Ceramics, Polymers, Metals, and Composites

1. Ceramics
   1. Structure and Properties
      1. Ceramic Crystal Structures
         1. AX Structures
            1. Rock Salt Structure
            2. Cesium Chloride Structure
            3. Zinc Blende Structure
            4. Wurtzite Structure
         2. AX2 Structures
            1. Fluorite Structure
            2. Rutile Structure
         3. AmXp Structures
            1. Spinel Structure
            2. Perovskite Structure
      2. Silicate Ceramics
         1. Silica Structures
            1. Quartz
            2. Cristobalite
            3. Tridymite
         2. Silicate Structures
            1. Chain Silicates
            2. Sheet Silicates
            3. Framework Silicates
      3. Carbon Structures
         1. Diamond
            1. Crystal Structure
         2. Graphite
            1. Layered Structure
         3. Carbon Nanotubes
         4. Graphene
      4. Imperfections in Ceramics
         1. Point Defects
            1. Schottky Defects
            2. Frenkel Defects
         2. Nonstoichiometry
            1. Oxygen Vacancies
            2. Interstitial Defects
      5. Mechanical Properties
         1. Brittleness
            1. Crack Propagation
            2. Stress Concentration
         2. Compressive Strength
            1. High Values
            2. Testing Methods
         3. Fracture Toughness
            1. Low Values
            2. Measurement Techniques
         4. Hardness
            1. High Hardness Values
            2. Wear Resistance
   2. Applications and Processing
      1. Traditional Ceramics
         1. Clay Products
            1. Structural Clay
            2. Whitewares
            3. Refractories
         2. Cement and Concrete
            1. Portland Cement
            2. Concrete Properties
      2. Advanced Ceramics
         1. Oxide Ceramics
            1. Alumina
            2. Zirconia
            3. Magnesia
         2. Carbide Ceramics
            1. Silicon Carbide
            2. Tungsten Carbide
            3. Titanium Carbide
         3. Nitride Ceramics
            1. Silicon Nitride
            2. Aluminum Nitride
            3. Boron Nitride
      3. Glasses
         1. Silicate Glasses
            1. Soda-Lime Glass
            2. Borosilicate Glass
         2. Glass Structure
            1. Network Formers
            2. Network Modifiers
            3. Intermediate Oxides
         3. Glass Properties
            1. Transparency
            2. Chemical Durability
            3. Thermal Properties
      4. Glass-Ceramics
         1. Controlled Crystallization
         2. Nucleation and Growth
         3. Properties and Applications
      5. Ceramic Processing
         1. Powder Preparation
            1. Raw Material Processing
            2. Milling and Mixing
            3. Spray Drying
         2. Forming Methods
            1. Dry Pressing
            2. Isostatic Pressing
            3. Slip Casting
            4. Extrusion
         3. Sintering
            1. Solid-State Sintering
            2. Liquid Phase Sintering
            3. Hot Pressing
            4. Hot Isostatic Pressing
         4. Glass Processing
            1. Melting
            2. Forming
            3. Annealing
            4. Tempering