1. The characteristic and range of branch, definition and dividing of ceramics materials – whiteware, porcelain, refractories, advanced ceramics.
2. The structure of ceramic body, porosity, presence of crystalline and glass phase, equilibrium phase diagrams in ceramics systems.
3. The basic raw materials in ceramic technology, their behaviour under the influence of high temperature: oxides, carbonate, feldspar.
4. The clay raw materials for production ceramics materials. Dividing and plasticity of clay. Clay behaviour under the influence of high temperature. Equilibrium phase diagrams SiO2 - Al2O3, the mullitization process of clay.
5. Grain size distribution, adjustment of grain size distribution of raw materials. Particle size role for porosity, mechanical and temperature properties of ceramics materials.
6. The basic methods of shaping ceramics products. Prepare of raw materials for shaping. Plastic forming, pressing of powder systems, isostatic pressing, extrusion.
7. Casting of slurry and methods of their stabilization. Methods of shaping in hot condition. Mechanical adjustment of shape and surface of ceramics products.
8. Drying of ceramic materials. Safety and non-safety area of drying process. Bigot curve, temperature and time programme of drying. Utilization of waste energy in drying process.
9. Sintering of ceramic products, reactions in sintering process, change of structure and phase composition of ceramics materials, sintering with and absence of melt phase.
10. The clay ceramic materials, common characteristic of production. Porcelain, earthenware – raw materials, technology of production, properties of products.
11. Main types of refractories ceramic materials, dividing according to chemical and phase composition. Refractories materials in SiO2– Al2O3 system (production, properties and application). Thermal insulation ceramic materials.
12. Basic refractories materials, unshaped refractories products (production, properties and application)
13. General knowledge a principles of application of refractories ceramic materials in device for production of steel
14. Properties of refractories ceramic materials, heat-resistance, thermal shock resistance, determination of refractoriness under load)
2. The structure of ceramic body, porosity, presence of crystalline and glass phase, equilibrium phase diagrams in ceramics systems.
3. The basic raw materials in ceramic technology, their behaviour under the influence of high temperature: oxides, carbonate, feldspar.
4. The clay raw materials for production ceramics materials. Dividing and plasticity of clay. Clay behaviour under the influence of high temperature. Equilibrium phase diagrams SiO2 - Al2O3, the mullitization process of clay.
5. Grain size distribution, adjustment of grain size distribution of raw materials. Particle size role for porosity, mechanical and temperature properties of ceramics materials.
6. The basic methods of shaping ceramics products. Prepare of raw materials for shaping. Plastic forming, pressing of powder systems, isostatic pressing, extrusion.
7. Casting of slurry and methods of their stabilization. Methods of shaping in hot condition. Mechanical adjustment of shape and surface of ceramics products.
8. Drying of ceramic materials. Safety and non-safety area of drying process. Bigot curve, temperature and time programme of drying. Utilization of waste energy in drying process.
9. Sintering of ceramic products, reactions in sintering process, change of structure and phase composition of ceramics materials, sintering with and absence of melt phase.
10. The clay ceramic materials, common characteristic of production. Porcelain, earthenware – raw materials, technology of production, properties of products.
11. Main types of refractories ceramic materials, dividing according to chemical and phase composition. Refractories materials in SiO2– Al2O3 system (production, properties and application). Thermal insulation ceramic materials.
12. Basic refractories materials, unshaped refractories products (production, properties and application)
13. General knowledge a principles of application of refractories ceramic materials in device for production of steel
14. Properties of refractories ceramic materials, heat-resistance, thermal shock resistance, determination of refractoriness under load)