Ceramics and Glasses

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Mind Map on Ceramics and Glasses, created by harrydbrown on 06/08/2014.
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Ceramics and Glasses
  1. Ceramics
    1. bonding either covalent or ionic
      1. whitewares
        1. table wear
          1. electrical insulators
          2. structural ceramics
            1. cement
              1. concrete
                1. bricks
                2. refractories
                  1. withstand high temperatures
                    1. furnace linings
                    2. technical ceramics
                      1. cutting tools
                        1. dies
                      2. general charcteristics
                        1. low electrical and thermal conductivity
                          1. high strength in compression and hardness
                            1. brittle
                              1. good temperature and corrosion resitant
                                1. good wear resistant
                                2. Glass
                                  1. optical properties
                                    1. formed by cooling rapidly to prevent crystals
                                    2. glass ceramics
                                      1. higher strngth
                                        1. excellent thermal shock resistance
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