There are seven chapters in the book. The main contents involve our research achievements and developments in two decades. Recent international research results in the field of ceramic forming are also introduced. Finally, the basic problems and the future development trends of forming process are proposed and discussed in detail.

The book writing was completed by Yong Huang and Jinlong Yang.

本书系统、完整地介绍了清华大学黄勇科研组在过去20多年里在高性能陶瓷成型工艺领域取得的研究成果，同时，还论述了其他国家学者近年来在陶瓷成型领域所取得的进展。本书内容分为7章，包括：基于凝胶体系的陶瓷胶态注射成型新工艺；陶瓷基片的凝胶流延工艺；无毒或低毒体系凝胶成型工艺；陶瓷制备过程中缺陷的产生、演化、遗传和控制：非氧化物陶瓷凝胶注模成型新工艺；胶态成型工艺的应用；胶态成型工艺新方法和新技术。

Chapter 1 Aqueous Colloidal Injection Molding of Ceramics Based on Gelation

 1.1 Colloidal Injection Molding

1.1.1 The Concept of CIMC

1.1.2 The Flowchart of CIMC

1.1.3 The Machine of CIMC

 1.2 Pressure Induced Forming

1.2.1 Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on Solidification

1.2.2 Homogeneity of the Green Bodies

1.2.3 Controlling the Inner Stress in the Green Body

 1.3 Storage Stability of Ceramic Slurries

1.3.1 The Importance of Storage Stability of Slurry

1.3.2 Chemical Stability

1.3.3 Inhibitor for Slurry Storage

 1.4 To Prepare High Reliability Ceramic Parts with Complex Shapes Aqueous Colloidal Injection Molding

 References

Chapter 2 Gel-Tape-Casting of Ceramic Substrates

 2.1 Fundamental Principle and Processing of Aqueous Gel-Tape-Casting

2.1.1 Tape Casting Types and the Raw Materials

2.1.2 Polymerization of the Monomer

2.1.3 Influence Factors on Polymerization of the Monomer

2.1.4 Processing of the Gel-Tape-Casting

 2.2 The Characteristics of Slurries Used for Aqueous Gel-Tape-Casting

2.2.1 The Properties of the Aqueous Ceramic Slurries with Binder

2.2.2 The Influence of Dispersants on Stability and Rheology of Aqueous Ceramic Slurries with Organic Monomer

2.2.3 The Influence of Plasticizer on Properties of Aqueous Ceramic Slurry with Organic Monomer

2.2.4 The Influence of pH on the Properties of Slurries with Organic Monomer

2.2.5 The Effect of Surfactant on Wetting and Green Tape Releasing (Separating)

2.2.6 Foam and Pore Elimination

2.2.7 Sintering of Green Tape Prepared by Slurry

 2.3 Aqueous Gel-Tape-Casting with Styrene-Acrylic Latex Binder

2.3.1 The Importance of Binders in Gel-Tape-Casting Process

2.3.2 The Forming Film' Mechanism of Latex Binder

2.3.3 Rheological Properties of the Alumina Slurries with Binder

2.3.4 The Physical Properties and Microstructure of Green Tapes with Latex Binder

 2.4 A Gel-Tape-Casting Process Based on Gelation of Sodium Alginate

2.4.1 Why Study on Tape Casting of Sodium Alginate

2.4.2 The Preparation of Aqueous Alumina Suspensions with Sodium Alginate and Calcium Phosphere Tribasic

2.4.3 Control of the Gelation of Sodium Alginate

2.4.4 Characterization of Green Tapes

 2.5 The Spray Trigger Fast-Curing for the Gel-Tape-Casting Process

2.5.1 The Idea of the Spray Trigger Fast-Curing

2.5.2 Outline of the New Process

 2.6 The Features and Prospects of the Aqueous Tape-Casting

 References

Chapter 3 Gelation Forming Process for Low Toxicity System

 3.1 Gelation Forming of Ceramic Suspension with Agarose

3.1.1 Characteristics of Agarose

3.1.2 The Effect of Agarose Contents on the R_heology of Aqueous Ceramic Suspensions

3.1.3 The Forming Courses of the Aqueous Ceramic Suspensions with Agarose

 3.2 Alumina Casting Based on Gelation of Gelatine

3.2.1 Characteristics of Gelatine

3.2.2 The Gelation Process of the Ceramic Slurry with Gelatine Solution

3.2.3 The Preparation of Green Body Using Slurry with Gelatine Solution

 3.3 A Casting Forming for Ceramics by Gelatine and Enzyme Catalysis

3.3.1 Research Background

3.3.2 The Gelation Mechanism of Gelatine Solution with Urea under Enzyme Catalysis

3.3.3 The Rheology and Zeta Potential of Alumina Suspension Containing Gelatine and Urea

3.3.4 The Coagulation Forming and Microstructure of Green Body

3.4 The Alumina Forming Based on Gelation of Sodium Alginate

  3.4.1 Research Background

  3.4.2 The Gelation Principle of Sodium Alginate

  3.4.3 The Preparation Process of Alumina Green Bodies and Samples by Sodium Alginate

 3.5 The Gel-Casting of SiC Based on Gelation of Sodium Alginate

3.5.1 Introduction of the Research

3.5.2 The Effect of Dispersant on the Colloidal Behaviors of the SiC Suspension

3.5.3 The Rheological Property of SiC Suspension

3.5.4 The Sedimentation Behavior of the SiC Suspension

3.5.5 The Gelation Principle and Process of the Alginate Solution

3.5.6 The Gelation of the SiC Suspension with Alginate

 3.6 The Alumina Gel-Casting with a Low-Toxicity System of HEMA

3.6.1 The Academic Idea and Research Program

3.6.2 The Colloidal Chemistry and Rheological Property

3.6.3 The Binder Burnout and Application of the New System

 3.7 The Synergistic Low-Toxicity Gel-Casting System by Using HEMA and PVP

3.7.1 The Academic Idea and Research Program

3.7.2 Zeta Potentials and Rheological Properties

3.7.3 The Activation Energy and Solidification

3.7.4 The Green Strengths and Microstructures

3.7.5 The Exfoliation Elimination Effect and Analysis of the Interaction between PVP and HEMA Molecules

 References

Chapter 4 Generation, Development, Inheritance, and Control of the Defects during the Transformation from Suspension to Green Body

 4.1 The Rheological Behaviors of Aqueous Ceramic Suspensions

4.1.1 The Rheological Behaviors of Aqueous Alumina Suspensions

4.1.2 The Effect of Rheological Properties of Suspension on Mechanical Strength of Ceramics

4.1.3 The Effect of Solid Loading on Colloidal Forming

 4.2 The Generation and Development of Defects

4.2.1 The Generation Mechanisms of Agglomerations in Ceramic Suspensions

4.2.2 The Influences of Idle Time on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Green Bodies by Direct Coagulation Casting

 4.3 The Effect of Ionic Conductance on Preparation of Highly Concentrated Suspension

4.3.1 The Academic Idea and Research Program

4.3.2 The Relationship Between Ion Conductivity Constants and Solid Loading

 4.4 Control of Inner Stress in Green Body

4.4.1 Origin, Transformation and Control of Inner Stress in Green Body

4.4.2 The Release and Control of Inner Stresses in Ceramic Green Body

 4.5 The Suppression of Surface-Exfoliation with the Addition of Organic Agents

4.5.1 The Suppression of Surface-Exfoliation by Introducing PAM into Monomer System in Suspension

4.5.2 The Suppression of Surface-Exfoliation by Introducing Polyethylene Glycol into Monomer System in Suspension

4.5.3 The Suppression of Surface-Exfoliation by Introducing Poly-vinylpyrrolidone (PVP) into Monomer System in Suspension

 References

Chapter 5 The Gel-Casting of Non-Oxide Ceramics

 5.1 The Effects of Powder Surface Modification on Concentrated Suspensions Properties of Si3N4

5.1.1 The Contributing Factor and Elimination of Macropores in Si3N4 Green Bodies

5.1.2 The Effect of Foreign Ions on Concentrated Suspension of Si3N4

5.1.3 The Effect of Acid Cleaning and Calcinations on the Suspension Properties of Si3N4

5.1.4 The Effect of Liquid Medium and Surface Group on Dispersibility of Si3N4 Powder

 5.2 The Gel-Casting of Si3N4 Ceramics

5.2.1 The Preparation of Si3N4 Ceramics with Surface-Coated Si3N4 Powder

5.2.2 The Preparation of Si3N4 Ceramics with Surface-Oxidized Si3N4 Powder

5.2.3 The Preparation of Si3N4 Ceramics with Combination Processing

 5.3 The Gel-Casting of SiC Ceramic and Si3N4 Bonded SiC Ceramic,

5.3.1 The Gel-Casting of Concentrated Aqueous SiC Ceramic

5.3.2 The Gel-Casting of Aqueous Slurry with Si3N4 Bonded SiC

  References

Chapter 6 Application of New Colloidal Forming

 6.1 Ceramic Microbeads

6.1.1 The Forming Principle of Ceramic Microbeads Based on Gel-Casting

6.1.2 The Processing of Microbeads

6.1.3 The Properties of Ceramic Microbeads

 6.2 Improving the Breakdown Strength of Rutile Capacitor

6.2.1 The Influence of Sintering Additives on the Flow Behavior ..

6.2.2 The Calcining of the Rutile Mixture

6.2.3 The Rheological Behavior of the Calcined Rutile Mixture

6.2.4 The Gel-Casting of the Calcined Rutile Mixture

 6.3 The Thin-Wall Rutile Tube for Ozone Generator with High Dielectric Constant

6.3.1 The Experiment Results

 6.4 The Refractory Nozzle of Zirconia

6.4.1 The Rehological Behaviors of ZrO2 Suspensions with Different Dispersants

6.4.2 The Sediment Stability of ZrO2 Suspension with Different Dispersants

6.4.3 The Preparation of ZrO2 Refractory Nozzles

 6.5 Water Based Gel-Casting of PZT

6.5.1 The Colloidal Chemistry and Rheological Behavior

6.5.2 The Microstructure and Properties

 References

Chapter 7 The New Methods and Techniques Based on Gel-Casting

 7.1 Development Overview and Application of SFF

7.1.1 Development Overview of SFF

7.1.2 Application of SFF

 7.2 Development Overview and Application of Freeze-Gel-Casting

7.2.1 The Combination of Gel-Casting and Freeze-Casting Technique

7.2.2 Fabrication of Ceramics with Special Porous Structures

7.2.3 The Microstructure and Properties of Porous Alumina Ceramics

7.2.4 The Mechanical Properties and Applications of Alumina Ceramics with Ultra Low Density

 7.3 The Solidification of Concentrated Si3N4 Suspensions for

Gelcasting by Ultrasonic Effects

7.3.1 Gelcasting by Ultrasonic Effects

7.3.2 The Preparation of Concentrated Si3N4 Suspensions

7.3.3 The Ultrasonic Accelerated Solidification

7.3.4 The Comparison between Thermal and Ultrasonic Activated Solidifications

 7.4 Novel Laser Machining Technology for Al2O3 Green Ceramic

7.4.1 Laser Machining Technology

7.4.2 Practical Application of Laser Machining Technology

 References

Appendix 1 The Testing and Analyzing Methods Used in Authors' Research

Appendix 2 The Raw Materials Used in Authors' Research

Index of Terms

Index of Scholars

Postscript