COMPOSITIO

N OF
CERAMICS
AND ITS
USES
GROUP 2: SKYE, JAREN, LIM FUNG
PENG, LIOW, HARRISH, HEE WEI
SIANG, TEO TIEN LOK, SAATINDRRA,
THANESH
 TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION AND
EXAMPLE OF CERAMIC
BASIC PROPERTIES
TRADITIONAL CERAMICS
AND ADVANCED
CERAMICS
TYPES OF CERAMICS
TRADITIONAL AND
ADVANCED CERAMICS

APPLICATION
CERAMIC USES
APPLICATION
 INTRODUCTION

DEFINITION EXTRA INFO

'Ceramic' comes from the

A ceramic is an inorganic non-
Greek word meaning
metallic solid made up of
‘pottery’. Nowadays the term
either metal or non-metal
‘ceramic’ has a more
compounds that have been
expansive meaning and
shaped and then hardened by
includes materials like glass,
heating to high temperatures.
advanced ceramics and some
In general, they are hard,
cement systems as well.
corrosion-resistant and brittle.
EXAMPLES OF CERAMIC
PRODUCTS

Silicon Nitride Si3N4

Titanium Carbide TiC

Silicon Carbide SiC

Aluminum Oxide Al2O3

 BASIC PROPERTIES OF
CERAMICS

Heat Insulator High Elastic Modulus

Hard and Strong High Thermal Resistant

Electrical insulator Breaks Easily

Chemically Inert High Elastic Modulus

 TYPES OF CERAMICS
Advanced ceramics are
made from inorganic
Traditional compounds such as
oxides,carbides and
Ceramics nitrides.Advanced
ceramics have higher
resistance to heat and
abrasion,more
Traditional ceramics are chemically inert and
made from clay such as have superconductivity
kaolin,Aluminium properties.Advanced
Oxide,Kaolinite,2H2O.The ceramics such as silicon
mixture is then heated at a
carbide are used to make
very high
temperature.They are
cutting dics
generally used to make
bricks,pottery and
crockery.Traditional
ceramic objects are almost
as old as the human
race.Naturally occuring Advanced
abrasives were
undoubtedly used to
Ceramics
sharpen primitive woods
and stone tools.
 Ceramic Uses Application

ENERGY
MEDICINE TRANSPORTATION
PRODUCTION
 Medicine
Alumina is classified as an inert
bioceramic because it has very low
reactivity in the body. However, An important bioactive ceramic is
bioactive materials have the ability hydroxyapatite (HA). Natural bone
to bond directly with bone. The is a composite in which an assembly
advantages are earlier stabilization of HA particles is reinforced by
of the implant and longer functional organic collagen fibers.
life.

1 2 3 4 5

Bioceramics are ceramics used Bioactive ceramics are relatively

for the repair and
reconstruction of human body
parts. There are many
applications for bioceramics;
currently the most important is
in implants such as alumina
hip prostheses.
weak compared with common
implant metals and high strength Ceramics is used in Magnetic
ceramics such as alumina and Resonance Imaging (MRI)
zirconia. As a result they are often machines because it has
used as coatings, relying on the superconductivity properties.
mechanical strength and toughness
of the substrate.
 Transportation
Ceramics are used in transportation mainly because
they are lightweight, can withstand high
temperatures, are capable of insulating thermally
1 and electrically, exhibit excellent wear and
corrosion resistance properties, and are safe and
reliable.

Ceramic coatings have also become quite common

as thermal barrier coatings for components inside
2 and outside the engine to improve fuel efficiency,
horsepower, and general engine performance, and
also to reduce exhaust emissions.

Engine components in jet planes are made from

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ceramics too.
Energy Production

In energy conversion, ceramics and

glass are found in solar cells and
1 solar collectors that transform solar
energy to electricity;.

Ceramics is used to make electrical

2 insulators in high voltage areas such as
power stations .
Q1 ALL THE FOLLOWING ARE PRESENT IN
CERAMICS EXCEPT

A. SILICON
B. LEAD
C. OXYGEN
D. ALUMINIUM
Q2 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ISAN EXAMPLE
OF AN ADVANCED CERAMIC?

A. SUPERCONDUCTOR
B. PORSELAIN
C. REFACTORY CERAMIC
D. GLAZED CERAMIC
Q3 CERAMIC IS MORE SUITABLE THAN A
METAL FOR MAKING THE ENGINE BLOCKS OF A
VEHICLE BECAUSE CERAMIC IS
A. HARDER
B. LIGHTER
C. CHEAPER
D. MORE HEAT RESISTANT
Q4 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE THE
PROPERTIES OF CERAMICS
I. GOOD ELECTRICAL INSULATOR
II. LOW MELTING POINT
III. SOFT
IV. BRITTLE

A. I AND II
B. I AND IV
C. I, III AND IV
D. I, II, III AND IV
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