Mullite and Mullite Ceramics

Mullite and Mullite Ceramics H. Schneider, German Aerospace Establishment, Köln, Germany K. Okada, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan J. A. Pask, University of California at Berkeley, USA Due to it’s outstanding properties, mullite is one of the most important materials in crystallography and ceramic science and technology today. This monograph presents for the first time an authoritative survey of current knowledge of mullite and mullite ceramics. Beginning with the structure and crystal chemistry, the authors go on to discuss the phase equilibria, synthesis, processing, and the mechanical and thermal properties of mullite. The book ends with a section reviewing the recent knowledge on the application of mullite ceramics. Mullite and Mullite Ceramics will prove invaluable to researchers and students of materials science, engineering and solid state chemistry. All three authors are internationally renowned for their work on mullite, they have published many papers, and are actively researching the area.