Material- and process hybridization for multifunctional ceramic and glass components

The demand for multifunctionality and the combination of materials and structures with different properties plays an increasing role for a variety of applications like surgical components, automotive parts or intelligent tools. Material hybrids allow distinctive property combinations like electrical conductivity/insulation, magnetism/non-magnetism, ductility/hardness or visual appearance with differing colors. In addition, as known from MEMS (Micro electromechanical systems), hybrid components can be equipped with sensor or actor functions.