A ceramic is 

a material that is neither metallic nor organic. It

may be crystalline, glassy or both crystalline and glassy.
Ceramics are typically hard and chemically non-reactive and can
be formed or densified with heat.

General properties such as high melting temperature, high

hardness, poor conductivity, high moduli of elasticity, chemical
resistance and low ductility are the norm, with known
exceptions to each of these rules (piezoelectric ceramics, glass
transition temperature, superconductive ceramics).

A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and

corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an
inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high
temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and
brick.

Modern technical ceramics offer amazing material properties

and features when compared to conventional steels, plastics, or
other non-ferrous materials. Ceramics typically offer very high
hardness, wear resistance, compression strength, and electrical
resistance – as well as minimal susceptibility to acids or
caustics.

1. What are the classification of ceramics?

There are mainly two types of ceramics classified as traditional
and advanced ceramics. Objects made of clay and cement that
have been hardened by high-temperature heating are examples
of traditional ceramics.

The ceramics can also be classified by their uses. The whiteware

bricks are clay product and bricks for high temperatures are
refractories, and sandpapers and materials for cutting and
polishing are abrasive ceramics. And ceramics also included the
cement, glasses, structural ceramics, and advanced ceramics.