5. Conclusion
Today, ceramics are innovative materials in many high-tech sectors. They are at the origin of a multitude of applications for housing, transport, energy, telecommunications, the environment and health, which have long been part of our daily lives. Their specific physical, thermal and mechanical properties provide solutions and open up new perspectives in many fields:
housing, with four major product families: sanitaryware, floor and wall tiles, tableware and building materials;
industry, where they are sought after for energy generation and conservation (catalytic hydrogen synthesis, fuel cells, turbine components, fuels and absorbents for nuclear power plants), automotive (anti-wear coatings), refractories for production units in the glass and steel industries... ;
environmental...
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Bibliography
Software tools
Phase Equilibria Diagrams – The American Ceramic Society http://ceramics.org/publications-and-resources/phase-equilibria-diagrams
Properties of glass and enamels, Statistical Calculation and Development of Glass Properties
Websites
Confederation of Ceramic Industries of France
Société de l'industrie minérale http://www.ceramique.org; www.lasim.org/
European ceramics cluster http://www.cerameurop.com
French Ceramics Group...
Events
European Ceramic Society; Annual Conference ECERS http://www.ecers.org/
CERAMITEC Technologies Innovations Materials, München http://www.ceramitec.de
Standards and norms
- Résistance au choc thermique - NF EN 1183 -
- Détermination de la translucidité des objets en porcelaine - NF EN 1184 -
- Identification (Détermination de l'absorption d'eau) - NF EN 1217 -
- Résistance au lave-vaisselle des articles domestiques - NF EN 12875-1 -
- Méthode d'essai de la résistance au tressaillage - XP ENV 13258 -
- Norme sur la résistance au choc mécanique des articles...
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
International Suppliers Directory, ICV Ceramics, no. 1043, Nov-Dec 2012.
Ceramic Industry Suppliers Guide. Interceram http://www.interceram-review.info
CFI Ceramic Forum International, n° 5/2013, Ceramic Suppliers
Statistical and economic data
Sources: Cerame-Unie http://www.cerameunie.eu; and Eurostat
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