Hartmut Schneider & Sridhar Komarneni 
Mullite [PDF ebook] 

The only book to provide a complete survey — from the crystallographic fundamentals right up to recent high-tech applications in aerospace technology.
Following a general introduction to the topic, the authors go on to cover the crystal chemistry of mullite and related phases, as well as its basic properties, phase equilibria and stability. One whole section is devoted to the synthesis and processing of mullite ceramics, while later ones cover mullite coatings, fibers and matrix composites.
For materials scientists, solid state chemists and physicists, crystallographers and mineralogists.

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION
CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF MULLITE AND RELATED PHASES
The mullite-type family of crystal structures
The real structure of mullite
Foreign atom incorporation in mullite
Mullite-type gels and glasses
BASIC PROPERIES OF MULLITE
Mechanical properties of mullite
Thermal properties of mullite
Miscelllaneous properties
Structure-controlled formation of mullite
Phase transformation of mullite
Spectroscopic data
PHASE EQUILIBRIA AND STABILITY OF MULLITE
The Al2O3-Si O2 phase diagram
Influence of environmental conditions on the stability of mullite
Ternary X-Al2O3-Si O2 phase diagrams
SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF MULLITE CERAMICS
Mullite synthesis
Processing of mullite ceramics
Mechanical properties
Thermal properties
Miscellaneous properties
Application of mullite ceramics
MULLITE COATINGS
Chemical gas phase deposited mullite coatings
Plasma and flame sprayed mullite coatings
Application of mullite coatings
MULLITE FIBERS
Mullite whiskers
Sol-gel derived continuous mullite fibers
Melt grown continuous mullite fibers
MULLITE MATRIX COMPOSITES
Whisker reinforced mullitematrix composites
Continuous fiber reinforced mullite matrix composites
Platelet and particle reinforced composites
Metal reinforced mullite composites
Applications of mullite composites

Over de auteur

Hartmut Schneider is the head of the ‘Structural and Functional Ceramics’ group at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Materials Research, Köln (Germany) and is a Professor of Applied Mineralogy at the University of Hannover (Germany). He has been working on different topics of high pressure mineralogy and on refractory and ceramic materials. He is renowned for his research work in crystal chemistry, ceramics and composites of mullite, an alumino silicate of the stoichiometric composition 3Al2O3·2Si O2. Professor Schneider has published over 200 scientific and technical papers. His list of awards includes the Japanese Government Research Award, the Lilienthal Award, and the Fellowship of the American Ceramic Society.