ʻO nā ʻāpana hana seramika kahi huaʻōlelo maʻamau o nā ʻano paʻakikī o nā ʻāpana seramika.Hana ʻia me ka pauka seramika maʻemaʻe kiʻekiʻe, hoʻokumu ʻia nā ʻāpana seramika e ka paʻi maloʻo a i ʻole ke kaomi isostatic anuanu, a hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma lalo o ke kiʻekiʻe wela, a laila pololei ka mīkini.Hoʻohana nui ʻia ia i nā lako semiconductor, kamaʻilio optical, laser, nā mea lapaʻau, petroleum, metallurgy, nā ʻoihana uila me kona mau hiʻohiʻona e like me ke kūpaʻa wela kiʻekiʻe, ka pale ʻana i ka corrosion, ka pale abrasion a me ka insulation.