Ceramics

A Presentation

Stacy Carleton

Kurt Fackrell

ME 372

Fall 2001

What are they?

Non-metallic, non-organic homogenous compounds.

Properties

Hard (often 700 – 7000 Brinell)

Brittle

Temperature Resistant

Low Density (usually 2 – 4 g/cm3)

Chemically inert

Insulating

Applications

Structural

- Brick

- Sewer Pipe

- Roofing Tile

Applications

Whiteware

- Porcelain

- Floor & wall tile

- Sanitary

equipment

Applications

Refractories

- Furnaces

- Smelters

- Fire retardants

Applications

Glasses

- Windows

- Bottles

- Fiberglass

Applications

Abrasives

-Diamond

- Silicon Carbide

- Alumina

Applications

Cements

- Roads

- Bridges

- Buildings

Applications

Advanced

- Cutting tools

- Biotechnology

- Superconductors

Sites

AZoM.com – Huge materials database

www.ceramicsource.org

www.ceramics.org

www.researchabrasive.com

www.acers.org -- Includes database of articles and links

www.cmi-ferrite.com -- Ceramic magnets

www.aristonceramic.com -- Sanitary devices