Describe a different process of degradation associated with each of polymers and ceramicsthank youx
Plastics are, relative to ceramics, wimpy. There are a huge range of plastics and some are better than others but, in general, plastics can be degraded by heat, moisture, radiation, sun light, acids, bases, air, oxygen, ozone, solvents, mechanical wear, fatigue, creep, and age. There are also a huge range of ceramics and it depends on what they are and how they are made but, in general, ceramics are much more stable chemically. A ceramic like Al2O3 (saphire) is chemically inert to most everything, only a few things (diamond and a couple others) are harder than saphire, and it has a very high melting point.
