Academic Catalog

CHE448 CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY

Course Code: 5630448
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. IÞIK ÖNAL
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Raw materials, structure and properties of clays, feldspars, and silicate minerals. Forming and firing of ceramics, vitrification. Rate process theory and use of phase equilibrium diagrams. Whitewares, refractories, enamels, and glazes. Glass and glass forming. Special ceramics.