Advanced Ceramics, 5 cr

Core content

• Crystal structures and point defects in ceramic materials.
• Heat conduction mechanisms and
  thermal expansion, creep thermal shock
  
• Electrical conduction, insulation and dielectric properties
• Dielectric and optical properties of ceramics
• Mechanical properties of ceramics: theoretical strength, Weibull theory, effect of flaw and porosity to strength, 3 and 4 points bending test, tensile strength, fracture toughness.
  
  Machining, finishing, and joining of ceramics. Design considerations and approaches, failure analysis
• Examples of the most common engineering ceramics (alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, silicon nitride): their different types, properties, main applications, limitations, toughening mechanisms. Ceramic composites and glasses