Thermal Shock and Thermal Fatigue Behavior of Advanced Ceramics (Hardcover)

Preface. I: Overview. II: Materials Development - Thermal Shock Properties and Industrial Applications. III: Theory. 1. Fracture-Mechanical Modelling of Thermal Shock. 2. Tailoring of Materials. IV: Experimental Methods for the Characterization of Thermal Shock and Thermal Fatigue of Ceramics. 1. Thermal Shock. 2. Thermal Fatigue. 3. Probabilistic Characterization of Thermal Shock. V: Functionally Gradient and Fiber Reinforced Materials for Thermal Shock and Fatigue Applications. Author Index. Subject Index.