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Prof. Dr. Adel Mohamed Amer Mohamed

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Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez 43518, Egypt
Interests: piezoelectric and superhydrophobic smart coating; advanced composite; characterization; mechnical properties; durability; nondestructive testing

Prof. Dr. Essam Ahmed

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Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, 43518 Suez, Egypt
Interests: ceramic materials; composite materials; materials characterization; nanomaterials

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Dear Colleagues,

Ceramic materials made from ultrafine particles are referred to as "smart ceramics." Researchers and scientists have been drawn to them because of their ability to change the length scale in the nanoscale, resulting in improved and uncommon material properties.

This Special Issue focuses on the broad topic of “Smart Ceramic Materials” and includes novel research on bioceramics, bioactive ceramics, piezoceramics, superhydrophobic ceramics, multifunctional nanoceramics and their composites, transparent ceramics, and glass nanoceramics. It also discusses recent and anticipated challenges in advanced techniques for the synthesis and characterization of smart ceramics and their composites.

I cordially invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, whose topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Recent trends in the development and application of smart ceramic materials;
Intelligent synthesis of smart ceramic materials;
Synthesis and characterization of nanostructure ceramics;
Mechanical properties of smart ceramic materials;
Smart piezo-ceramic composites for multifunctional applications;
Smart superhydrophobic ceramic composites for multifunctional applications;
Biosmart ceramic composites for medical applications.

Prof. Dr. Adel Mohamed Amer Mohamed
Prof. Dr. Essam Ahmed
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Keywords

smart ceramic composite
glass nanoceramics
smart superhydrophobic ceramics
smart piezo-ceramics
biosmart ceramics
bioactive nanoceramics

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Open AccessArticle

Thermal Mechanical Property Enhancement with Silicon Carbide Ceramic Filled Composites for Industrial Applications

by Kalinga Hapuhinna, Rajitha D. Gunaratne and Jagath Pitawala

Ceramics 2022, 5(4), 721-730; https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics5040052 - 13 Oct 2022

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Abstract

Epoxy composites with glass fiber reinforcement can be found in the automotive and aerospace industries. In this study, the properties of the epoxy matrix were enhanced by processing composites filled with ceramic particles of silicon carbide (SiC). At first, SiC-filled E-glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites/sandwich structures were processed using the hand layup technique. Next, processed composites were characterized using a tensile tester and an Izod impact tester to determine the best mixing ratio of ceramic-embedded epoxy composites. The highest mechanical properties were obtained according to ASTM D638 and D256 standards. Next, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), analysis of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were carried out respectively to find out the presence of functional groups, surface morphology, crystallographic structure, glass transition temperature (Tg) and thermal/material stability of processed composites. In the end, the study elaborates that the mechanical properties of epoxy matrix composites were improved by the addition of SiC ceramic fillers, and among processed composites, 10% SiCE composite carried the highest properties, including the Tg value of 62.8 °C, 69.87 MPa for tensile strength and 57.12 kJ m⁻¹ for impact strength. Full article

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