Table of Contents

1 Mechanical Testing of Ceramics.- 2 Ductile Ceramics.- 3 Imperfections (Defects) in Ceramics.- 4 Deformation in Ceramics.- 5 The Strength and Strengthening of Ceramics.- 6 Time-Dependent Deformation – Creep.- 7 Cyclic Stress – Fatigue.- 8 Fracture.- 9 Mechanical Properties of Nano-Grain-Size Ceramics.- Index.