To understand the possibilities and limits of ceramic materials and their characterization. To understand the probabilistic approach to design.

Knowledge of basic physics, chemistry and materials science.

Kroeger-Vink notation. Quasi-chemical approach to defects population in ceramics. Kroeger-Vink diagrams. Defects energies. Mixing energy and entropy.
Most inportant raw materials for traditional ceramics (clays and feldspars; Physical, chemical and mechanical properties of alumina, zirconia, silicon nitride, silicon carbide and diamond (diamond-like coatins). Industrial preparations, separation and characterization of powders.
Forming of ceramics: uniaxial and isostatic pressing; cold and hot pressing: slip casting, tape casting. Typical composition of slurries for casting.
Preparation of films and coatings: plasma spary, PVD and CVD.
Transport mechanism in solid pahse. Einstein equation on mobility. Sintering stages and modeling of the I stage of sintering. Pore and grain boundaries mobility. Liquid phase sintering. Secondary, abnormal grain growth.
Functional ceramics; perovskitic structure. Ferroelectricity, piezo-electricity and piro-electricity. Ceramics for optical devices: PLZT. Kerr and Pockel effects.
Characterization of mechanical properties: Modulus of rupture in bending; fracture toughness determined by indentations and by indentation strength in bending (ISB).
Empirical, deterministic and probabilistic design. Weibull distribution. Determination of the Weibull modulus from a set of MOR data. Mixed approaches to design: Weibull modulus and Fnite Element Analysis.

1)Introduction to ceramics. Kingery et al. Wiley
2) Modern ceramic engineering. Richerson, CRC.
3) Ceramic Materials, Norton and Carter, Springer

Kroeger-Vink notation. Quasi-chemical approach to defects population in ceramics. Kroeger-Vink diagrams. Defects energies. Mixing energy and entropy.
Most inportant raw materials for traditional ceramics (clays and feldspars; Physical, chemical and mechanical properties of alumina, zirconia, silicon nitride, silicon carbide and diamond (diamond-like coatins). Industrial preparations, separation and characterization of powders.
Forming of ceramics: uniaxial and isostatic pressing; cold and hot pressing: slip casting, tape casting. Typical composition of slurries for casting.
Preparation of films and coatings: plasma spary, PVD and CVD.
Transport mechanism in solid pahse. Einstein equation on mobility. Sintering stages and modeling of the I stage of sintering. Pore and grain boundaries mobility. Liquid phase sintering. Secondary, abnormal grain growth.
Functional ceramics; perovskitic structure. Ferroelectricity, piezo-electricity and piro-electricity. Ceramics for optical devices: PLZT. Kerr and Pockel effects.
Characterization of mechanical properties: Modulus of rupture in bending; fracture toughness determined by indentations and by indentation strength in bending (ISB).
Empirical, deterministic and probabilistic design. Weibull distribution. Determination of the Weibull modulus from a set of MOR data. Mixed approaches to design: Weibull modulus and Fnite Element Analysis.

Class lectures, 2 laboratories (spectroscopy and determination of the Weibull modulus).

Grading criteria (expressed out of a maximum of 30/30)

-Excellent (30 - 30 cum laude.

-Very good (27-29)

-Good (24-26)

-Fair (21-23)

-Sufficient (18-20).

-Failed (<18).

the student can choose between 2 exam formats:
-) oral exam concerning the whole course content;
-) presentation of a term paper, stuctured as a scientific publication, concening any topic of interest of the student, within the field of ceramics.

Changes may be introduced due to the COVID-19 emergency.

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