CERAMICS: INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING AND TESTING (ISBN 0813802911) by J. T. Jones and M. F. Berard, Iowa State University Press

The premier guide to the ceramic industry

Table of Contents to the Second Addition:

Preface

Part 1. THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY

1. SCOPE OF THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY,

Refractories, Glass, Whitewares, Structural Clay Products, Abrasives, Porcelain Enamel, Cement and Gypsum Products, Technical and Advanced Ceramics, Ceramic Research, Ceramic Education, Technical Societies and Publications

2. MATERIALS USED IN CERAMIC PROCESSING

Characterization of Ceramic Materials, Clays, Fluxing Materials, Silica, Refractory Oxides, Miscellaneous Conventional Ceramic Raw Materials, Materials for Advanced Applications, Materials for Ceramic Molds, Toxicity of Ceramic Materials

3. RAW MATERIAL PROCESSING

Mining, Crushing and Grinding, Screening, Materials Handling, Proportioning and Mixing, Tempering, Slurry Processing, Synthesis of Materials for Advanced Ceramics. Chemical Synthesis, Plasma Synthesis, Carbon Thermal Reduction

4. FORMING CERAMIC WARE

Plastic Forming, Slip Casting, Dry Forming, High-temperature Forming, Glass Forming

5. DRYING, FIRING, AND FINISHING CERAMIC WARE

Drying, Firing, Finishing

6. SELECTED APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS

Structural Ceramics, Electronic Ceramics, Optical or Photonic Ceramics.

PART 2. TESTING AND CALCULATION METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS

7. ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

8. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

Length, Weight, Volume, Density, Porosity, Shrinkage

9. BATCH CALCULATIONS

Oxide Formulas and Formula Weights, Loss on Ignition and Moisture, Empirical Formula and Formula Weight, The Batch Recipe

10. SLIP PROPERTIES

Specific Gravity, Viscosity, Casting Test

11. MEASUREMENT OF PARTICLE SIZE AND POWDER SURFACE AREA

Particle Size Distribution, Testing Sieves, Sedimentation Methods, Light-Scattering Methods, Microscopic Methods, Surface Area

12. STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION

Microscopic Analysis, Nonmicroscopic Analysis

13. STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS

Modulus of Rupture, Compressive Strength, Tensile Strength, Modulus of Elasticity, Hardness, Impact Testing, Creep Test

14. THERMAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS

Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Shock and Spalling Resistance

15. TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS

emperature Scales, Thermocouples, Millivoltmeters and Potentiometers, Radiation Pyrometers, Pyrometric Cones, Miscellaneous Pyrometers

APPENDIX

CITED AND SELECTED REFERENCES

INDEX

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