Ceramics advantages/drawbacks

The main advantages associated with this method are the use of low temperatures, the possibility of obtaining phases and complex ceramics with high purity and the ability to obtain nanosized powders, while the main drawbacks are the high cost of some reactants, the formation of agglomerated powders and low efficiency of synthesis cycles. 

There are some advantages as well as drawbacks of the ceramic materials. Particular material choice is governed by the application requirements. Main advantages of the piezoelectric ceramics ate ... 

Advantages and drawbacks are inherent to the process itself. The requested characteristics of fine ceramic powders used for electrode fabrication of anode and cathode are less strict than those of electrolyte. The hydrothermal method and glycine-nitrate combustion process (GNP) are essentially employed to prepare the nano-scale ceramic powders at INER . The solid state reaction method may be used for preparation of the mixed ceramic powders without the restrict limitations of the characteristics of particle size and surface area. 

Tiles and slabs incorporating ceramic fibres offer the advantage of reduced thickness in conjunction with equally good heat-insulating capacity, but they suffer from the drawback of limited strength, so that they can suitably be installed only in relatively small kilns (up to about 3.6 m diameter) and in the static parts of... 

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