Ceramics - KAMA8M08

Goal(s)

Know and master the essential structures, microstructures, properties and applications of ceramic materials. To be able to explain the origins, the similarities and the differences between the main properties of the different classes or categories of ceramics: traditional or technical, structural (mechanical) or functional (electronic), oxides and nitrides or carbides. Particular emphasis will be placed on the structure - microstructure - property relationships of materials made by "ceramic" technology. An engineer in Materials Science must master the differences in properties between a "single crystal" and a ceramic of the same composition.

Content(s)

I. Introduction and fields of application
A. Traditional ceramics
B. Technical Ceramics
II. Structures and microstructures of ceramics
A. Cristallo chemistry and structures of ceramics
B. Phase diagrams (ternary diagrams)
C. Microstructures
III. Properties of functional ceramics (electrical, dielectric, magnetic, optical)
A. Electrical conductivities of ceramics
B. Dielectric properties
C. Magnetic ceramics
IV. Thermo-mechanical properties and structural ceramics
A. Brittle fracture, tenacity and static fatigue
B. Statistical analysis of fatigue test data
C. Strengthening of ceramics
+
Documentary research: case studies of ceramic materials for which mechanical and electrical aspects must be taken into account

Thermodynamics of Materials: Phase Diagrams, Diffusion, Nucleation, Growth
Physics and Chemistry of Monocrystalline Solids
Powder and sintered materials