Part I. Ceramics as Engineering Materials. What is a ceramic? --
History of ceramics. --
Applications: engineering with ceramics. --
Part II. Structure and Properties. Atomic bonding and crystal structure. --
Crystal chemistry and specific crystal structures. --
Phase equilibria and phase equilibrium diagrams. --
Physical and thermal behavior. --
Mechanical behavior and measurement. --
Time, temperature, and environmental effects on properties. --
Electrical behavior. --
Dielectric, magnetic, and optical behavior. --
Part III. Processing of Ceramics. Introduction to ceramic fabrication approaches including powder processing. --
Shape-forming processes. --
Densification. --
Final machining. --
Quality assurance. --
Part IV. Design with Ceramics. Design considerations. --
Design approaches. --
Failure analysis. --
Toughening of ceramics. --
Part V. Applying Ceramics to Real-World Challenges. Solving past challenges: case studies. --
Where next for ceramics? Future trends and challenges. --
Appendices: --
A. Glossary. --
B. Effective ionic radii for cations and anions. --
C. The periodic table of the elements.