This course provides a comprehensive introduction to ceramic materials, covering chemical bonding, crystal structures, crystal defects, phases, and phase diagrams. Students learn about powder preparation, shaping, and sintering (solid- and liquid-phase), as well as microstructure development and grain growth. The course explores mechanical, electrical, and other functional properties, linking structure and processing to performance. Lectures are complemented by exercises to apply theory to practical problems and design considerations.

• Callister William D., Rethwisch David G., Scheffler Michael: Materialwissenschaften und Werkstofftechnik, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2013.
  Online verfügbar: http://textbooks.wiley-vch.de/book/callister0072/ *
• Salmang H., Scholze H., Telle R.: Keramik, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
  Online verfügbar: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-540-49469-0 *
• Kollenberg Wolfgang: Technische Keramik, Vulkan-Verlag, Essen, 2004.
  Online-Katalog: Link zur Bibliothek
• Richerson David W.: Modern ceramic engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2018.
  Verfügbar im Netz des KIT: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1802218 *

* Zugang möglich im Netz des KIT.