Course detail

Ceramic materials

FCH-DCO_KMAcad. year: 2025/2026

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hlaváč J.: Základy technologie silikátů. SNTL, Praha 1988. (CS)
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)
Šesták J., Strnad Z., Tříska A. a kol.: Speciální technologie a materiály. Academia, Praha 1993. (CS)

Recommended reading

Alper AM. Phase Diagrams in Advanced Ceramics. Elsevier, 1995. ISBN: 9780080538723 (EN)
Hench LL., An Introduction to Bioceramics. World Scientific, 1993. ISBN: 9789810214005 (EN)
Ptáček P. a kol., Praktikum z preparativních a testovacích metod II. Brno 2012. ISBN: 9788021444355 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DPCP_CHM_4_N Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DKCP_CHM_4_N Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional