ʻO ka mea seramika e pili ana i nā mea metala ʻole inorganic i hana ʻia me nā hui kūlohelohe a synthetic paha ma o ka hoʻokumu ʻana a me ka sintering. Loaʻa iā ia nā pono o ke kiko heheʻe kiʻekiʻe, ka paʻakikī kiʻekiʻe, ke kūpaʻa kiʻekiʻe o ka ʻaʻahu a me ke kūpaʻa oxidation. Hoʻohana nui ʻia ka sila mechanical seramika i nā mīkini, ka ʻoihana kemika, ka petroleum, nā lāʻau lapaʻau, nā kaʻa a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe.
Loaʻa i nā sila mechanical nā koi kiʻekiʻe e pili ana i nā mea sila, no laila ua lawe ʻia ka keramika e hana i ka sila mechanical keramika ma muli o kona mau hiʻohiʻona hoʻokūkū.