Underlying many of the properties found in ceramics are the strong primary bonds that hold the atoms together and form the ceramic material. These chemical bonds are of two t… See more

Crystal structure is also responsible for many of the properties of ceramics. In Figures 2A … See more

Ordinarily, ceramics are poor conductors of electricity and therefore make excellent insulators. Nonconductivity arises from the lack of “free” electrons such as those found in metals. I… See more

Unlike most metals, nearly all ceramics are brittle at room temperature; i.e., when subjected to tension, they fail suddenly, with little or no plastic deformation prior to fracture. M… See more