Fundamentals of ceramics

• Ionic and covalent bonding
• Structure of ceramic materials
• General classification of ceramics
• Tribology of ceramics

• Bayer process
• Sol-Gel process
• Methods of shape forming ceramic powders
• Sintering of ceramics
• Spark plasma sintering
• Machining of ceramics
• Ceramic properties and tests
• Oxide ceramics
• Non-oxide ceramics
• Silicate ceramics
• Carbon materials
• Applications of ceramics
• Fundamentals of metals

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