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Frequently Asked Questions. Keramikos Kitchen ceramic knives are made of an advanced, high-tech ceramic called zirconium oxide (also called Zirconia). Zirconium oxide is extremely hard, wear resistant, and chemically inert. Zirconium oxide has a hardness of 8.2 on the mohs scale of hardness (vs.
Historical Examples. 1  It is composed of silica, alumina, carbonate of lime, magnesia and oxide of iron. 2  The most important determinations for these are total alkali and silica. 3  Many of these knives have silica blades, some of the handles being of jade. 4  silica is soluble in alkaline waters, especially when these are hot.