Ceramics in Severe Environments : Proceedings of the Sixth University Conference on Ceramic Science North Carolina State University at Raleigh December 7–9, 1970

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii The Corrosion of Ceramic Oxides by Atmospheres Containing Sulphur and Oxygen....Pages 1-10 Properties of Molten Ceramics....Pages 11-26 Oxidation of Boron Nitride in an Arc Heated Jet....Pages 27-34 Microstructural Features of Oxide Scales Formed on Zirconium Diboride Materials....Pages 35-48 Testing of Graphite Composites in Air at High Temperatures....Pages 49-56 MgO Refractories in the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Furnace....Pages 57-88 Thermal Stress Crack Stability and Propagation in Severe Thermal Environments....Pages 89-103 Optimum Properties of Zirconia Ceramics for High Performance Storage Heaters....Pages 105-122 Thermal-Shock-Resistant Materials....Pages 123-136 Factors Affecting the Thermal Shock Behavior of Yttria Stabilized Hafnia Based Graphite and Tungsten Composites....Pages 137-147 The Resistance of Silicon Nitride Ceramics to Thermal Shock and Other Hostile Environments....Pages 149-162 Thermal Shock Resistant Zirconia Nozzles for Continuous Copper Casting....Pages 163-184 Fracture Mechanisms of Very Strong Solids....Pages 185-194 The Compressive Strength of Ceramics....Pages 195-229 Oxide Ceramics in Metal Cutting Applications....Pages 231-244 The Fracture Behaviour of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composites....Pages 245-260 Effect of Microstructure on the Ballistic Performance of Alumina....Pages 261-270 Fractography of High Boron Ceramics Subjected to Ballistic Loading....Pages 271-282 Factors Influencing the Stress-Strain Behavior of Ceramic Materials....Pages 283-296 Creep Mechanisms in Ceramic Materials at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 297-313 Deformation Behavior of Alumina at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 315-329 Nonbasal Slip in Alumina at High Temperatures and Pressures....Pages 331-340 Ceramic Fibres for the Reinforcement of Gas Turbine Blades....Pages 341-359 The Effect of Nonstoichiometry on Creep of Oxides....Pages 361-384 Panel on Commercial Refractories in Severe Environments: Introduction....Pages 385-387 Chemical Properties of Refractories....Pages 387-403 Physical Properties of Refractories....Pages 404-410 Relation of Properties of Refractories to BOF use....Pages 410-416 Compatibility of Bioceramics with the Physiological Environment....Pages 417-434 Static Fatigue in Glasses and Alumina....Pages 435-444 The Behavior of Reactive Ceramics in Atmospheric Environments....Pages 445-459 The Process of Hydrostatic Compaction of B 2 O 3 Glass....Pages 461-476 Factors Influencing the Use of Ceramic Materials in Deep-Submergence Applications....Pages 477-488 Effect of Temperature on Electrical Conductivity and Transport Mechanisms in Sapphire....Pages 489-502 Electrode and Insulation Materials in Magnetohydrodynamic Generators....Pages 503-520 Interaction between High Energy Radiation and Glasses....Pages 521-536 Damage to Ceramics from High Intensity Q Switched Lasers....Pages 537-546 Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Lattice Imperfections in Pyrolytic Boron Nitride....Pages 547-552 The Use of Computer Experiments to Predict Radiation Effects in Solid Materials....Pages 553-574 Fast Neutron Effects in Glass-Ceramics and Amorphous Semiconductors....Pages 575-586 Fabrication and Irradiation Behavior of Uranium Mononitride....Pages 587-600 Back Matter....Pages 601-610