{"product_id":"9780471735816","title":"Mechanical Properties of Ceramics by John B. Wachtman","description":"A Comprehensive and Self-Contained Treatment of the Theory and Practical Applications of Ceramic Materials  When failure occurs in ceramic materials, it is often catastrophic, instantaneous, and total. Now in its Second Edition, this important book arms readers with a thorough and accurate understanding of the causes of these failures and how to design ceramics for failure avoidance. It systematically covers:  Stress and strain  Types of mechanical behavior  Strength of defect-free solids  Linear elastic fracture mechanics  Measurements of elasticity, strength, and fracture toughness  Subcritical crack propagation  Toughening mechanisms in ceramics  Effects of microstructure on toughness and strength  Cyclic fatigue of ceramics  Thermal stress and thermal shock in ceramics  Fractography  Dislocation and plastic deformation in ceramics  Creep and superplasticity of ceramics  Creep rupture at high temperatures and safe life design  Hardness and wear  And more  While maintaining the first edition's reputation for being an indispensable professional resource, this new edition has been updated with sketches, explanations, figures, tables, summaries, and problem sets to make it more student-friendly as a textbook in undergraduate and graduate courses on the mechanical properties of ceramics.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56290133377397,"sku":"9780471735816","price":136.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780471735816.jpg?v=1762729020","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780471735816","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}