Syllabus: Ceramics and Glasses 3rd year

Dr. Saad B. H. Farid

Material Ref. no. Chp.secPart 1: The Crystalline State1 Introduction to Ceramics 1: 1.1, 1.22 Elementary Crystallography-1 1: 1.33 Elementary Crystallography-2 1: 1.34 Ceramic Microstructures 1: 1.45 Traditional vs. advanced Ceramics 1: 1.56 General Characteristics of Ceramics 1: 1.67 Applications 1: 1.7, 1.8Part 2: Silicates, Alumina and Zirconia8 Clays and Kaolinite 2: 4.39 Feldspars and Silica 2: 4.310 Product Classification, Terra cotta 2: 4.511 Earthenwares 2: 4.512 Stonewares 2: 4.513 Porcelains, Vitreous china 2: 4.514 Alumina Ceramics 2: 6.1- 6.515 Mullite, Magnesia, and Spinel 2: 6.6 - 6.716 Zirconia, Other oxides 2: 6.8 – 6.9Part 3: Sintering and Microstructure 17 Sintering and microstructure 2: 3.118 Thermodynamics and kinetics 2: 3.219 Interface effects 2: 3.320 Matter transport 2: 3.421 Solid phase sintering 2: 3.522 Sintering with liquid phase 2: 3.623 Sintering additives, Pressure sintering

and hot isostatic pressing2: 3.7

3.8Part 4: Glass and Glass ceramics24 Definition and Viscosity 3: 21.1, 21.325 Raw Materials 3: 26.226 Glass Properties 3: 21.4, 21.5, 21.1627 General Types of Glasses 3: 21.1428 Special Types of Glasses 3: 21.6 - 21.1129 Glass as Glaze and Enamel 3: 21.12, 21.1330 Bioactive Glasses and Glass-Ceramics 3: 35.6 - 35.7

References:1: Fundamentals of Ceramics, Michel W. Barsoum2: Ceramic Materials Processes, Properties and Applications, Philippe Boch and Jean-Claude Niepce3: Ceramic Materials - Science and Engineering, Carter C. Barry, Norton M. Grant