiting particle size and green structure linked to examples of production methods.

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  1. Centre for Technical Ceramics Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    R. A. Terpstra (Manager) (Manager)

  2. Membrane Materials Development Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, ECN, Petten, The Netherlands

    P. P. A. C. Pex (Project Manager) (Project Manager)

  3. Traditional Ceramics Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    A. H. de Vries (Product Manager) (Product Manager)

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McColm, I.J. (1995). Special ceramics for modern applications: which? why? how?. In: Terpstra, R.A., Pex, P.P.A.C., de Vries, A.H. (eds) Ceramic Processing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0531-6_1

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