Ultra-High Temperature Materials I Carbon (Graphene/Graphite) and Re
This exhaustive work in three volumes with featuring cross-reference system provides a thorough overview of ultra-high temperature materials – from elements and chemical compounds to alloys and composites. Topics included are physical (crystallographic, t
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Ultra-High Temperature Materials I Carbon (Graphene/Graphite) and Refractory Metals
Ultra-High Temperature Materials I
Igor L. Shabalin
Ultra-High Temperature Materials I Carbon (Graphene/Graphite) and Refractory Metals A Comprehensive Guide and Reference Book
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Igor L. Shabalin Materials and Physics Research Centre The University of Salford Manchester UK
ISBN 978-94-007-7586-2 ISBN 978-94-007-7587-9 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7587-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London
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This book is dedicated to two noble Russian ladies: —Countess Valentina G. Getmanoff (1889–1978), one of the best military interpreters in Russia during WWII, my beloved granny and —Miss Vera L. Shabalin (born in 2012), my beloved granddaughter
Preface
I am a Materials Designer. During my long-term professional career, from the early 1970s till date, my particular job is to invent, explore and develop novel types and compositions of special materials for technical applications at high and ultra-high temperatures. My customers and consumers are numerous enterprises in the aerospace industry, nuclear engineering, machinery and met
