Metals have an extensive amount of physical properties, such as being good conductors, high melting points, high density, good malleability and good ductility, which gives a strong importance in a vast amount of applications. More than 90% of the materials…

For determining the dynamic elastic properties of ceramics, whether it is about (i) traditional ceramics such as pottery, bricks, abrasives, refractories and cement or (ii) new ceramics based on oxides, carbides, etc or about (iii) glasses, the Impulse Excitation Technique…