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Ceramic Materials
 
  History
  Introduction
  PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
  MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
  DEFECTS
  PROCESSING
  MATERIALS
  TOOLS
  Characterizing Structure, Defects, and Chemistry
  Furnaces
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
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 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
  Conducting Charge or Not
  Using Magnetic Fields and Storing Data
  Interacting with and Generating Light
  Responding to Temperature Changes
  Minerals and Gems
  Ceramics in Biology and Medicine
  Industry and the Environment
  Locally Redistributing Charge
 Ceramic Materials
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 Conducting Charge or Not
  Wide-Band-Gap Semiconductors
  Ceramics as Electrical Conductors
  Conduction Mechanisms in Ceramics
  Number of Conduction Electrons
  Ceramics with Metal-Like Conductivity
  Applications for High-? Ceramics
  Semiconducting Ceramics
  Examples of Extrinsic Semiconductors
  Insulating Layers in Integrated Circuits
  Substrates and Packages for Integrated Circuits
  Varistors
  Thermistors
  Ion Conduction
  Fast Ion Conductors
  Batteries
  Fuel Cells
  Ceramic Insulators
  Electron Mobility
  Effect of Temperature
  Superconductivity
  Ceramic Superconductors
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Using Magnetic Fields and Storing Data
  Motion of Domain Walls and Hysteresis Loops
  A Brief History of Magnetic Ceramics
  Data Storage and Recording
  The Basic Equations, the Words, and the Units
  The Five Classes of Magnetic Material
  Estimating the Magnetization of Ferrimagnets
  Superconducting Magnets
  Magnetic Domains and Bloch Walls
  Antiferromagnetism and Colossal Magnetoresistance
  Measuring ?
  Ferrimagnetism
  Ferromagnetism
  Paramagnetic Ceramics
  Imaging Magnetic Domains
  Magnetic Dipoles
  Hard and Soft Ferrites
  Microwave Ferrites
  Diamagnetic Ceramics
  Magnetic Nanoparticles
 Ceramic Materials
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 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Interacting with and Generating Light
  Reacting to Other Parts of the Spectrum
  Some Background for Optical Ceramics
  Electrooptic Ceramics for Optical Devices
  Refl ection from Ceramic Surfaces
  Coloring Glass and Glazes
  Ceramic Pigments and Stains
  The Refractive Index
  Color in Ceramics
  Lamp Envelopes
  Fluorescence
  The Basics of Optical Fibers
  Phosphors and Emitters
  Solid-State Lasers
  Translucent Ceramics
  Transparency
  Optical Ceramics in Nature
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Locally Redistributing Charge
  Pyroelectricity
  Background on Dielectrics
  Ferroelectricity
  Solid Solutions with BaTiO3
  Relaxor Dielectrics
  Ceramic Capacitors
  Piezoelectricity
  Ceramic Ferroelectrics for Memory Applications
  BaTiO3: The Prototypical Ferroelectric
  Lead Zirconate-Lead Titanate (PZT) Solid Solutions
  Applications for Piezoelectric Ceramics
  Piezoelectric Materials for Microelectromechanical Systems
  Other Ferroelectric Ceramics
  Applications for Pyroelectric Ceramics
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Responding to Temperature Changes
  Summary of Terms and Units
  Absorption and Heat Capacity
  Effect of Crystal Structure on a
  Measuring Thermal Conductivity
  Thermal Expansion Measurment
  Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity
  Using High Thermal Conductivity
  Vaporization
  Thermal Expansion
  Thermal Conductivity
  Melting Temperatures
  Importance of Matching as
  Applications for Low-a
  Thermal Shock
 Ceramic Materials
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 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Ceramics in Biology and Medicine
  What Are Bioceramics?
  Advantages and Disadvantages of Ceramics
  Ceramic Implants and the Structure of Bone
  Alumina and Zirconia
  Bioactive Glass-Ceramics
  Bioceramics in Composites
  Pyrolytic Carbon Heart Valves
  Bioactive Glasses
  Bioceramic Coatings
  Radiotherapy Glasses
  Hydroxyapatite
  Nanobioceramics
  Dental Ceramics
  Biomimetics
 Ceramic Materials
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 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Minerals and Gems
  Diamonds, Sapphires, Rubies, and Emeralds
  Chemical Stability (Durability)
  Identifying Minerals and Gems
  Light and Optics in Gemology
  Color in Gems and Minerals
  The Mineral and Gem Trade
  Minerals with Inclusions
  What Is a Gem?
  In the Rough
  Minerals
  Opal
  Other Gems
  Cutting and Polishing
  Treatment of Gems
  Optical Effects
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 Industry and the Environment
  Producing and Storing Hydrogen
  The Beginning of the Modern Ceramics Industry
  Growth and Globalization
  Types of Market
  Emerging Areas
  Mining
  Recycling
  Case Studies
  As Green Materials
  In the Nuclear Industry
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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 DEFECTS
  Interfaces in Polycrystals
  Surfaces, Nanoparticles, and Foams
  Phase Boundaries, Particles, and Pores
  Point Defects, Charge, and Diffusion
  Are Dislocations Unimportant?
  A Quick Review of Dislocations
  Summary of Dislocation Properties
  Observation of Dislocations
  Dislocations in Ceramics
  Structure of the Core
  Detailed Geometry
  Defects on Dislocations
  Dislocations and Diffusion
  Movement of Dislocations
  Multiplication of Dislocations
  Dislocation Interactions
  At the Surface
  Indentation, Scratching, and Cracks
  Dislocations with Different Cores
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 Surfaces, Nanoparticles, and Foams
  Computer Modeling
  Ceramic Surfaces
  Surface Energy
  Surface Structure
  Capillarity
  Introduction to Properties
  Surfaces and Nanoparticles
  Background to Surfaces
  Curved Surfaces and Pressure
  Film Growth in 2D
  Mechanisms
  Nucleation
  Wetting and Dewetting
  Characterizing Surfaces
  Epitaxy and Film Growth
  Steps
  In Situ
  Foams
 Ceramic Materials
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 DEFECTS
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 Point Defects, Charge, and Diffusion
  Diffusion and Ionic Conductivity
  Are Defects in Ceramics Different?
  What Is Special for Ceramics?
  Diffusion in Impure, or Doped, Ceramics
  Equilibrium Defect Concentrations
  Writing Equations for Point Defects
  Experimental Studies of Point Defects
  Creation of Point Defects in Ceramics
  Color Centers
  Solid Solutions
  Types of Point Defects
  Diffusion
  Association of Point Defects
  Movement of Defects
  What Type of Defects Form?
  Computing
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 DEFECTS
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 Phase Boundaries, Particles, and Pores
  The Importance
  Different Types
  Compared to Other Materials
  Nucleation and Growth of Particles
  The Structure of PBs
  Glass/Crystal Phase Boundaries
  Use of Particles
  Particles
  Pores
  Measuring Porosity
  Porous Ceramics
  Energy
  Eutectics
  Metal/Ceramic PBs
  Forming PBs by Joining
 Ceramic Materials
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 DEFECTS
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 Interfaces in Polycrystals
  What Are Grain Boundaries?
  For Ceramics
  GB Energy
  Low-Angle GBs
  High-Angle GBs
  Twin Boundaries
  General Boundaries
  GB Films
  Triple Junctions and GB Grooves
  Characterizing GBs
  GBs in Thin Films
  Space Charge and Charged Boundaries
  Modeling
  Some Properties
 Ceramic Materials
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 DEFECTS
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 MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
  Deforming: Plasticity
  Plastic Deformation
  Dislocation Glide
  Slip in Alumina
  Plastic Deformation in Single Crystals
  Plastic Deformation in Polycrystals
  Dislocation Velocity and Pinning
  Creep
  Dislocation Creep
  Diffusion-Controlled Creep
  Grain-Boundary Sliding
  Tertiary Creep and Cavitation
  Creep Deformation Maps
  Viscous Flow
  Superplasticity
  Mechanical Testing
  Fracturing: Brittleness
  The Importance of Brittleness
  Theoretical Strength: The Orowan Equation
  The Effect of Flaws: The Griffi th Equation
  The Crack Tip: The Inglis Equation
  Stress Intensity Factor
  R Curves
  Fatigue and Stress Corrosion Cracking
  Failure and Fractography
  Toughening and Ceramic Matrix Composites
  Machinable Glass-Ceramics
  Wear
  Grinding and Polishing
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 Mechanical Testing
  Elastic Constants and Other “Constants”
  Effect of Microstructure on Elastic Moduli
  Fracture Toughness from Indentation
  Three- and Four-Point Bending
  Design and Statistics
  KIc from Bend Test
  Indentation
  Nanoindentation
  Ultrasonic Testing
  SPT Diagrams
  Philosophy
  Tests
  Testing in Compression and Tension
  Test Temperature
  Test Environment
  Types of Testing
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
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 PROCESSING
  Coatings and Thick Films
  Defining Thick Film
  Tape Casting
  Dip Coating
  Spin Coating
  Spraying
  Electrophoretic Deposition
  Thick-Film Circuits
  Powders, Fibers, Platelets, and Composites
  Sols, Gels and Organic Chemistry
  Sol-Gel Processing
  Structure and Synthesis of Alkoxides
  Properties of Alkoxides
  The Sol-Gel Process Using Metal Alkoxides
  Characterization of the Sol-Gel Process
  Powders, Coatings, Fibers, Crystalline, or Glass
  Shaping and Forming
  Glass and Glass-Ceramics
  Sintering and Grain Growth
  Solid-State Phase Transformations and Reactions
  Processing Glass and Glass-Ceramics
  Raw Materials
  Geology, Minerals, and Ores
  Mineral Formation
  Beneficiation
  Weights and Measures
  Silica
  Silicates
  Oxides
  Nonoxides
  Thin Films and Vapor Deposition
  Growing Single Crystals
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 Growing Single Crystals
  Why Single Crystals?
  A Brief History of Growing Ceramic Single Crystals
  Methods for Growing Single Crystals of Ceramics
  Melt Technique
  Verneuil (Flame-Fusion)
  Arc-Image Growth
  Czochralski
  Skull Melting
  Bridgman-Stockbarger
  Heat-Exchange Method
  Applying Phase Diagrams to Single-Crystal Growth
  Solution Technique
  Hydrothermal
  Hydrothermal Growth at Low Temperature
  Flux Growth
  Growing Diamonds
  Vapor Technique
  Vapor-Liquid-Solid
  Sublimation
  Preparing Substrates for Thin-Film Applications
  Growing Nanowires and Nanotubes by apor-Liquid-Solid and Not
 Ceramic Materials
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 PROCESSING
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 Powders, Fibers, Platelets and Composites
  Making Ceramic-Matrix Composites
  Mechanical Milling
  Spray Drying
  Whiskers
  Platelets
  Sedimentation
  Fibers
  Coating Fibers
  Glass Fibers
  Oxide Fibers
  Making Fibers and Whiskers
  The Coulter Counter
  In Situ Processes
  Sieving
  Powders
  Types of Powders
  Making Powders
  Powders by Sol-Gel Processing
  Powders by Precipitation
  Chemical Routes to Nonoxide Powders
  Nanopowders by Vapor-Phase Reactions
  Characterizing Powders
  Characterizing Powders by Microscopy
  Ceramic-Matrix Composites from Powders and Slurries
  Characterizing Powders
  by Light Scattering
  by X-ray Diffraction
  Measuring Surface Area (the BET Method)
  Determining Particle Composition and Purity
  Ceramic-Matrix Composites by Infi ltration
 Ceramic Materials
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 PROCESSING
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 Solid-State Phase Transformations and Reactions
  Phase Transformations
  Without Changing Chemistry
  Changing Chemistry
  Involving Glass
  Transformations and Reactions
 >>Note: The Link
 
  Methods for Studying Kinetics
  Reactions Involving a Gas Phase
  The Spinel-Forming Reaction
  Reactions in an Electric Field
  Particle Growth and the Effect of Misfi t
  Inert Markers and Reaction Barriers
  Simplifi ed Darken Equation
  Diffusion through a Layer
 >>Note: Solid-State Reactions
 
  The Incubation Period
  Curved Interfaces
  Technology
  The Terminology
  Pottery
  Cement
  Thin-Film Reactions
  Diffusion through a Layer
 >>Note: The Link
 
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 PROCESSING
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 Sintering and Grain Growth
  The Sintering Process
  The Terminology of Sintering
  Capillary Forces and Surface Forces
  Sintering Spheres and Wires
  Grain Growth
  Sintering and Diffusion
  Liquid-Phase Sintering
  Hot Pressing
  Pinning Grain Boundaries
  More Grain Growth
  Grain Boundaries, Surfaces, and Sintering
  Exaggerated Grain Growth
  Fabricating Complex Shapes
  Pottery
  Pores and Porous Ceramics
  Sintering with Two and Three Phases
  Examples of Sintering in Action
  Computer Modelling
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 PROCESSING
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 Shaping and Forming
  The Words
  Binders and Plasticizers
  Slip and Slurry
  Pressing
  Cold Isostatic Pressing
  Hot Isostatic Pressing
  Dry Pressing
  Hot Pressing
  Slip Casting
  Extrusion
  Injection Molding
  Rapid Prototyping
  Green Machining
  Binder Burnout
  Final Machining
  Making Porous Ceramics
  Shaping
  Shaping Glass
  Shaping Pottery
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 PROCESSING
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 Glass and Glass-Ceramics
  Definitions
  History
  Viscosity, ?
  Glass: A Summary of Its Properties, or Not
  Defects in Glass
  Heterogeneous Glass
  Yttrium-Aluminum Glass
  Coloring Glass
  Glass Laser
  Precipitates in Glass
  Crystallizing Glass
  Glass as Glaze and Enamel
  Corrosion of Glass and Glaze
  Types of Ceramic Glasses
  Natural Glass
  The Physics of Glass
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 PROCESSING
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 Processing Glass and Glass-Ceramics
  The Market for Glass and Glass Products
  Processing Bulk Glasses
  Bubbles
  Flat Glass
  Float-Glass
  Glassblowing
  Coating Glass
  Safety Glass
  Foam Glass
  Sealing Glass
  Enamel
  Photochromic Glass
  Ceramming: Changing Glass to Glass-Ceramics
  Glass for Art and Sculpture
  Glass for Science and Engineering
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 PROCESSING
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 Thin Films and Vapor Deposition
  The Difference between Thin Films and Thick Films
  Acronyms, Adjectives, and Hyphens
  Requirements for Thin Ceramic Films
  Chemical Vapor Deposition
  Thermodynamics of Chemical Vapor Deposition
  Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ceramic Films for Semiconductor Devices
  Types of Chemical Vapor Deposition
  Evaporation
  Sputtering
  Molecular-Beam Epitaxy
  Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  Chemical Vapor Deposition Safety
  Ion-Beam-Assisted Deposition
  Substrates
 Ceramic Materials
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 MATERIALS
  Binary Compounds
  Bonds and Energy Bands
  Types of Interatomic Bond
  Young’s Modulus
  Ionic Bonding
  Covalent Bonding
  Metallic Bonding in Ceramics
  Mixed Bonding
  Secondary Bonding
  Electron Energy Bands in Ceramics
  Models, Crystals, and Chemistry
  Background You Need to Know
  The Atom
  Energy Levels
  Electron Waves
  Quantum Numbers
  Assigning Quantum Numbers
  Ions
  Electronegativity
  Thermodynamics
 >>Note: The Driving Force for Change
  Kinetics: The Speed of Change
  Complex Crystal and Glass Structures
  Equilibrium Phase Diagrams
 Ceramic Materials
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 Complex Crystal and Glass Structures
  Spinel
  Silica
  Olivine
  Garnets
  Monazite
  Perovskite
  Mullite
  Ring Silicates
  Clay Minerals
  Pyroxene
  ?-Aluminas and Related Materials
  Calcium Aluminate and Related Materials
  Micas and Other Layer Materials
  Fullerenes and Nanotubes
  YBa2Cu3O7 and Related High-Temperature Superconductors (HTSCs)
  Si3N4, SiAlONs, and Related Materials
  The Silicates and Structures Based on SiO4
  Zeolites and Microporous Compounds
  Zachariasen’s Rules for the Structure of Glass
  Revisiting Glass Structures
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 MATERIALS
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 Binary Compounds
  Background
  CsCl
  NaCl (MgO, TiC, PbS)
  GaAs (?-SiC)
  AlN (BeO, ZnO)
  CaF2
  FeS2
  Cu2O
  CuO
  TiO2
  Al2O3
  MoS2 and CdI2
  Polymorphs, Polytypes, and Polytypoids
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 MATERIALS
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 Models, Crystals, and Chemistry
  Terms and Definitions
  Symmetry and Crystallography
  Structure, Composition, and Temperature
  The Importance of Crystallography
  Pauling’s Rules
  Close-Packed Arrangements: Interstitial Sites
  Notation for Crystal Structures
  Lattice Points, Directions, and Planes
  Crystals, Glass, Solids, and Liquid
  Defects
  Computer Modelling
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
 C. Barry Carter, M. Grant Norton
 MATERIALS
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 Equilibrium Phase Diagrams
  What’s Special about Ceramics?
  Determining Phase Diagrams
  Phase Diagrams for Ceramists: The Books
  Gibbs Phase Rule
  One Component (C=1)
  Two Components (C=2)
  Three and More Components
  Composition with Variable Oxygen Partial Pressure
  Quaternary Diagrams and Temperature
  Congruent and Incongruent Melting
  Miscibility Gaps in Glass
 Ceramic Materials
 Science and Engineering
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 MATERIALS
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 TOOLS
  Furnaces
  The Need for High Temperatures
  Types of Furnace
  Combustion Furnaces
  Electrically Heated Furnaces
  Batch or Continuous Operation
  Indirect Heating
  Heating Elements
  Refractories
  Furniture, Tubes, and Crucibles
  Firing Process
  Heat Transfer
  Measuring Temperature
  Safety
  Characterizing Structure, Defects, and Chemistry
  Imaging
  Imaging Using Visible-Light, IR, and UV
  Imaging Using X-rays and CT Scans
  Imaging in the SEM
  Imaging in the TEM
  Characterizing Ceramics
  Scanning-Probe Microscopy
  Scattering and Diffraction Techniques
  Photon Scattering
  Raman and IR Spectroscopy
  NMR Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
  Mossbauer Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
  Diffraction in the EM
  Ion Scattering (RBS)
  X-ray Diffraction and Databases
  Neutron Scattering
  Mass Spectrometry
  Spectrometry in the EM
  Electron Spectroscopy
  Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)
  Thermal Analysis
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 HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION
  Introduction
  Definitions
  General Properties
  Types of Ceramic and their Applications
  Market
  Critical Issues for the Future
  Relationship between Microstructure, Processing Properties
  Safety
  Ceramics on the Internet
  On Units
  Some History
  Earliest Ceramics: The Stone Age
  Ceramics in Ancient Civilizations
  Clay
  Types of Pottery
  Glazes
  Development of a Ceramics Industry
  Plaster and Cement
  Brief History of Glass
  Brief History of Refractories
  Major Landmarks of the Twentieth Century
  Museums
  Societies
  Ceramic Education