COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Name TECHNICAL ELECTIVE 2 (WHITEWARES)

Unit processes and operations in Ceramic Whitewares. Control of physical,
mechanical and chemical properties of structural clay products. Technology
Course Description of whitewares manufacture with emphasis on product formulation,
production, firing techniques, finishing, packaging and control of properties.
Case studies of actual manufacturing problems.
No. of Units for Lecture 3 units, lecture
and/or Laboratory
No. of Contact Hours per 3 hours, lecture
week
Prerequisites Ceramic Raw Materials and Processes
Course Outline 1. Examples of Whiteware Products
- Unit Processes and Operations in the Manufacture of Structural Clay
Products
2. Control of Physical, Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Structural
Clay Products
3, Manufacturing Technology for Whitewares
3.1 Product formulation
3.2 Production
3.3 Firing methods
3.4 Finishing
3.5 Packaging
3.6 Control of Properties
4. Case Studies of Manufacturing Problems

Experimental project to form a Whiteware product

Course Name CERAMIC ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSION
Introduction to the various aspects of ceramic engineering practice
designed to properly orient a freshman ceramic engineering student about
Course Description the discipline and its many important applications to the real world. Career
opportunities in ceramic engineering.

No. of Units for Lecture

1 unit, lecture
and Laboratory
No. of Contact Hours per
1 hour, lecture
week
Prerequisites None for STEM graduate
Course Outline 1. Ceramic Engineering: scope and practice
2. Historical developments in ceramic materials and their impact on
civilization
3. Modern trends in the field of ceramics
4. Societal needs, Impacts from global communities on ceramic markets
4. Job market and career opportunities for ceramic engineers
5. Outlook on ceramic materials in the future

Course Name CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

Comprehensive discussion on the different ceramic raw materials used in
the ceramic industry (e.g., kaolin, ball clay, red clay, feldspar, flint,
Course Description
alumina, silica, etc.), the processing techniques involved, and how these
influence the physical and chemical properties of ceramic products.
No. of Units for Lecture
4 units: 3 units, lecture; 1 unit, laboratory
and Laboratory
No. of Contact Hours per
6 hours: 3 hours, lecture; 3 hours, laboratory
week
Prerequisites Analytical Chemistry, Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
Course Outline 1. Overview of Ceramic Raw Materials and their Local Sources
1.1 Kaolins
1.2 Ball Clays
1.3 Red Clays
1.4 Feldspar
1.5 Flint
1.6 Alumina
1.7 Silica
1.8 Others
2. Processing Methods
2.1 Synthesis of powder by mechanical and chemical methods
2.2 Colloidal processing
2.3 Sol-gel processing
3. Effects of Processing on Physical and Chemical Properties
Course Name CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY
Basic principles and theories in ceramic crystals with emphasis on
symmetry, point-, space- and lattice groups essential to the understanding
Course Description of crystalline solids such as silicates and glass-ceramics including other
related structures. Relationships of structure and chemistry with various
crystal properties.
No. of Units for Lecture 3 units, lecture
and Laboratory
No. of Contact Hours per 3 hours, lecture
week
Prerequisites Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
Course Outline 1. Crystal Structures
1.1 Periodic Structures (crystals, quasicrystals) vs. Amorphous
Structures (glasses, amorphous silicon)
1.2 Bravais lattices
1.3 Crystal planes and directions
2. Symmetry Elements
2.1 Rotational axis of symmetry
2.2 Mirror planes
2.3 Rotation-inversion
2.4 Glide Planes
2.5 Screw Axis
3. Classification into Crystal Systems, Space Groups and Point Groups
4. Ceramic Crystal Structures
5. Relationships of Structure and Chemistry with Properties
5.1 Carbon (diamond, graphite, graphene, amorphous carbon)
5.2 Perovskite (piezoelectricity)
5.3 ZnS (sphalerite, wurtzite)
5.4 Silica (polymorphism)
5.5 Clay (swelling property of traditional clay and nanoclay)
5.6 Alumina (color depends on impurity dissolved in the crystal)