结构陶瓷主要是指发挥其机械、热、化学等性能的一大类新型陶瓷材料，它可以在许多苛刻的工作环境下服役，因而成为许多新兴科学技术得以实现的关键。
在空间技术领域，制造宇宙飞船需要能承受高温和温度急变、强度高、重量轻且长寿的结构材料和防护材料，在这方面，结构陶瓷占有优势。从艘宇宙飞船即开始使用高温与低温的隔热瓦，碳-石英复合烧蚀材料已成功地应用于发射和回收人造地球卫星。
高新技术的应用是现代战争制胜的法宝。在军事工业的发展方面，高性能结构陶瓷占有举足轻重的作用。例如先进的亚音速飞机，其成败取决于具有高韧性和高可靠性的结构陶瓷和纤维补强的陶瓷基复合材料的应用。随着半导体器件的高密度化和大功率化，集成电路制造业的发展迫切需要研制一种绝缘性好导热快的新型基片材料。（图/文www.yxwdcy.com）
中译英：
In the field of space technology, manufacture spaceship need can withstand high temperatures and temperature shock, high strength, light weight and long structure materials and protective material, in this regard, structural ceramics occupy absolute advantage. From the first spaceship began to use high temperature and low temperature heat insulation tile, carbon silica composite ablative material has been successfully applied in the launch and recovery of artificial earth satellite.

The application of new and high technology is a magic weapon for winning modern wars. In the military industry, high performance structural ceramics has play a decisive role role. For example, advanced subsonic aircraft, its success depends on having a high toughness and high reliability of the structural ceramics and fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite material application. The semiconductor device with high density and high power, integrated circuit manufacturing industry development urgent need to develop a good insulation thermal conductivity fast novel substrate materials.