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Rubies and Implants: Aluminium oxide and Its Diverse Facets

By Bozena Arnold

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2022
ISBN
3662661152, 9783662661154
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4226501 bytes)
Pages
108\87
Time added
2024-04-21 18:22:18

Description

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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