Ultra-high temperature ceramics : materials for extreme environment applications

• Other Authors: Fahrenholtz, William (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : ACers--Wiley, [2014]
• Subjects: Ultra-high-temperature ceramics.; Ceramic materials.; Boron compounds.; Carbon compounds.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781118924433; 1118924436; 9781118924419; 111892441X; 9781118700853; 1118700856; 9781118700785
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

"This book will capture historic aspects and recent progress on the research and development of ultra-high temperature ceramics. This will be the first comprehensive book focused on this class of materials in more than 20 years. The book will review historic studies and recent progress in the f...

Table of Contents:

• Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Acknowledgments; Contributors List; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics; 1.3 Description of Contents; References; 2 A Historical Perspective on Research Related to Ultra-High Temperature Ceramicsa; 2.1 Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics; 2.2 Historic Research; 2.3 Initial NASA Studies; 2.4 Research Funded by the Air Force Materials Laboratory; 2.5 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Reactive Processes for Diboride-Based Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics; 3.1 Introduction.
• 3.2 Reactive Processes for the Synthesis of Diboride Powders3.3 Reactive Processes for Oxygen Removing during Sintering; 3.4 Reactive Sintering Processes; 3.5 Summary; References; 4 First-Principles Investigation on the Chemical Bonding and Intrinsic Elastic Properties of Transition Metal Diborides TMB2 (TM=Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, and Y); 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Calculation Methods; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.4 Conclusion Remarks; Acknowledgment; References; 5 Near-Net-Shaping of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Understanding Colloidal Systems: Interparticle Forces.
• 5.3 Near-Net-Shape Colloidal Processing Techniques5.4 Summary, Recommendations, and Path Forward; Acknowledgments; References; 6 Sintering and Densification Mechanisms of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 MB2 with Metals; 6.3 MB2 with Nitrides; 6.4 MB2 with Metal Disilicides; 6.5 MB2 with Carbon or Carbides; 6.6 MB2 with SiC; 6.7 MB2-SiC Composites with Third Phases; 6.8 Effects of Sintering Aids on High-Temperature Stability; 6.9 Transition Metal Carbides; 6.10 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 7 UHTC Composites for Hypersonic Applications; 7.1 Introduction.
• 7.2 Preparation of Continuous-Fiber-Reinforced UHTC Composites7.3 UHTC Coatings; 7.4 Short-Fiber-Reinforced UHTC Composites; 7.5 Hybrid UHTC Composites; 7.6 Summary and Future Prospects; References; 8 Mechanical Properties of Zirconium-Diboride Based UHTCs; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Room Temperature Mechanical Properties; 8.3 Elevated-Temperature Mechanical Properties; 8.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 9 Thermal Conductivity of ZrB2 and HfB2; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Conductivity of ZrB2 and HfB2; 9.3 ZrB2 and HfB2 Composites; 9.4 Electron and Phonon Contributions to Thermal Conductivity.
• 9.5 Concluding RemarksReferences; 10 Deformation and Hardness of UHTCs as a Function of Temperature; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Elastic Properties; 10.3 Hardness; 10.4 Hardness and Yield Strength; 10.5 Deformation Mechanism Maps; 10.6 Lattice Resistance to Dislocation Glide; 10.7 Dislocation Glide Controlled by Other Obstacles; 10.8 Deformation by Creep; 10.9 Deformation of Carbides versus Borides; 10.10 Conclusions; References; 11 Modeling and Evaluating the Environmental Degradation of UHTCs under Hypersonic Flow; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Oxidation Modeling.