Advanced Technical Ceramics

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages ix-x
PREFACE, Page xi, Shigeyuki Sōmiya
1 - Ceramics: Definitions, Pages 3-9, Shigeyuki Sōmiya
2 - Types of Ceramics, Pages 11-25, Shigeyuki Sōmiya
3 - Synthetic Raw Materials for Ceramics, Pages 27-64, Akira Nagai, Yoshitaka Kimura
4 - Production Processes for Ceramics, Pages 65-81, Isamu Fukuura, Tadayoshi Hirao
5 - Evaluating Ceramics, Pages 83-99, Hiroshi Okuda
6 - Electrical and Electronic Properties, Pages 103-123, Kikuo Wakino
7 - Magnetic Properties, Pages 125-143, Teitaro Hiraga
8 - Thermal Properties, Pages 145-165, Tatsuyuki Kawakubo, Noboru Yamamoto
9 - Chemical Properties, Pages 167-187, Shigeru Hayakawa, Satoshi Sekido
10 - Optical Properties, Pages 189-208, Toru Kishii, Hitoshi Hirano
11 - Biological Applications, Pages 209-222, Kazuo Inamori
12 - Mechanical Properties, Pages 223-258, Shigetomo Nunomura, Junn Nakayama, Hiroshi Abe, Osami Kamigaito, Kitao Takahara, Katsutoshi Matsusue
13 - Precision Machining Methods for Ceramics, Pages 261-313, Akira Kobayashi
APPENDIX - Chronology of the Development of Advanced Ceramics, Pages 315-344, Suezo Sugaike
INDEX, Pages 345-353