Transparent Ceramics

• Main Authors: Kong, Ling Bing (Author), Huang, Y. Z. (Author), Que, W. X. (Author), Zhang, T. S. (Author), Li, S. (Author), Zhang, J. (Author), Dong, Z. L. (Author), Tang, D. Y. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Inorganic chemistry.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Engineering > Materials.; Materials Science.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Materials Engineering.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Laser Technology, Photonics.

This book covers the latest progress in the field of transparent ceramics, emphasizing their processing as well as solid-state lasers. It consists of 10 chapters covering the synthesis, characterization and compaction, fundamentals of sintering, densification of transparent ceramics by different met...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Transparent Ceramic Materials
• Ceramic Powder Synthesis
• Powder Characterization and Compaction
• Sintering and Densification (I) – Conventional Sintering Technologies
• Sintering and Densification (II) – New Sintering Technologies
• Sintering and Densification of Transparent Ceramics Grain Growth and Microstructure Development
• Laser Applications
• Other Applications of Transparent Ceramics.