Ceramics and Glasses

Which category of material are good electrical and heat conductors, and are shiny?

• polymer

• metal

• ceramic

• glass

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This type of material is very strong, but when it breaks is fractures without bending?

• ceramic

• polymer

• metal

• composite

Which category of materials is hard, very brittle, and has no flexibility?

• ceramic/glass

• polymer

• metal

• composite

The process of heating ceramics to a very high temperature is called 

• cooking
• blasting
• baking
• firing

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Select all of the types of chemical bonds which occur in ceramics.

• Investment

• James

• covalent

• ionic

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Which set of properties are commonly associated with ceramic materials.

• Good toughness, good conductivity and light weight.

• High levels of hardness, good conductivity and light weight.

• Nice colours

• High levels of hardness, high levels of heat resistance and quite brittle.

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Which of the following is not a ceramic material?

• aluminum oxide

• Silicon nitride

• polycarbonate

• Silicon carbide

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A common micro structure found in ceramic materials is a

• Crystalline structure

• Grain structure

• Chain structure

• pretty pattern

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Which of the following products would you NOT want to make out of a ceramic material, since ceramic materials tend to be brittle (break into pieces when impacted with a large enough force).

• coffee mug

• spark plug

• bathroom sink

• car wheel

Answer explanation

A car wheel that suddenly fractured into pieces could result in a severe accident.

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Ceramic ball bearings are not less expensive than metal ones, so when would someone choose to use a ceramic ball bearing?

• When costs need to be as low as possible

• When the ball bearing will encounter frequent sudden impacts

• When the ball bearing needs to be able to conduct electricity

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