Phase Equilibria Diagrams of High Temperature Non-oxide Ceramics [Hardcover]

This book explores new experimental phase diagrams of non-oxide ceramics, with a particular focus on the silicon nitride, silicon carbide and aluminum nitride, as well as the ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) systems. It features more than 80 experimental phase diagrams of these non-oxide ceramics, including three phase diagrams of UHTC systems, constructed by the authors. Physical chemistry data covering the period since the 1970s, collected by the author Z.K.Huang, is presented in six tables in the appendixes.   

It also includes 301 figures involving about 150 material systems. Most of the phase diagrams have been selected from the ACerS-NIST database with copyright permission. The book methodically presents numerous diagrams previously scattered in various journals and conferences worldwide. Providing extensive experimental data, it is a valuable reference resource on ceramics development and design for academic researchers, R&D engineers and graduate students.

Dr. Zhenkun Huang is a senior research scientist focusing on non-oxide ceramics phase equilibrium and crystal chemistry. He earned his BSc. (1960) in Materials Science at Nanjing Institute of Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. (1965) in physical chemistry at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was the head of the Phase Equilibrium Study Group from 1977 to 1991, and the deputy director of the State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1989 to 1991. He became a professor at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics in 1990, and he visited the Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Max-Planck Institute of Metallurgy, Stuttgart, Germany alc%