i have to write an article about a space shuttle and the ceramic properties of themwell that's one of the questions that i have to answer.a couple of the others arehow could the ceramic tiles be improved (which i don't get)? andother uses of the ceramic tiles on earth.if anyone has any answers.THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!! THANK YOU!!!
You might want to just Google the word 'ceramics' to your heart's content Here's an interesting tidbit: .In the early 1980s, Toyota researched production of an adiabatic ceramic engine which can run at a temperature of over 6000 °F (3300 °C)Ceramic engines do not require a cooling system .What most people aren't aware of is how diverse ceramic materials really areThey can be used for almost anythingCeramics are currently used for computers, tools, dental replacements, engine parts and tiles on space shuttles Because of the remarkable electric, mechanic, thermal, optical and magnetic abilities, ceramic materials have numerous uses
The questioner probably means aluminium nitride, AlN, which has substantial covalent character due to massive polarisation of the large nitride ions by the small and highly charged Al3+ ions.
You have the advantage hereAs far as I know, the compound is ionic with one Al^+3 ion and three NO3^-1 ionsThere have to be 3 negative ions to balance the charge of +3 on the aluminum ion to make a neutral formula unit
