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Development of a New Material - Monolithic Ti4O7 Ebonex Ceramic

By PCD Hayfield
Pback. pp 110.
Price £25 / US$50 / Euro 50

The most detailed ever treatment of this remarkable material.
The author, Peter Hayfield, has been involved with "Ebonex" from its very beginnings and is the named inventor on many of the Patents. The book describes the initial thinking which led to the early experiments, and the many problems which had to be solved before the ceramic could be successfully produced. The equipment used for its production is described including illustrations. The solid-state physics and chemistry of the family of titanium suboxides is discussed in detail, citing key literature references, some of which are obscure. The properties of the material are summarised, as are the methods used to make electrical connections to it. Issues of porosity and impregnation are considered.
An extensive review of applications of Ebonex is presented, including its use in battery construction, as an anode material for cathodic protection and in a wide range of other electrochemical cells, including swimming pool chlorinators and the chlor-alkali industry as well as electrode boiling. Some of these are now fully commercialised, others remain to be brought to success.
Hundreds of references are included, both publications and patents and the book brings the reader to the present time, where new and cost-effective methods for its formation are disclosed, such as plasma spraying, while a major motor manufacturer has recently reported on its interesting tribological properties.


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