Description:

Ceramics in general are relatively brittle with a wide range of thermal and hardness characteristics.

Preparation Challenge:

Proper specimen preparation requires that grinding damage be minimized as early as possible followed by polishing with CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) polishing techniques.

Examples:

Alumina or Sapphire		ALON
Mullite		Steatite
Beryllium Oxide

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