Inorganic non-metallic crystalline/amorphous solids: oxides (Al₂O₃, ZrO₂), carbides (SiC, B₄C), nitrides (Si₃N₄, BN). High Tm, hardness, corrosion resistance; brittle failure.
Inorganic non-metallic crystalline/amorphous solids: oxides (Al₂O₃, ZrO₂), carbides (SiC, B₄C), nitrides (Si₃N₄, BN). High Tm, hardness, corrosion resistance; brittle failure.