Cambridge International Science Publishing

CERAMICS ARE MORE THAN CLAY ALONE - RAW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, APPLICATIONS

P Bormans

Leeuwenborgh Opleidingen School, Maastricht, Holland

The book deals with many aspects of ceramics from 25,000BC till today at a level for the interested lay person and students of secondary vocational schools. In addition, other sciences which are involved in ceramics are described to a level that is necessary to understand ceramics, for example chemistry, colloid chemistry, crystallography,etc. Ceramics are so placed in the middle of the 'spiders web' of natural sciences.

Contents:
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY AND FUTURE OF CERAMICS CHEMISTRY
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
COLLOID CHEMISTRY
PHASE DIAGRAMS
GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY
CLAY, CERAMICS IN GENERAL
PLASTICS/METALS/CERAMICS
SEVEN CERAMIC BRANCHES (FINE, COARSE, REFRACTORIES, ELECTRIC, MAGNETS, BIOCERAMICS, CHEMICAL/STRUCTURAL), EXOTIC CERAMICS
METHODS OF ANALYSIS
CERAMIC COMPOSITES