2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Traditional and Modern Uses of Ceramics, Glass and Refractories
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The word “ceramic” comes from the Greek word “keramikos”, “of pottery” or “for pottery.” A ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic often crystalline oxide, nitride or carbide material made by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. During the heating and cooling non-crystalline ceramics also can be formed.