Glass-Ceramic Technology

By Wolfram Holand, George H Beall, George H. Beall

An updated edition of the essential guide to the technology of glass-ceramic technology

Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both glass and more traditional crystalline ceramics. The revised third edition of Glass-Ceramic Technology offers a comprehensive and updated guide to the various types of glass-ceramic materials, the methods of development, and the myriad applications for glass-ceramics. Written in an easy-to-use format, the book includes an explanation of the new generation of glass-ceramics.

The updated third edition explores glass-ceramics new materials and properties and reviews the expanding regions for applying these materials. The new edition contains current information on glass/glass-ceramic forming in general and explores specific systems, crystallization mechanisms and products such as: ion exchange strengthening of glass-ceramics, glass-ceramics for mobile phones, new glass-ceramics for energy, and new glass-ceramics for optical and architectural application. It also contains a new section on dental materials and twofold controlled crystallization. This revised guide:

Offers an important new section on glass/glass ceramic forming Includes the fundamentals and the application of nanotechnology as related to glass-ceramic technology Reviews the development of the various types of glass-ceramic materials Covers information on new glass-ceramics with new materials and properties and outlines the opportunities for applying these materials

Written for ceramic and materials engineers, managers, and designers in the ceramic and glass industry, the third edition of Glass-Ceramic Technology features new sections on Glass/Glass-Ceramic Forming and new Glass-Ceramics as well as expanded sections on dental materials and twofold controlled crystallization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119423694
• ISBN13: 9781119423690
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Intriguing discovery of the properties of Glass-Ceramic Technology.

On the surface, this is just a text to help people in the industry or who intend to be in the industry to keep up with the latest technology. I found the introductions and history more fascinating. Then, to see what can be created and applied is more than just a technical field. I find myself saying I did not know you could do that. The book, with all its pictures and graphs, will keep you interested, but there is not enough to do anything practical. It is just an overview of the possible. When you are finished, you can hold a conversation with people in the field, yet again, you would need to cover many of the references in the back of the book to start any practical applications. Interestingly, the only color plates in the book are Glass-Ceramic for Dental Restoration. But do not think it is all about something you can sink your teeth into. The book also covers architectural applications. So, for people who have no intention of turning this field into a vocation or avocation, the book is worth adding to your general knowledge of how our modern world works.