Cellular ceramics : structure, manufacturing, properties and applications / / edited by Michael Scheffler, Paolo Colombo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911018881603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH; Chichester, : John Wiley [distributor], c2005
• ISBN: 9786610853984; 9781280853982; 1280853980; 9783527606696; 3527606696; 9783527606702; 352760670X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (673 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ColomboPaolo <1960->; SchefflerMichael <1969->
• Disciplina: 620.14
• Soggetti: Ceramic materials; Ceramic-matrix composites
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cellular Ceramics; Foreword; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part 1 Introduction; 1.1 Cellular Solids - Scaling of Properties; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 Cellular or "Lattice" Materials; 1.1.3 Bending-Dominated Structures; 1.1.3.1 Mechanical Properties; 1.1.3.2 Thermal Properties; 1.1.3.3 Electrical Properties; 1.1.4 Maxwell's Stability Criterion; 1.1.5 Stretch-Dominated Structures; 1.1.6 Summary; 1.2 Liquid Foams - Precursors for Solid Foams; 1.2.1 The Structure of a Liquid Foam; 1.2.2 The Elements of Liquid Foam Structure; 1.2.3 Real Liquid Foams; 1.2.4 Quasistatic Processes; 1.2.5 Beyond Quasistatics1.2.6 Summary; Part 2 Manufacturing; 2.1 Ceramic Foams; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Replication Techniques; 2.1.2.1 Slurry Coating and Combustion of Polymer Foams; 2.1.2.2 Pyrolysis and CVD Coating of Polymer Foams; 2.1.2.3 Structure of Reticulated Ceramics; 2.1.3 Foaming Techniques; 2.1.3.1 Incorporation ; of an External Gas Phase; 2.1.3.2 In Situ Gas Evolution; 2.1.3.3 Gelation; 2.1.3.4 Ceramic Foam Structure; 2.1.4 Other Techniques; 2.1.6 Summary; 2.2 Honeycombs; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Forming the Honeycomb Geometry; 2.2.2.1 Background; 2.2.2.2 Honeycomb Extrusion Die2.2.2.3 Nonextrusion Fabrication Processes; 2.2.3 Composition; 2.2.3.1 Paste; 2.2.3.2 Mixing; 2.2.3.3 The Binder; 2.2.4 Thermal Processing; 2.2.4.1 Diffusion: Drying and Debinding; 2.2.4.2 Melt Manipulation; 2.2.4.3 Sinter Shrinkage Manipulation; 2.2.5 Post-Extrusion Forming; 2.2.5.1 Reduction Extrusion; 2.2.5.2 Hot Draw Reduction; 2.2.6 Summary; 2.3 Three-Dimensional Periodic Structures; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Direct-Write Assembly; 2.3.3 Colloidal Inks; 2.3.4 Ink Flow during Deposition; 2.3.5 Shape Evolution of Spanning Filaments; 2.3.6 Direct-Write Assembly of 3D Periodic Structures2.3.7 Summary; 2.4 Connected Fibers: Fiber Felts and Mats; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 Oxide Fibers; 2.4.2.1 Melt-Blown Silica Fibers; 2.4.2.2 Blown Alumina-Silica Fibers; 2.4.2.3 Drawn Alumina-Borosilicate Fibers; 2.4.3 Fiber Product Forms; 2.4.3.1 Continuous Monofilaments; 2.4.3.2 Fiber Mat; 2.4.3.3 Bulk Fiber; 2.4.4 High-Performance Insulation for Space Vehicles; 2.4.4.1 Rigid Space Shuttle Tiles; 2.4.4.2 Flexible Insulation Blankets; 2.4.4.3 Innovations in Thermal Protection Systems; 2.4.5 Summary; 2.5 Microcellular Ceramics from Wood; 2.5.1 Introduction2.5.2 Fabrication of Porous Biocarbon Templates; 2.5.3 Preparation of Carbide-Based Biomorphous Ceramics; 2.5.3.1 Processing by Silicon-Melt Infiltration; 2.5.3.2 Gas-Phase Processing; 2.5.4 Preparation of Oxide-Based Biomorphous Ceramics; 2.5.5 Summary; 2.6 Carbon Foams; 2.6.1 Introduction; 2.6.2 History; 2.6.3 Terminology; 2.6.3.1 Carbon; 2.6.3.2 Graphite; 2.6.3.3 Graphitization; 2.6.3.4 Foam; 2.6.4 Foaming Processes; 2.6.4.1 Thermosetting Precursors; 2.6.4.2 Thermoplastic Precursors; 2.6.5 Properties of Carbon and Graphite Foam; 2.6.6 Summary; 2.7 Glass Foams; 2.7.1 Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: Cellular ceramics are a specific class of porous materials which includes among others foams, honeycombs, connected fibers, robocast structures and assembled hollow spheres. Because of their particular structure, cellular ceramics display a wide variety of specific properties which make them indispensable for various engineering applications. An increasing number of patents, scientific literature and international conferences devoted to cellular materials testifies to a rapidly growing interest of the technical community in this topic. New applications for cellular ceramics are constantly bein