Microstructure-Property Correlations for Hard, Superhard, and Ultrahard Materials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kanyanta, Valentine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Nanochemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Engineering > Materials.; Materials Science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Materials Engineering.

This book discusses microstructure-property correlations and explores key microstructure features and how they affect the properties of a material. The authors discuss the effect of manufacturing and processing routes on microstructure and properties. They identify appropriate microstructure and mec...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Hard, Superhard and Ultrahard Materials – An Overview
• Chapter 2. Applications for Super-hard and Ultra-hard materials
• Chapter 3. Microstructure Property relations in Superhard Materials
• Chapter 4 Measurements of Hardness and other Mechanical Properties of Hard and Superhard Materials and Coatings
• Chapter 5. Fracture Toughness of Hard and Superhard Materials Testing methods and limitations
• Chapter 6. Superhard and Ultrahard Nano-Structured Materials and Coatings
• Chapter 7. Future of hard and superhard materials design, processing and manufacturing.