Materials for High Temperature Engineering Applications

The 'Engineering Materials' series provides topical information on innovative structural and functional materials with applications in mechanical, civil, and medical engineering. The individual volumes are complete and comprehensive monographs which usually treat the structure, properties, manufacturing, and applications of these materials. Besides materials scientists the series is intended for engineers in research and development. This concise survey describes the requirements on materials operating in high-temperature environments and the mechanisms which increase temperature capability in metals, ceramics, and composites. The major part deals with the materials, their development, manufacture, properties and applicability. Coatings are discussed in two chapters. The book is written for engineering and science students, researchers and engineering and technology managers in industry.