Porous materials: processing and applications

Engineers and scientists alike will find this book to be an excellent introduction to the topic of porous materials, in particular the three main groups of porous materials: porous metals, porous ceramics, and polymer foams. Beginning with a general introduction to porous materials, the next six chapters focus on the processing and applications of each of the three main materials groups. The book includes such new processes as gel-casting and freeze-drying for porous ceramics and self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) for porous metals. The applications discussed are relevant to a.

Front Cover; Porous Materials: Processing and Applications ; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter One: General Introduction to Porous Materials ; 1.1. Elementary Concepts for Porous Materials ; 1.2. Main Groups of Porous Materials ; 1.3. Porous Metals ; 1.3.1. Powder-Sintering Type ; 1.3.2. Fiber-Sintering Type ; 1.3.3. Melt-Casting Type ; 1.3.4. Metal-Deposition Type ; 1.3.5. Directional-Solidification Type ; 1.3.6. Composite Type ; 1.4. Porous Ceramics ; 1.4.1. Classifying Porous Ceramics ; 1.4.2. Characteristics of Porous Ceramics ; 1.5. Polymer Foams

1.5.1. Classifying Polymer Foams 1.5.2. Characteristics of Polymer Foams ; Low Relative Density ; Excellent Performance of Heat Insulation ; Good Impact Energy Absorption ; Excellent Sound Insulation ; Great Specific Strength ; 1.6. Conclusions ; References ; Chapter Two: Making Porous Metals ; 2.1. Powder Metallurgy ; 2.1.1. Preparation of Metal Powders ; Atomization ; Mechanical Crushing ; Reduction ; Vapor Phase Deposition ; Liquid Phase Deposition ; Spherization of Powder ; 2.1.2. Molding of the Porous Body ; Press Molding ; Isostatic Pressing ; Rolling of Powders

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