Different Kinds Of Ceramic Materials And Their Uses

The ceramics technology is increasing in demand nowadays over the various uses. Ceramics are inorganic and non-metallic elements which have been concocted or applied at high temperatures. There are many manufactured ceramic elements such as metal oxides, carbides, and nitrides made by consolidating molecules of a mineral with oxygen, carbon, or nitrogen molecules. On the other hand, machinable glass ceramics  are the matrix of borosilicate glass filled with fluorphlogopite mice. They are the most versatile of all of the ceramics materials.

There are different kinds of ceramic products which are classified in the following four distinct types-

• Structural ceramics are used for roof and floor tiles, pipes and bricks.

• Refractory ceramics such as glass and steel can be used for constructing crucibles, gas fire radiant and kiln linings.

• Whiteware ceramics involve objects like sanitary wares, decorative, wall tiles, and tableware.

• Technical or fine ceramics include tiles used in the space shuttle work, biomedical implants, ballistic fortification, nuclear fuel uranium oxide pellets, jet engine turbines, and missile nose cones.

Aside from the above things, ceramic materials have some other usage. They can be used in preparing knives which are sharper than steel knives. High tech ceramic also applies in manufacturing watch cases. Ceramic engines can be employed in laboratories because they have high fuel performance and they do not require any cooling mode.

Ceramic materials are also useful because of their mechanical properties and electrical properties. They are crystalline or amorphous and are normally covalently bonded or iconic elements that also show plastic deformations. Besides this, ceramics are semiconductors and many of them are transitional mineral oxides. Under very low temperatures, some of them can be converted into superconductors.

So this is the all about ceramic materials and their uses. By the above-mentioned information, you can choose the best material for your requirements.