Course Description
Learn the the mechanical properties of ceramics and glasses for elastic properties, strength measurements, fracture parameters and indentation hardness
The course is designed for those who want to learn how the structures of ceramics and glasses determine its properties, become acquainted with standard test methods, and understand the results. In addition, students will learn how the results of some tests may be used to design with ceramics and glasses. Students will also learn about post-mortem analysis of failures. Continuous fiber reinforced ceramics are not included.
Special topics include:
- Stress, Strain and Elastic Properties and their Measurement
- Theoretical Strength, Fracture, and Fracture Toughness / R-curves
- Measurement of Strength and Fracture Toughness / R-Curves
- Weibull Statistical Analysis of Strength, Standards, Effective Volume and Surface, Multimodal Analysis
- Flaws and Fractography
- Hardness and Its Measurement
- Thermal Shock
Course Format
17 hours of instruction | In-Person at ICACC 2025
Registration Pricing
Before Dec. 31, 2024
- Member Access: $775
- Nonmember Access: $875
- Student Access: $425
After Dec. 31, 2024
- Member Access: $875
- Nonmember Access: $975
- Student Access: $525
*Employees of ACerS Corporate Partners receive the discounted Individual Member rate. Sapphire Corporate Partners receive an additional 20% discount; Diamond Corporate Partners receive an additional 30% discount. Please contact Customer Service or 614-890-4700 to register employees at the discounted Corporate Partner rates.
George Quinn
George Quinn is a consultant with expertise in mechanical properties of ceramics and glasses. He is a world authority on fractographic analysis of ceramics and glasses and he wrote the definitive book: “Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses” in 2007 that now is in its 3rd edition (2020). He retired from the National Institute for Standards and Technology NIST in January 2009 but continues there as a guest researcher. He teaches courses on fractographic analysis of glasses and ceramics both privately and as constructor at Alfred University since 1996. As a world authority on standardization, mechanical testing, materials science, and fractography, he is frequently consulted on failure analysis problems. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University in 1973 and conducted graduate work at Northeastern and MIT.
