MSE LESSON 6 - CERAMICS

an inorganic non-metallic solid made up of either metal or non-metal compounds that have been shaped and then hardened by heating to high temperatures.

Greek word ‘_______’ which means ‘of pottery’ or ‘for pottery’ and from ‘keramos’ meaning ‘potter’s clay’.

It is an important source of alumina in the glassmaking and the ceramics industries.

- Older and more generally known types(ex. Porcelain, brick, earthenware, etc.)

- Based primarily on Natural crude raw materials of clay and silicates

-  Have been developed over the past half century.

- Include industrial inorganic chemicals(artificial raw materials) that exhibits specialized properties, require more sophisticated processing.

2 FACTORS THAT DETERMINE CRYSTAL STRUCTURES

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Formation of stable structures.

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Many silicates are useful for engineering materials because of its low cost, availability and special properties.

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Materials comprised primarily of Silicon and Oxygen.

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many forms is also at the heart of several classes of high technology products.

3 POLYMORPHIC CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES FOR SILICA: 

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involving host atoms may exist in ceramic compounds.

is an expression often used to designate types and concentrations of atomic defects in ceramics.

conditions must be maintained when defect structures are considered.

exist in ceramics for both cations and anions.