Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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ISBN: 9780133128741
Author: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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What is a ceramic?

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What is a ceramic?

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Ceramic is the solid substance consisting of the inorganic metal, metalloid atom & nonmetal compound mostly held in ionic & covalent bonds.  Some of the examples include porcelain, earthenware, and brick. The word ceramics (comes from Greek keramos, which means “potter’s clay,”& keramikos, which means “clay products”) refers to the material as well as the ceramic product. Owning to the huge number of combination of element that are possible, a broad variety of ceramic is available for wide range of industrial & consumer application.

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