Classification of ceramics:
1.Glasses:
Glasses
Ceramic glasses
2.Natural ceramics:
Bones
Rocks and minerals
3.Traditional ceramics:
White wares
Structural clay products
Bricks and tiles
Refractories
Abrasives
Cements
4.Advanced structural ceramics:
Bio ceramics
Automotive ceramics
Nuclear ceramics
Wear resistance ceramics
5.Functional ceramics:
Optical ceramics
Conductive ceramics
Capacitors, dielectric , piezoelectric ceramics
Electronic substrate , package ceramics
Magnetic ceramics
Oxide ceramics: aluminium oxide
Magnesium oxide
Zirconium oxide
Aluminium titanate
Silicate ceramics: porcelain
Magnesium silicate
Mullite
Carbide ceramics: boron carbide
Silicon carbide
Tungsten carbide
Silicon carbide: open porous SiC
Dense SiC
Nitride ceramics: silicon nitride
Silicon aluminium oxynitride
Aluminium nitride