Chapter Objectives

1. Define and classify ceramic materials including traditional and engineering ceramics.
2. Describe various ceramic crystal structures.
3. Describe carbon and its allotropes.
4. Describe various processing methods for ceramics.
5. Describe the mechanical properties of ceramics and the corresponding mechanisms of deformation, toughening, and failure of ceramics.
6. Describe thermal properties of ceramics.
7. Describe various types of ceramic glasses, glass transition temperature, forming methods, and structure of glass.
8. Describe various ceramic coatings and applications.
9. Be able to explain the use of ceramics in biomedical applications and nanotechnology.