Editing Ceramic (section)

===By usage===
For convenience, ceramic products are usually divided into four main types; these are shown below with some examples:<ref>'Whitewares: Production, Testing And Quality Control.' W. Ryan, C. Radford. Pergamon Press, 1987.</ref>
#Structural, including [[brick]]s, [[pipe (material)|pipe]]s, [[Flooring|floor]] and [[roof tile]]s, [[vitrified tile]]
#[[refractory|Refractories]], such as [[kiln]] linings, gas fire radiants, [[steel]] and glass making crucibles
#Whitewares, <!--DO NOT WIKILINK TO WHITEWARE, OR PORCELAIN--> including [[tableware]], cookware, wall tiles, pottery products and sanitary ware<ref name="whiteware">{{cite web|title=Whiteware Pottery |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/whiteware|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709085045/https://www.britannica.com/art/whiteware|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- REF DOES NOT SUPPORT DEFINITION GIVEN! -->
#Technical, also known as engineering, advanced, special, and fine ceramics. Such items include: 
#*gas burner [[nozzle]]s 
#*[[Ballistic vest|ballistic protection]], [[vehicle armor]]
#*[[nuclear fuel]] uranium oxide pellets
#*[[Implant (medicine)|biomedical implants]] 
#*coatings of [[jet engine]] [[turbine]] blades
#*[[ceramic matrix composite]] gas turbine parts
#*[[reinforced carbon–carbon]] ceramic [[disc brake]]s
#*[[missile]] nose cones
#*[[bearing (mechanical)|bearings]]
#* thermal insulation tiles used on the [[Space Shuttle orbiter]]