Multifunctional Ceramic Materials Review and Projections,

Abstract

Multifunctional engineering systems made up of different material components each providing primarily a single function are well known. Frequently, even for a monofunctional application, the material component must already have an optimum set of secondary properties to fulfill that function. It would be desirable to have multifunctional material components. in this paper some known multifunctional ceramic materials, mainly crystalline and glassy oxide systems, are reviewed. These are conveniently divided into molecular, ultrastructural and integrated materials systems. Projections are made regarding the future developments of multifunctional ceramics as well as nanocomposites with both inorganic and organic components based on the sol-gel technique.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADP007468

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People

  • John D. Mackenzie

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanomaterials

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design