# Ceramic engineering
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** phase diagram
- **Microsimmability score:** 60/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Firing temperature - 800 to 1800 K`
- `Hold time - 0 to 240 min`
- `Composition`
### What animates
A microstructure of grains densifies and grows on the canvas as firing temperature and hold time change, tracking porosity down a sintering curve.
### Learning objective
Relate ceramic densification and grain growth to firing temperature and time.
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library
*Ceramic engineering — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Engineering room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stsheat.jpg).*
*Animated: Ceramic engineering — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Engineering room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ball_mill.gif).*
> Ceramic engineering is the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non-metallic materials. This is done either by the action of heat, or at lower temperatures using precipitation reactions from high-purity chemical solutions. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_engineering))
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## Media (PD/CC)
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Process Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_engineering)
> Relation: subfield of process engineering.
## Concept summary
Ceramic engineering processes inorganic non-metallic materials through forming and high-temperature firing to control [[Structure|structure]] and properties.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to process engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Ceramic engineering
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render phase diagram; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_engineering) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Ceramic_engineering)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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