ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS

ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS (96h)

– PROCESSING AND CHARACTERISATION (48h)

Responsible lecturers: Prof.dr hab. eng Jerzy LIS,

Prof. dr hab. eng. Krzysztof HABERKO,

Prof. dr hab. eng. Ludoslaw STOBIERSKI

Introductory lectures: (24 hrs)

  • General characterisation of ceramics – classical and advanced ceramic materials
  • Preparation of ceramic powders and their characterisation
  • Techniques for powder processing
  • Sintering of ceramic powders with and without liquid phase, hot-pressing
  • Densification of real powders
  • Ceramics microstructure
  • Basic properties of ceramic materials: chemical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, biochemical
  • Characterisation of oxide materials
  • Carbide and nitride based materials
  • Advanced glasses and pyroceram
  • Ceramic composites
  • Bioceramic materials

Laboratories (24 hrs):

  • characterisation of ceramic powders (density, specific surface, morphology by electron microscopy)
  • preparation of green bodies ( cold isostatic pressing, moulding methods)
  • sintering of oxide and no-oxide materials
  • hot-pressing
  • testing of ceramic materials (density and porosity, ultrasonic measurements, hardness and fracture toughness, morphology by SEM).

**Prof. dr hab. Jerzy LIS University of Mining and Metallurgy AGH, Cracow, Poland, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, 111 publications, 78 presentations on conferences (62 international), 10 patents, main scientific and research activities on materials science, ceramics and chemical technology, especially: studies of sintering of ceramic powders (carbides, nitrides, oxides, composites), basic studies on sintering mechanisms studies of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis SHS of non-oxide compound, processing of ceramic powders, elaboration and properties of advanced materials (ceramics, metals, intermetallics, composites), Deputy Dean of Faculty, member of: the International Society of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis, , Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of SHS, Combustion Board of the Thermodynamic Committee of the Polish Academy of Science.