CERAMICS ARE STRONG, RIGID, LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS WITH OUTSTANDING DIMENSIONAL STABILITY. THIS MAKES THEM AN INTERESTING MATERIAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PRECISION MACHINE TOOLS. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE MADE VERY LARGE CERAMIC PARTS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. TO HELP DESIGNERS UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE MATERIALS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW THEY ARE MADE, WHAT THEIR LIMITATIONS ARE, AND WHERE AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN USED IN THE PAST.
| Number of Pages : | 15 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
