Objectives

After studying this section, you should be capable to:

• known properties that are essential to be present in a material for high temperature applications,
• identify basic structure of materials used at high temperature,
• understand materials with refractoriness,
• understand elemental materials having high melting point,
• identify abrasive machining and why it is needed,
• understand materials with abraiding property,
• identify structure of abrasive tools and wheels, and
• identify structure, properties and application of glasses.