Course detail

Ceramic Materials

FCH-DA_KMAcad. year: 2022/2023

Language of instruction

English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Petr Ptáček, Ph.D.

Department

Faculty of Chemistry (FCH)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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Prerequisites

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Co-requisites

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

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Course curriculum

Ceramics, ceramic technology, properties of ceramic materials, sintering and phase equilibria in ceramic system, structural and functional ceramics, oxide and non-oxide kinds of ceramics (composition, properties, structure and use), transformation-reinforced ceramics, ceramics for refractory applications, bioceramic materials analysis and tests on ceramic materials.

Introduction to ceramic materials technology and classical ceramics: definition, classification, raw materials and their processing, forming, heat treatment, and treatment.
Sintering of ceramic materials
Structural ceramics: classification, preparation, properties and uses
Functional ceramics: classification, preparation, properties and uses
Non-oxide ceramics: classification, preparation, properties and uses
Ceramic materials for refractory applications: cutting, preparation, properties and applications, žáromonolity
Preparation and properties of advanced ceramic materials: preparation of ceramic materials for wet and dry road, high-pressure synthesis, etc.
Bioceramic materials.
Advanced techniques for sintering ceramics
Preparation of single crystals
Analyzes and tests carried out on ceramic materials

Work placements

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Aims

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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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Recommended optional programme components

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Prerequisites and corequisites

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Basic literature

Segal J., Chemical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Materials. Cambridge University Press, 1991. ISBN: 978-0521424189 (EN)
Somiya S., Handbook of Advanced Ceramics: Materials, Applications, Processing, and Properties. 2nd ed., Academic Press, 2013. ISBN: 9780123854704 (EN)