Subject description

Description of complex ceramic structures, including atomic and microstructural features of glass and crystalline ceramics, study of relationships between structures and physical and mechanical properties, methods for testing ceramics, industrial processing methods for ceramics, refractories, engineering ceramics, degradation of ceramics. A major process design project, in which students attempt to … For more content click the Read More button below.

Enrolment rules

Pre-Requisite

Equivalence

MATL906 - Ceramic Materials

Tutorial enrolment

Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS

Delivery

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Teaching staff

Subject coordinators
Lecturers

Engagement hours

Contact Hours:2 x 2 hr lecture/tutorial

Assessment details

In Class Quizzes
Essay
Practical Report
Final Exam

Textbook information

Ceramic Materials Science and Engineering, C. B. Carter and M. G. Norton, Springer, 2007.

Contact details

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