Ceramic materials

Ceramic materials are generally composed of at least two

elements: one (or more) a metallic element and one nonmetallic.
metallic
Ex:1. Metal oxides (Al2O3, FeO, etc.)
Ex:2. Compounds of carbides and nitrides
GLASS
The name " glass " is most often applied to silicate based materials
that are non-crystalline solids,

Polymers.
Plastics," so-called because many of them are
deformable, are composed of polymers plus additives.
They include a variety of films, coatings, fibers, adhesives,
and foams.
Examples: polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Polystyrene (foams used in coffee cups & packaging).
Polyacrylonitrile (used in textile fibers).
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, or Plexiglas, used in
windows)
Teflon

Composite materials

Particulate composite
materials contain a large
number of randomly
oriented particles. Ex:
ceramic particles
dispersed in a metallic
matrix.

Fiber-reinforced
composites are composed
of strong and stiff brittle
fibers which are
incorporated into a softer,
more ductile matrix.

Laminar composites
are:
Composed of layers of
different materials,
called laminates

BIOMATERIALS
A biomaterial is any material, natural or
man-made, that comprises whole or part
of a living structure or biomedical device
which performs, augments, or replaces a
natural function.

SEMICONDUCTORS
A relatively small group of elements and
compounds has an important electrical
property, semi-conduction , in which they
are neither good electrical conductors nor
good electrical insulators. Instead, their
ability to conduct electricity is intermediate