Ceramics
Ceramics are oxidic and silicate materials with structures consisting of crystals or composites of crystalline and vitreous components. They are non-metallic, polycrystalline and inorganic.
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Typical materials
- Oxide ceramics such as magnesium oxide, aluminium oxide and titanium oxide
- Non-oxide ceramics such as carbides, borides and nitrides