Re: Ceramics and material science

2004-12-06 Thread Grimer
Dick I found your metal-ceramic technology post very interesting. The reason that ceramics are brittle and achieve only a fraction of their potential strength is because the Beta-atmosphere can easily enter through surface cracks. This is not possible with ductile metals as shown by their

Ceramics and material science

2004-12-05 Thread RC Macaulay
Jones made an interesting comment regarding ceramics in his post. One of my objectives in studying the various threads in this group is try to keep current on material sciences as it relates to the wonderful new quasi metal-ceramic technology emerging. Our industry has so many new products

RE: Ceramics and material science

2004-12-05 Thread Don Wiegel
) From: RC Macaulay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 8:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ceramics and material science Jones made an interesting comment regarding ceramics in his post. One