amorphous alumina
11Ceramic engineering — Simulation of the outside of the Space Shuttle as it heats up to over 1,500 °C (2,730 °F) during re entry into the Earth s atmosphere Ceramic engineering is the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non metallic… …
12Boron nitride — IUPAC name Boron nitride Identifiers …
13Transparent aluminum — (or aluminium) is a fictional substance from the Star Trek science fiction franchise. It was first mentioned in the 1986 feature film , in which it was described as a material that could be used to construct a waterproof enclosure for… …
14cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 2. any of various… …
15Ceramic — A Ming Dynasty porcelain vase dating 1403 1424 …
16Kaolinite — Kaolin General Category Silicate mineral Chemical formula Al2Si2O5(OH)4 …
17Reinforced concrete — is concrete in which reinforcement bars ( rebars ), reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867.[1] The term… …
18Aluminium hydroxide — Chembox new Name = Aluminium hydroxide ImageFile = Gibbsite crystal 3D balls.png ImageFile2 = Hydroxid hlinitý.png IUPACName = Aluminium(III) hydroxide OtherNames = Aluminium hydroxide, Hydrated alumina Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo =… …
19Fly ash — Photomicrograph made with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): Fly ash particles at 2,000x magnification Fly ash is one of the residues generated in combustion, and comprises the fine particles that rise with the flue gases. Ash which does not… …
20glass — glassless, adj. glasslike, adj. /glas, glahs/, n. 1. a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the… …
