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A ceramic is a material made from clay or other minerals that are hardened by heat, commonly used to make everyday items like dishes and mugs. Ceramics matter because they are durable, heat-resistant, and have been essential to human civilization for thousands of years for storing food, cooking, and everyday use.
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- Materials
- History
- Archaeology
- Properties
- Mechanical properties
- Toughening mechanisms
- Ice-templating for enhanced mechanical properties
- Electrical properties
- Semiconductors
- Superconductivity
- Ferroelectricity and supersets
- Positive thermal coefficient
- Optical properties
- Products
- By usage
- Ceramics made with clay
- Classification
- Applications
- See also
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thumb|A ceramic mug
A ceramic (rarely keramic) is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick.