High Performance Non-Oxide Ceramics II

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jansen, M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Structure and Bonding, 102
• Subjects: Inorganic chemistry.; Condensed matter.; Physical chemistry.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Physical Chemistry.

The nitrides and carbides of boron and silicon are proving to be an excellent choice when selecting materials for the design of devices that are to be employed under particularly demanding environmental and thermal con- tions. The high degree of cross-linking, due to the preferred coordination numbe...