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CERAMICS
The word Ceramics is derived from a Greek word Keramikos which
Clay objects that permanently retain their shape after they have been
PROPERTIES
High Youngs modulus and high melting points
Limited electrical and thermal conductivity
Low thermal shock resistance (coefficients of thermal expansion and
CLASSIFICATION OF
CERAMICS
Glass
Based on Silica (SiO2) + additives
Traditional ceramics
Industrial ceramics
TRADITIONAL CERAMICS
ST
(UNTIL MID OF 21
CENTURY)
Primary raw material was Clay.
INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS
(ADVANCED CERAMICS)
These are non-metallic inorganic materials including:
Metal oxides
Borides
Carbides
Nitrides
Magnetic ceramics
Electronics (piezoelectric, spark plugs and ferroelectrics)
Super conductor ceramics (yttrium barium copper oxide ceramic: YBa2Cu3O7)
Bio materials (hydroxyapatite)
Automotive ceramics
Nuclear ceramics (Uranium Oxide: UO2)
These all the above described things were made of metals then and now
the technology developed ceramics as one of the best fit for the metals
Because of this, advanced ceramics are the foundation for the lightest, most
durable body armor used for small to medium caliber protection available. Hot
pressed boron carbide and silicon carbide ceramic is integrated with optimized
composite structures to produce rugged multi-hit body armor plates.
thanks to
ceramics