Ua los ntawm cov hmoov av ceramic uas muaj cov khoom siv ntshiab, cov khoom siv ceramic no yog tsim los ntawm kev nias qhuav lossis nias txias isostatic, thiab sintered hauv qhov kub siab, tom qab ntawd ua kom raug. Nws yog siv dav hauv cov khoom siv semiconductor, kev sib txuas lus optical, laser, cov khoom siv kho mob, roj av, metallurgy, thiab kev lag luam hluav taws xob nrog nws cov yam ntxwv xws li kev ua haujlwm kub siab, kev ua haujlwm corrosion, kev ua haujlwm abrasion thiab kev rwb thaiv tsev.