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Combustion Synthesis: Processing and Materials provides a comprehensive introduction to combustion synthesis, from fundamentals to applications. The book offers an up¿tödate reference for both researchers who have already been working on combustion synthesis and those entering this field. Focusing specifically on the materials science and engineering dimensions of combustion synthesis, the book thoroughly explores the most important processes and materials under investigation today. It offers a comprehensive overview of the field to beginners, while experienced readers will find detailed explanations and up¿tödate descriptions of the state of the art of combustion synthesis, focused on a range of vital processes and materials.
List of contents
1. Introduction
Part I. Fundamentals
2. Fundamentals of combustion synthesis
Part II. Processing
3. General processing of combustion synthesis
4. Hybrid processes based on combustion synthesis
5. Simultaneous densification in combustion synthesis
6. Reactive casting by combustion synthesis
7. High-gravity combustion synthesis
8. Welding and joining by combustion synthesis
Part III. Materials
9. Combustion synthesis of carbide powders
10. Combustion synthesis of nitride powders: Part 1
11. Combustion synthesis of nitride powders: Part 2
12. Combustion synthesis of oxide powders
13. Combustion synthesis of oxynitride powders
14. Combustion synthesis of silicide powders
15. Combustion synthesis of boride, chalcogenide, and other powders
16. Combustion synthesis of bulk ceramics and metals
17. Combustion synthesis of bulk functional materials
18. Combustion synthesis of coatings
19. Concluding remarks
About the author
Guanghua Liu is an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His research interests are in materials processing, combustion synthesis, and advanced ceramics.
Kexin Chen is a professor in the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. His areas of research focus on ductile ceramics, combustion synthesis, and nitride ceramic materials with high thermal conductivity.
Jiangtao Li is a professor at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He is mainly interested in advanced ceramics, combustion synthesis, and infrared radiant coatings.
