Ceramic materials

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Course Unit Code 635-2003/02

Number of ECTS Credits
5 ECTS credits
Allocated
Type of Course Unit * Optional
Level of Course Unit * First Cycle, Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course
Winter, Summer Semester
Unit is delivered
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Language of Instruction Czech, English
Prerequisites and Co- Course succeeds to compulsory
Requisites courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s) Personal ID Name
doc. Ing. Jozef Vlček,
VLC37
Ph.D.
Ing. Miroslava Klárová,
KLA09
Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is focused to obtain of fundamental view in area traditional
ceramics materials. Attention is paid to basic characteristics of
ceramics materials, are presented systems raw materials for their
production. In the subject are presented characteristics, dividing and
properties ceramics substance, including procedures their shaping and
next stages of technology production of ceramics materials.
The short characteristic of properties and applications of conventional
ceramics materials in practice are part of subject.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
- student will be able to make decision about application of ceramics
materials
- student will be able to apply gained knowledge in technology process
of production ceramics materials
Course Contents
1. The characteristic and range of branch, definition and dividing of
ceramics materials – whiteware, porcelain, refractories, advanced
ceramics.
2. The structure of ceramics, porosity, presence of crystalline and
glass phase, equilibrium phase diagrams in ceramics systems.
3. The basic raw materials in ceramics technology, their behaviour
under the influence of high temperature: oxides, carbonate, feldspar.
4. The clay raw materials for production ceramics materials. Dividing
and plasticity of clay. Clay behaviour under the influence of high
temperature. Equilibrium phase diagrams SiO2 - Al2O3, the
mullitization process of clay.
5. Grain size distribution, adjustment of grain size distribution of raw
materials. Particle size role for porosity, mechanical and temperature
properties of ceramics materials.
6. The basic methods of shaping ceramics products. Prepare of raw
materials for shaping. Plastic forming, pressing of powder systems,
isostatic pressing, extrusion.
7. Casting of slurry and methods of their stabilization. Methods of
shaping in hot condition. Mechanical adjustment of shape and surface
of ceramics products.
8. Drying of ceramics materials. Safety and non-safety area of drying
process. Bigot curve, temperature and time programme of drying.
Utilization of waste energy in drying process.
9. Sintering of ceramics products, reactions in sintering process,
change of structure and phase composition of ceramics materials,
sintering with and absence of melt phase.
10. The clay ceramics materials, common characteristic of production.
Porcelain, earthenware – raw materials, technology of production,
properties of products.
11. Brickmaking process – raw materials, technology of production.
Utilization of high amount arise waste (fly ash, slags) for preparation
of ceramics products.
12. Basic types of ceramics refractories products, dividing according to
chemical and phase composition. The rules for application of
refractories in operation conditions.
13. The thermal insulation ceramics materials. The methods of
production of light weight gravel and shape products.
14. Glass and glass-ceramics materials. The difference between glass
and crystalline structure, glass products.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] CARTER, C. B., NORTON, M. G. Ceramic Materials: Science and
Engineering. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-
3522-8.
[1] HLAVÁČ, J. Základy technologie silikátů. 2. vyd. Praha: SNTL,
1988.
[2] HANYKÝŘ, V., KUTZENDÖRFER, J. Technologie keramiky. 2. vyd.
Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86821-48-1.
Recommended Reading:
[1] KOLLER, A. Structure and Properties of Ceramics. Amsterdam:
Elsevier, 1994. ISBN 0-444-98719-3.
[1] SVOBODA, L. et al. Stavební hmoty. 2. vyd. Bratislava: JAGA
Group, 2007. ISBN 978-80-8076-057-1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined