Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118324579
ISBN 13: 978-1-11832-457-8

Chapter 13 - Applications and Processing of Ceramics - Questions and Problems - Page 543: 13.10

Answer

For a noncrystalline ceramic, the glass transition temperature is the temperature at which there is a change of slope for the specific volume versus temperature curve. For a crystalline material, the melting temperature is the temperature at which there is a sudden and discontinuous decrease in the specific-volume-versus-temperature curve.

Work Step by Step

For a noncrystalline ceramic, the glass transition temperature is the temperature at which there is a change of slope for the specific volume versus temperature curve. For a crystalline material, the melting temperature is the temperature at which there is a sudden and discontinuous decrease in the specific-volume-versus-temperature curve.
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