Jacek J. Skrzypek

Advanced Materials and Structures for Extreme Operating Conditions Jacek J. Skrzypek 2008 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-227) and index. Review Quotes: From the reviews: "The book demonstrates that any advanced theory for the case of high temperature loading needs a deep understanding of thermodynamics and damage mechanics. a ] is useful for students of advanced courses and PhD-students, who are interested in new developments in constitutive modelling. It can be recommended not only for scientists and researchers in mechanical engineering, but also in materials science and physics. It is helpful in the case if one needs materials data because a lot of data is a ] presented in the book." (Technische Mechanik, Vol. 28 (1), 2008) "In this monograph, Skrzypek (Politechnika Krakowska, Poland) and colleagues develop constitutive laws for the analysis of metal- and ceramic-matrix composites. They discuss thermal and mechanical aspects and the modeling of damage via explicit inclusion in constitutive laws. In the same spirit, they also discuss functionally graded materials. a ] The monograph is subdivided into two sections. a ] Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers/faculty and professionals." (J. Lambropoulos, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008) Review Quotes: From the reviews: "The book demonstrates that any advanced theory for the case of high temperature loading needs a deep understanding of thermodynamics and damage mechanics. is useful for students of advanced courses and PhD-students, who are interested in new developments in constitutive modelling. It can be recommended not only for scientists and researchers in mechanical engineering, but also in materials science and physics. It is helpful in the case if one needs materials data because a lot of data is presented in the book." (Technische Mechanik, Vol. 28 (1), 2008) "In this monograph, Skrzypek (Politechnika Krakowska, Poland) and colleagues develop constitutive laws for the analysis of metal- and ceramic-matrix composites. They discuss thermal and mechanical aspects and the modeling of damage via explicit inclusion in constitutive laws. In the same spirit, they also discuss functionally graded materials. The monograph is subdivided into two sections. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers/faculty and professionals." (J. Lambropoulos, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008) Review Quotes: From the reviews: "The book demonstrates that any advanced theory for the case of high temperature loading needs a deep understanding of thermodynamics and damage mechanics. is useful for students of advanced courses and PhD-students, who are interested in new developments in constitutive modelling. It can be recommended not only for scientists and researchers in mechanical engineering, but also in materials science and physics. It is helpful in the case if one needs materials data because a lot of data is presented in the book." (Technische Mechanik, Vol. 28 (1), 2008) "In this monograph, Skrzypek (Politechnika Krakowska, Poland) and colleagues develop constitutive laws for the analysis of metal- and ceramic-matrix composites. They discuss thermal and mechanical aspects and the modeling of damage via explicit inclusion in constitutive laws. In the same spirit, they also discuss functionally graded materials. The monograph is subdivided into two sections. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers/faculty and professionals." (J. Lambropoulos, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008) Table of Contents: Material Properties for High Temperature Applications.- Thermodynamics of Constitutive Modelling of Damaged Materials.- Developing and Implementing Selected Constitutive Models for Elasto-Plastic-Damage Materials.- Developing and Implementing Constitutive Models for Specific FGM Applications.- Microstructural Analysis and Residual Stress Determination based on Scattering of Neutrons and X-ray Synchrotron Radiation. Review Quotes: From the reviews: "The book demonstrates that any advanced theory for the case of high temperature loading needs a deep understanding of thermodynamics and damage mechanics. is useful for students of advanced courses and PhD-students, who are interested in new developments in constitutive modelling. It can be recommended not only for scientists and researchers in mechanical engineering, but also in materials science and physics. It is helpful in the case if one needs materials data because a lot of data is presented in the book." (Technische Mechanik, Vol. 28 (1), 2008) "In this monograph, Skrzypek (Politechnika Krakowska, Poland) and colleagues develop constitutive laws for the analysis of metal- and ceramic-matrix composites. They discuss thermal and mechanical aspects and the modeling of damage via explicit inclusion in constitutive laws. In the same spirit, they also discuss functionally graded materials. The monograph is subdivided into two sections. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers/faculty and professionals." (J. Lambropoulos, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008)"Publisher Marketing: Increasing industrial demands for high temperature applications, high t- perature gradients, high heat cycle resistance, high wear resistance, impact resistance, etc., require application of new materials. Conventional met- lic materials, such as steels, nickel- and aluminium-based alloys, etc. c- not resist such extreme operating conditions. They have to be replaced by new metal/matrix or ceramic/matrix composite materials, MMC or CMC, such as titanium/zirconia, titanium/alumina, nickel/zirconia, nickel/alumina, steel/chromium nitride MMCs, or titanium carbide/silicon carbide, alumina/ zirconiaCMCs, etc. Forinstance, zirconia-basedmaterialsareknownforgood thermal insulation, but are bad for oxygen insulation, alumina-based mate- als are good for oxygen insulation and relatively good for thermal insulation, chromium nitride materials are used for good wear resistance due to their high hardness and not so bad thermal insulation, to mention only some. In general, aluminium matrix composites have a useable temperature upward of ? ? 300 C, whereas titanium matrix composites can be safely used up to 800 C. ? For higher temperature applications, up to 2000 C or even more, ceramic matrix composites have to be used. In spite of good thermal, wear and an- oxygen properties of ceramics, their mechanical properties are rather poor, mainly due to high brittleness and low toughness resistance. The ?rst methods to improve thermal, wear, oxygen, etc. resistance of metallic structures, without suppressing their strength and toughness, c- sisted in depositing thin layers of appropriate ceramics on the metallic s- strate, to produce thermal, wear or oxygen barrier coatings T/W/O B