Woodhead Publishing Advances in Science and Technology of Mn+1AXn Phases (Woodhead Publishing Reviews: Mechanical Engineering) (Woodhead Publishing in Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in science and technology of Mn+1AXn phases presents a comprehensive review of synthesis, microstructures, properties, ab-initio calculations and applications of Mn+1AXn phases and targets the continuing research of advanced materials and ceramics. An overview of the current status, future directions, challenges and opportunities of Mn+1AXn phases that exhibit some of the best attributes of metals and ceramics is included. Students of materials science and engineering at postgraduate level will value this book as a reference source at an international level for both teaching and research in materials science and engineering. In addition to students the principal audiences of this book are ceramic researchers, materials scientists and engineers, materials physicists and chemists. The book is also an invaluable reference for the professional materials and ceramics societies. Key Features: the most up-to-date and comprehensive research data on MAX phases is presented; written by highly knowledgeable and well-respected researchers in the field; discusses new and unusual properties. Contents: Methods of MAX-phase synthesis and densifi cation I; Methods of MAX-phase synthesis and densifi cation II; Consolidation and synthesis of MAX phases by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS): A review; Microstructural examination during the formation of Ti3AlC2 from mixtures of Ti/Al/C and Ti/Al/TiC; Fabrication of in situ Ti2AlN/TiAl composites and their mechanical, friction and wear properties; Use of MAX particles to improve the toughness of brittle ceramics; Electrical properties of MAX phases; Theoretical study of physical properties and oxygen incorporation effect in nanolaminated ternary carbides 211-MAX phases; Computational modelling and ab initio calculations in MAX phases I; Computational modeling and ab initio calculations in MAX phases II; Self-healing of MAX phase ceramics for high temperature applications: evidence from Ti3AlC2; Oxidation characteristics of Ti3AlC2 , Ti3SiC2 and Ti2AlC; Hydrothermal oxidation of Ti3SiC2; Stability of Ti3SiC2 under charged particle irradiation; Phase and thermal stability in Ti3SiC2 and Ti3SiC2/TiC/TiSi2 systems.