Abstract

This monograph is the first book to be published on the broad topic of metal-reinforced ceramics: metal fiber-reinforced advanced ceramics; functionally graded metal-ceramic composites; siliconized silicon carbide cermets, cemented carbides, and other cermets. The principal reason for reinforcing a ceramic with a metal is to enhance its toughness. With metal reinforcement, the work of fracture of a ceramic can be enhanced by up to two orders of magnitude (Chapters 2, 4, and 5245).This is significantly more than can be achieved by any other toughening method, such as ceramic fibers or transformation toughening. These significant toughness enhancements are due to the toughness and ductility of metals. This book brings together all of the sparse published research and patent filings on metal fiber-reinforced ceramics since the 1960s, and also includes a significant body of research that has never been published before, due to industry secrecy provisions that once prevailed, but no longer do. It also reviews the cermet field. The time is right for a comprehensive book on this important, and largely unknown, technology field: metal-reinforced ceramics, with all of its significant applications in biomaterials, armour ceramics, wear-resistant materials, aerospace, and other niche areas. The author’s 30-year research history in metal-reinforced ceramics brings perspectives and insights that enhance the content. The nine chapters in this book cover: (1) Introduction: (2) Review of metal fiber-reinforced ceramics; (3) Fracture mechanics and microstructural design principles; (4) Continuous metal fiber-reinforced silicon carbide; (5) Metal microfiber-reinforced hydroxyapatite bioceramics; (6) Metal microfiber-reinforced alumina bioceramics; (7) Siliconized silicon carbide; (8) Cemented carbides and cermets; (9) Metal-ceramic functionally graded materials. Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, and 945679 present new research never before reported. Chapters 2, 3, and 8238 comprise comprehensive reviews.

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