Book Description

In order to provide some of the basic data necessary for the effective utilization of ceramics and cermets in various high-temperature applications, a specimen 'bank' of such materials, mainly commercially fabricated, was established for the measurement of physical properties and constants. This Monograph describes: (1) The materials and some of their fabrication data; (2) bulk densities; (3) theoretical densities; and (4) the dynamic room-temperature elastic constants. Data are given for 46 sets of specimens, representing 20 different materials; these include oxides, carbides, borides, cermets, and an intermetallic compound. A statistical evaluation was used for analyzing the data.