Voids in Materials: From Unavoidable Defects to Designed Cellular Materials

All materials have voids in them, at some scale. Sometime the voids are ignored, sometimes they are taken into account, and other times they are the focal point of the research. Voids in materials: From unavoidable defects to designed cellular materials takes due notice of all of these occurrences of voids, whether designed or unavoidable defects. The voids (or empty spaces in materials) are defined, categorized them, characterized and the effect they have on material properties are described. This book serves as a central reference for discussions on voids in materials. The book covers all types of voids, intrinsic and intentional and stochastic and non-stochastic, and the processes and conditions that are needed to create them. The book offers an extensive review of current applications and propose future directions for using voids to impart functionality. Ultimately, voids are viewed as a material design parameter that can be incorporated into materials on multiple length scales for the design of multifunctional material. Covers the effect of voids in materials; from low volume fraction defects to very high-volume fraction foamsExplains how and why voids are introduced into materials across the length scalesDiscusses the smallest scale that voids are mostly unavoidablePresents voids across the volume fraction scaleProvides a continuous and clear picture of how material properties change as the volume fraction of void goes from 99% in materialsOutlines the implications of voids at different length-scales and volume fraction contentExplains the Impact of designed and unwanted voids on current mega trends INDICE: 1. Intrinsic Voids in Crystalline Materials: Ideal Materials and Real Materials2. Intrinsic Voids in Polymer Networks3. Nanometer-Scale Porous Structures4. Cellular Materials (Foams)5. Hierarchical Porosity6. Techniques for Introducing Intentional Voids into Bulk Materials7. Techniques for Introducing Intentional Voids into Particles and Fibers8. Methods for Characterizing voids9. Mechanical Properties of Materials with Voids10. Other Properties of Materials with Voids11. Modelling12. Biomaterials and Healthcare Applications

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819282-5
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés