Creep in Ceramics [Paperback]

This book focuses on Creep in Ceramics. The book consists of two parts. In part A general knowledge of creep in ceramics is considered, while part B specifies creep in technologically important ceramics, namely creep in oxide ceramics, carnides and nitrides. While covering all relevant information regarding raw materials and characterization of creep in ceramics, the book also summarizes most recent innovations and developments in this field as a result of extensive literature search.

Part A: Basics.- Chapter 1. What is Creep?.- Chapter 2. General Mechanisms of Creep.- Chapter 3. Creep and its Relation to Diffusion.- Chapter 4. Creep in Ceramics.- Chapter 5. Testing Methods for Creep.- Chapter 6. Creep in Nanoceramics.- Chapter 7. Creep Rupture.- Chapter 8. Superplasticity.- Chapter 9. Creep and Recovery.- Chapter 10. Empirical Relations.- Chapter 11. Design for Creep Resistance.- Part B. Creep in Technologically Important Ceramics.- Chapter 12. Creep in Alumina (Al₂O₃).- Chapter 13. Creep in Magnesia (MgO).- Chapter 14. Creep in Zirconia (ZrO2).- Chapter 15. Creep in Silicon Carbide (SiC).- Chapter 16. Creep in Boron Carbide (BC).- Chapter 17. Creep in Silicon Nitride (Si₃N₄).

Joshua Pelleg received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, M. S. in Metallurgy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA and Ph. D. in Metallurgy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. He is with Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Materials Engineering Department, Beer Sheva, Israel since 1970, was among the founders of the department, and its second chairman. Professor Pelleg was the recipient of the Sam Ayrton Chair in Metallurgy. He has taught ever since the subjects of Mechanical Properties of Materials, Diffusion in Solids and Defects in Solids. He hl“ó