1. Ceramic materials – definition of the field, definition of terms, division of ceramic materials, differences between ceramic and metal materials.
2. Atomic structure, bonds between atoms used in ceramic materials, basics of crystallography, crystalline and non-crystalline materials.
3. Chemical and phase composition of ceramic materials, homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.
4. Equilibrium phase diagrams in ceramics, Gibbs law of phases, one-component, two-component and three-component phase diagrams, basic phase diagrams in ceramics.
5. Characterization of the chemical composition and structure of ceramic materials - optical spectral methods, methods using X-ray radiation.
6. Characterization of the chemical composition and structure of ceramic materials - infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, electron microscopy.
7. Characterization of ceramic materials - methods of thermal analysis (TG, DTA, DSC), calorimetry.
8. Raw materials for the preparation of ceramic materials - basic division, treatment, methods of determining granulometry and surface area, plasticity of materials.
9. Procedures for the preparation of ceramic materials - preparation of raw materials, shaping, drying and firing, additional operations, phase transformations during firing, types of bonds in ceramic materials.
10. Useful properties of ceramic materials and determination methods - density criteria, mechanical properties, thermal properties of ceramic materials.
11. Overview of ceramic materials used in energy equipment - refractory ceramic materials, inorganic binders, special ceramic materials, shaped and non-shaped ceramic materials.
12. Stability of ceramic materials, their corrosion resistance, measures increasing the service life of ceramic materials in operating conditions.
2. Atomic structure, bonds between atoms used in ceramic materials, basics of crystallography, crystalline and non-crystalline materials.
3. Chemical and phase composition of ceramic materials, homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.
4. Equilibrium phase diagrams in ceramics, Gibbs law of phases, one-component, two-component and three-component phase diagrams, basic phase diagrams in ceramics.
5. Characterization of the chemical composition and structure of ceramic materials - optical spectral methods, methods using X-ray radiation.
6. Characterization of the chemical composition and structure of ceramic materials - infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, electron microscopy.
7. Characterization of ceramic materials - methods of thermal analysis (TG, DTA, DSC), calorimetry.
8. Raw materials for the preparation of ceramic materials - basic division, treatment, methods of determining granulometry and surface area, plasticity of materials.
9. Procedures for the preparation of ceramic materials - preparation of raw materials, shaping, drying and firing, additional operations, phase transformations during firing, types of bonds in ceramic materials.
10. Useful properties of ceramic materials and determination methods - density criteria, mechanical properties, thermal properties of ceramic materials.
11. Overview of ceramic materials used in energy equipment - refractory ceramic materials, inorganic binders, special ceramic materials, shaped and non-shaped ceramic materials.
12. Stability of ceramic materials, their corrosion resistance, measures increasing the service life of ceramic materials in operating conditions.