Advanced Structural Ceramics

——From Research to Applications——

Abstract

History of structural ceramics study has been examined specifically proceeded in NGK. At the early time of the age, structural ceramics had been selected to aim the potential candidate material for the variety of heat engine to achieve the better fuel efficiency. Many kinds of the sciences and technologies had been integrated to complete the material to commercial products. Later on the results of the heat engine components had been successfully transferred to semiconductor process equipment components and diesel particulate filter. In order to achieve the material properties goal, microstructure control philosophy had been kept as the principal how to optimize the character of the material to satisfy the necessary real world properties.