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2. Manufacturing and sintering technology
2.1 What are ceramics?
The term "ceramic" does not refer to a particular chemical composition, but to an object that has been manufactured using a technology known as ceramic technology. This manufacturing process consists in shaping an object made of mineral powders, most often covalent materials, to the desired shape, then, by firing (or sintering) at high temperature, consolidating this object whose shape is retained. It enables either the characteristics inherent in the material itself to be achieved on a solid material of a given geometry, or the creation of properties that cannot be those of a homogeneous material. It also enables the production of composite objects, formed from several distinct materials
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Bibliography
Websites
GFC/SF2M (Groupe Français de la Céramique/Société Française de Métallurgie et Matériaux) https://gf-ceramique.fr/
ECERS (European Ceramics Society) http://www.ecers.org
Pôle Européen de la Céramique – ESTER Technopole
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Events
National
GFC Annual Meeting http://www.sf2m.asso.fr/congres/congres_parraines.htm see also http://www.univ-valenciennes.fr/gfc/infos.php and
Standards and norms
EIA standards, which are the norm for many components http://ec-central.org/index.cfm , in particular EIA 198, which describes the different temperature classes commonly used to qualify ceramic capacitors.
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
GFC (French Ceramics Group) http://sf2m.asso.fr/Vie_GFC/GFC_plan_site.htm
SEE (Société de l'Électricité, de l'Électronique et des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication)
Statistical and economic data
In 2009, the European market for passive ceramic components was worth around €8.1 million, representing 21% of the world market. It breaks down mainly as shown in the table
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