The field’s premiere source, this text/reference is extensively revised and expanded to collect hard-to-find applications, equations, derivations, and examples illustrating the latest developments in ceramic processing technology—providing clear and intensive discussions on colloidal and sol-gel processing, sintering of ceramics, and kinetic processes in materials.
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*Ceramic Fabrication Processes: An Introductory Overview *Synthesis of Powders *Powder Characteristics *Science of Colloidal Processing *Sol-Gel Processing *Powder Consolidations and Forming of Ceramics *Sintering of Ceramics: Fundamentals *Theory of Solid-State and Viscous * Sintering *Grain Growth and Microstructure Control *Liquid Phase Sintering *Special Topics in Sintering *Densification Process Variables and Densification Practice Index