Ceramic Sanitary Ware Market Trends & Forecasts by Product & Technology (2011 – 2016)

An inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling is Ceramic.
They have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, amorphous (e.g., a glass).

Types Of Ceramics :
                                 Crystalline ceramics- Crystalline material are not responsive to a great range of processing.They are made in the desired shape, by reaction in situ, or by forming powders into the desired shape, and then sintering to form a solid body.
                                           
 Forming Techniques-

•   Shaping by hand.
•   Slip casting.
•   Tape casting.
•   Injection molding.
•   Dry pressing.

                                   Noncrystalline ceramics-Tends to be formed from melts, as being glass. The glass is shaped when either fully molten, by casting, or when in a state of toffee-like viscosity, by methods such as blowing into a mold.

Properties Of Ceramics-

• Chemically stable.
• Prone to thermal shock.
• Oxidation resistant.
• Nonmagnetic.
• Electrical insulators.
• Thermal insulators.
• Refractory.
• Brittle,hard and wear-resistant.

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Applications Of Ceramics-

•  The blade of a ceramic knife stays sharp for much longer time.
•  Brake disks for vehicles made from ceramics are resistant to abrasion at high temperatures.
•  Composite ceramic and metal matrices used in modern armoured fighting vehicles because  they offer superior penetrating resistance against shaped charges (such as heat rounds) and kinetic energy penetrators.
• Alumina and boron carbide(ceramics) have been used in ballistic armored vests to repel large-caliber rifle fire.

Ceramic Sanitary Ware Market Trends & Forecast-
The global ceramic sanitary ware production market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.29% from 2011 to 2016 to reach $33 billion by 2016.

Global Ceramic Sanitary Ware Annual Production, by Region, 2011
 
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