Properties of Ceramics
Silicon dioxide, SiO2 and Mullite, Al6Si2O13
Aluminium oxide, Al2O3 and Silicon Nitride, Si3N4
- Inorganic and non-metallic materials
- Consist of both ionic and covalent bonds
- Compounds formed between metals and non-metals
- Hard, wear-resistant, brittle, non-magnetic, chemically stable
- Electrical and thermal insulators