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Advanced Ceramics Technologies
FSI-9PKTAcad. year: 2022/2023
This course deals with the technological basics of advanced bulk polycrystalline ceramics. The emphasis is put on principles of the technologies and on advantages and limits of particular methods resulting from these principles. Modern processing methods such as additive manufacturing methods and CNC milling of ceramic blanks are also included in the technology overview .
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Basic literature
Rahaman, M.N.: Ceramic Processing. CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton 2007 (EN)
Reed, J.S.: Principles of Ceramic Processing. 2nd edition, John Wiley @ Sons, New York 1995 (EN)
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2. Ceramic powder characterization, powder packing, effects of powder characteristics on packing density, powder agglomeration.
3. Ceramic suspensions, colloidal treatment, spray drying, freeze granulation.
4. Forming methods – dry shaping, methods and principles.
5. Forming methods – wet shaping, methods and principles.
6. Forming methods – plastic shaping, methods and principles.
7. Free form fabrication, additive manufacturing, methods and principles.
8. Drying and binder removal.
9. Milling of ceramics, porous ceramics.
10. Sintering, mechanisms, effect of particle packing, pressure assisted sintering – methods and principles.