Ceramics Coursework (Coursework Sample)

Ceramics
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Ceramic is a compound that is inorganic in nature and has within it one or more metallic and non-metallic element. The materials are usually hardened by baking at very high temperatures. Metal oxides such as Aluminium Oxide, Ferrous Oxide are the easily found ceramics. Other Examples of ceramics include carbides, nitrides, porcelain, glass, bricks and refractory materials. Porcelain, glass, bricks and refractory materials constitute traditional ceramic materials.[Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Ceramics. n.d. http://materials.technion.ac.il/ceramics-research-Materials-Engineering/ (accessed July 28th, 2015).]
Ceramics composes of a good number of materials. However, a little alteration to the nature of a ceramic material can significantly change its properties. With the addition of more ions and the crystal hardens the compound will have varied electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical and chemical properties. At times, the crystal structure goes through conversion. Conversion is when an energy form is emitted as a different one. An example of conversion is changing mechanical energy into an electrical signal or the other way round.[Ibid.] [Ibid.]
With the help of conversion a mobile phone rings through the vibrations of a ceramic material where a different electrical current from the emitted one was passed. Such a principle is also applied in ultrasonic examinations. Ceramics has varied applications today.
Applications of Ceramics
Ceramics find use in a variety of applications such as window glass, implantable teeth, brick, ceramic bones, nuclear fuel, tennis racquets, solid-state electronic device, engine parts, cutting tools, valves, and bearings.[Engineershandbook.com. Materials: Ceramics. 2006. /Materials/ceramics.htm (accessed July 28th, 2015).]
Advantages of Ceramics
Ceramic has many benefits that make it find use in many sectors. The advantages include high-temperature resistance, high electrical resistivity except some ceramics which are semiconductors, a wide range of thermal conductivity, high hardness, good chemical and corrosion resistance, low cost raw materials, and appealing to the eye after getting some treatments such as color...