Download or read book Tribology of Ceramics and Composites written by Bikramjit Basu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps students and practicing scientists alike understand that a comprehensive knowledge about the friction and wear properties of advanced materials is essential to further design and development of new materials. With important introductory chapters on the fundamentals, processing, and applications of tribology, the book then examines in detail the nature and properties of materials, the friction and wear of structural ceramics, bioceramics, biocomposites, and nanoceramics, as well as lightweight composites and the friction and wear of ceramics in a cryogenic environment.