Ceramic Materials

Undergraduate

Uses of traditional and advanced ceramics. Monolithic and composite ceramics. Comparison of ceramics with metals and alloys. Processing: raw material preparation, forming techniques, theory and practice of sintering, quality control. Properties: modulus of rupture, creep, corrosion, erosion, and electrical, magnetic and optical properties. (Prerequisite: Semester 7 or higher standing.) (3 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hours a week.)