Over the years, they have evolved significantly, transitioning from simple windowpanes and containers to sophisticated engineering components in modern industries. The combination of silica and other ...

The Ceramics Structure and Properties section of Frontiers in Ceramics publishes high quality research related to the control and the tailoring of the physical and chemical properties of ceramics, ...

Applications of ceramic materials, with emphasis on structure (bond, crystal, glass, defect, micro-); properties (thermal, electrical, optical, magnetic, mechanical); and processing (powders, forming, ...

Cordierite ceramics are known for their unique properties, including low thermal expansion, excellent thermal shock resistance, and low dielectric constant, making them suitable for various ...

In Transparent Ceramics: Materials, Engineering, and Applications, readers will discover the necessary foundation for understanding transparent ceramics (TCs) and the technical and economic factors ...

Ceramics have some unique properties that make them suitable for high temperature applications. For example, they have high melting points, low thermal expansion, high thermal shock resistance ...

Ceramics are inorganic crystalline materials that can have a range of properties from functional to structural ceramics for extreme environments. Much of our work is underpinned by multiscale ...

More advanced ceramics have been developed with some of the following desirable properties: hard wearing resistant to high temperatures good corrosion resistance low conductivity of electricity ...

Applications in which Fine Ceramics can be used for their excellent chemical-resistant properties include semiconductor ... Fine Ceramics for Technical and Engineering Applications; Kyocera ...

Professor Barsoum is a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Society of Engineering Sciences and Fellow of both the American Ceramic Society and the World Academy of Ceramics. He is the author of MAX ...

This video takes a look at composite materials, materials that are made up from two or more distinct materials. Composites ...