Ceramic Processing is the first comprehensive, stand alone, multi-authored book on advanced ceramic processing. It provides an overview of the important processing steps involved in the fabrication of advanced ceramics for structural and functional applications.

1 Special ceramics for modern applications: which? why? how?.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Predictions arising from simple considerations of strength.- 1.3 Materials predictions based on equation (1.16).- 1.4 Some predictions based on fracture toughness.- 1.5 The size and shape of materials needed for processing.- 1.6 Prediction of limiting particle size arising from mechanical grinding.- 1.7 Combination of ultrafine ceramic powders and fibres: ceramic-ceramic composites.- 1.8 Relative costs.- 1.9 Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS).- References.- 2 Laser vapour phase synthesis of ceramic powders.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Experimental aspects.- 2.3 Results.- 2.4 Discussion.- 2.5 Conclusions.- References.- 3 Particle interactions in suspensions.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Surface forces.- 3.3 Behaviour of suspensions.- 3.4 Controlling interparticle forces.- 3.5 Some examples.- References.- 4 Dry pressing of ceramic powders.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Industrial problems.- 4.3 Macroscopic behaviour: the classical approach.- 4.4 Macroscopic behaviour: the mechanical approach.- 4.5 Microscopic behaviour.- 4.6 Conclusions.- Appendix: Tensor notation for stress.- References.- 5 The principles of tape casting and tape casting applications.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The doctor blade tape process.- 5.3 Subsequent processing of unfired tapes.- References.- 6 Plastic forming of ceramics: extrusion and injection moulding.- 6.1 Introduction to extrusion.- 6.2 Formulation principles.- 6.3 Mixing.- 6.4 Soil mechanics.- 6.5 The extrusion process.- 6.6 Additional topics.- 6.7 Introduction to injection moulding.- 6.8 Detailed discussion of the process.- 6.9 New approaches to forming complex shapes.- References.