METE434 PRINCIPLES OF CERAMIC PROCESSING
Course Content
Characterization of ceramic powders; size. surface area. density and porosimetry. Particle size and distribution. particle statistics. Particle packing. Methods of ceramic powder synthesis. Surface chemistry and rheology. Powder forming techniques; additives. pressing. slip casting. extrusion. injection molding. Densification of powder compacts; theory and practice of sintering processes. solid state sintering. liquid phase sintering. pressure sintering.