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Design and Process of Non-Oxide Ceramics

Case study: factors affecting microstructure and properties of silicon nitride

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Materials Science of Carbides, Nitrides and Borides

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The major advantages over metals of ceramics based on nitrides, carbides and bondes are their high temperature behaviour and specific functional properties. Generally the performance requirements or desirable properties are a combination of the following features: controlled microstructure, mechanical strength, resistance to deformation or creep at high temperature, thermal shock resistance, hardness, wear and abrasion resistance, resistance to oxidation and corrosion, specific optical, electrical and magnetic functions, controlled thermal conductivity and thermal expansion [1-3]. The large variety of potential application for engineering ceramics make the development strategies of these materials very complicated [4-8]. Commercial manufacture of ceramic products is only undertaken against a number of targets: properties of materials, performance of the product, size and shape of components and required tolerances, cost of the product. The first two factors are determined by the chemical compounds employed and by the microstructure achieved, the latter two factors are question of choice of a plant, reliability of manufacture and the overall cost-effectiveness of the process [9].

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Bellosi, A. (1999). Design and Process of Non-Oxide Ceramics. In: Gogotsi, Y.G., Andrievski, R.A. (eds) Materials Science of Carbides, Nitrides and Borides. NATO Science Series, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4562-6_16

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