Chapter 18 Hard materials

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Chapter 1 Overview and introduction 1
5. Chapter 2 Basic principles of materials chemistry 13
6. Chapter 3 Synthetic chemistry 25
7. Chapter 4 Chemical bonding 39
8. Chapter 5 Structure of matter 55
9. Chapter 6 Molecules 67
10. Chapter 7 Polymers 83
11. Chapter 8 Metals and metallurgy 103
12. Chapter 9 Defect structures 165
13. Chapter 10 Conductors 173
14. Chapter 11 Semiconductors 179
15. Chapter 12 Superconductors 189
16. Chapter 13 Biomaterials 197
17. Chapter 14 Ceramics 211
18. Chapter 15 Glasses 223
19. Chapter 16 Cement and concrete 235
20. Chapter 17 Lightweight materials 245
21. Chapter 18 Hard materials 253
22. Index 263