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- Shows the multiple manifestations of aluminum oxide
- Provides an overview of the various applications of aluminium oxide
- Short, competent introduction to the topic of alumina by a professor of materials engineering
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A material that enchants us as ruby or sapphire and is applied in watches or lasers.
A material that gives us a better life in the form of implants.
A material that provides irreplaceable technical services with its hardness and heat resistance.
A fascinating material. Its name is aluminium oxide.
In this book you will find a lot of exciting and often astonishing information about this extraordinary material. First, the necessary facts about the substance aluminium oxide are given. Then the world of the gemstones ruby and sapphire is described. And finally, the world of alumina as well as technical ceramics is illuminated.
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Bozena Arnold (formerly Boczek) is professor emerita of materials engineering at HAW Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and has many years of experience in imparting materials engineering knowledge.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rubies and Implants
Book Subtitle: Aluminium oxide and Its Diverse Facets
Authors: Bozena Arnold
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-66116-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-66115-4Published: 04 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-66116-1Published: 03 November 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 97
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Popular Earth Science, Popular Science in Chemistry and Materials, Mineral Resources, Metallic Materials, Materials Engineering, Structural Materials