Structure and Properties of Materials

  1. Structure and Properties of Ceramics
    1. Ceramic Structures
      1. Ionic Crystal Structures
        1. Coordination Number
          1. Radius Ratio Rules
            1. Pauling's Rules
            2. AX Type Structures
              1. Rock Salt Structure
                1. Cesium Chloride Structure
                  1. Zinc Blende Structure
                    1. Wurtzite Structure
                    2. AmXp Type Structures
                      1. Fluorite Structure
                        1. Antifluorite Structure
                          1. Rutile Structure
                          2. AmBnXp Type Structures
                            1. Perovskite Structure
                              1. Spinel Structure
                                1. Corundum Structure
                                2. Silicate Ceramics
                                  1. Silica Tetrahedra
                                    1. Silicate Structures
                                      1. Framework Silicates
                                        1. Chain Silicates
                                          1. Sheet Silicates
                                            1. Isolated Silicates
                                            2. Clay Minerals
                                              1. Feldspar
                                                1. Quartz
                                                2. Carbon Structures
                                                  1. Diamond Structure
                                                    1. Graphite Structure
                                                      1. Graphene
                                                        1. Carbon Nanotubes
                                                          1. Fullerenes
                                                        2. Imperfections in Ceramics
                                                          1. Point Defects
                                                            1. Schottky Defects
                                                              1. Frenkel Defects
                                                                1. Electronic Defects
                                                                  1. Nonstoichiometry
                                                                  2. Linear Defects
                                                                    1. Dislocations in Ceramics
                                                                      1. Limited Slip Systems
                                                                      2. Planar Defects
                                                                        1. Grain Boundaries
                                                                          1. Antiphase Boundaries
                                                                            1. Stacking Faults
                                                                          2. Mechanical Properties of Ceramics
                                                                            1. Elastic Properties
                                                                              1. High Elastic Modulus
                                                                                1. Anisotropy
                                                                                2. Strength Properties
                                                                                  1. Compressive Strength
                                                                                    1. Tensile Strength
                                                                                      1. Flexural Strength
                                                                                      2. Brittle Fracture of Ceramics
                                                                                        1. Crack Propagation
                                                                                          1. Fracture Toughness
                                                                                            1. Weibull Statistics
                                                                                              1. Flaw Sensitivity
                                                                                              2. Mechanisms of Plastic Deformation
                                                                                                1. Limited Slip Systems
                                                                                                  1. Dislocation Motion
                                                                                                    1. Grain Boundary Sliding
                                                                                                    2. Creep in Ceramics
                                                                                                      1. High Temperature Deformation
                                                                                                        1. Creep Mechanisms
                                                                                                          1. Creep Resistance
                                                                                                          2. Thermal Shock Resistance
                                                                                                            1. Thermal Stress
                                                                                                              1. Thermal Shock Parameters
                                                                                                            2. Processing of Ceramics
                                                                                                              1. Powder Processing
                                                                                                                1. Forming Methods
                                                                                                                  1. Sintering
                                                                                                                    1. Densification
                                                                                                                    2. Applications of Ceramics
                                                                                                                      1. Structural Ceramics
                                                                                                                        1. Electronic Ceramics
                                                                                                                          1. Bioceramics
                                                                                                                            1. Refractory Ceramics