Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 13, Issue 9/10

This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more. Content: Chapter 1 Reinforced Si3N4 Matrix Composites Formed by the Directed Metal Oxidation Process (pages 572–580): William B. Johnson Chapter 2 “Fabrication of ZnO/Metal Matrix Composites by Oxidation of Liquid Zn Alloys” (pages 581–595): D. W. Yuan and G. Simkovich Chapter 3 Synthesis of Composites In Situ Using Displacement Reactions (pages 596–604): C. H. Henager, J. L. Brimhall and J. P. Hirth Chapter 4 A Process for the Fabrication of Ceramic Fiber Reinforced Titanium Alumlnlde (pages 605–613): I Horsfall and S J Cundy Chapter 5 Preparation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite by Impregnation with Perhydropolysilazane Followed by Pressureless Firing (pages 614–621): K. Sato, T. Suzuki, O. Funayama, T. Isoda and T. Itoh Chapter 6 SiC Continuous Fiber?Reinforced Si3N4 by Infiltration and Reaction Bonding (pages 622–631): Jesper Brandt, Kent Rundgren, Robert Pompe, Hakan Swan, Colette O'Meara, Robert Lundberg and Lars Pejryd Chapter 7 Slurry Infiltration of 3?D Woven Composites (pages 632–641): S.?M. Sim and R. J. Kerans Chapter 8 The Effect of Solid Particles Addition in Sol?Gel Processing of Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 642–649): Hsien?Kuang Liu and Azar Parvizi?Majidi Chapter 9 Silicon Carbide Whisker Reinforced Alumina (pages 652–660): Bernard J. Wrona, James F. Rhodes and William M. Rogers Chapter 10 Green Body Processing Effects on SiC Whisker Textures in Alumina Matrix Composites (pages 661–668): Michael S. Sandlin and Keith J. Bowman Chapter 11 Fracture Behavior of SiC Whisker?Reinforced Al2O3 with Modified Interfaces (pages 669–677): T. E. Steyer and K. T. Faber Chapter 12 Effects of SiC Whisker Treatments on the Performance of SiC Hiskewalumina Matrix Composites (pages 678–687): Dongxin Qi and Roy T. Coyle Chapter 13 Property Optimization of Al2O3 Double Reinforced with ZrO2 and SiC Whiskers (pages 688–695): P. K. Mehrotra and D. P. Ahuja Chapter 14 Boron Carbide Whisker and Platelet Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 696–703): Jenq Liu, P. Darrell Ownby and Sam C. Weaver Chapter 15 Fabrication of SiC Whisker?Reinforced SiC Ceramics (pages 704–711): Kaoru Miyahara, Takashi Watanabe, Shin Koga and Tadashi Sasa Chapter 16 Indentation Fracture of Silicon Carbide Whisker?Reinforced Silicon Nitride Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC's) (pages 712–721): A. G. Solomah and L. Espositol Chapter 17 Whisker Growth and Composite Fabrication in the SisN4?C System (pages 722–731): Hongyu Wang and Gary S. Fischman Chapter 18 Microstructure, Strength and Toughness of Si3N4?SiC Whisker Composites (pages 732–739): E. Champion, P. Goureat, J. L. Beeeon, V. Madigou, M. Monthioux and P. Leepade Chapter 19 Synthesis, Characterization and Tensile Strength of C V I C/SiC, SiC/SiC, SiC/B4C and C/B4C Composites (pages 742–751): Michael A. Kmetz, John M. Laliberte, Steven L. Sub and Francis S. Galasso Chapter 20 Effect of Test Temperature, Oxygen Attack, Thermal Transients, and Protective Coatings on Tensile Strength of Silicon Carbide Matrix Composites (pages 752–759): D. A. Woodford, D. R. van Steele, J. Brehm and J. E. Palko Chapter 21 Strength of Nicalon Fiber Reinforced Glass?Ceramic Matrix Composites after Corrosion with Na2SO4 Deposits (pages 760–769): S?W. Wang, R. W. Kowalik and R. Sands Chapter 22 Mechanical Characterization of Unidirectional Carbon/Carbon (C/C) Composites for Engine Valve Application (pages 770–787): A. V. Kerkar, E. D. Kragness and R. W. Rice Chapter 23 Fiber?Reinforced Al3Ti Composites (pages 788–795): J. Farraro, N. S. Stoloff and M. Otsuki Chapter 24 Mechanical Properties of Layered and Laminated Ceramic Matrix Composite Systems (pages 796–803): Todd L. Jessen, Barry A. Bender and David Lewis Chapter 25 Effect of Sustained High Temperature Exposure on the Mechanical Properties of NicalonTM/Al2O3 Composites (pages 804–818): A. S. Fareed, B. Sonuparlak, P. A. Craig and J. E. Garnier Chapter 26 Covalent Ceramic Materials as Thin Films and Coatings (pages 820–835): Robert F. Davis Chapter 27 Oxidation Kinetics of CVD Silicon Carbide and Silicon Nitride (pages 836–843): Dennis S. Fox Chapter 28 New II?IV?V2 Family of Periodic Compounds Synthesized Under High Pressure (pages 844–851): T. Endo, H. Takizawa and M. Shimada Chapter 29 Microstructures and Interfaces in Al2O3??5 wt% Al CMC Synthesized by Plasma Sintering of Attrition?Milled Precursors (pages 854–862): S. H. Kim and Shome N. Sinha Chapter 30 Effects of Composite Processing on the Performance of Carbon Fiber/Glass Matrix Composites (pages 863–872): Dongxin Qi and Carlo G. Pantano Chapter 31 Tape Cast AI2O3/ZrO2 Composite Laminates (pages 873–880): Kevin P. Plucknett, Carlos H. Caceres, Fabienne Fremont and David S. Wilkinson Chapter 32 Microcracking and Elastic Moduli Reductions in Unidirectional Nicalon?CAS Composite Under Cyclic Fatigue Loading (pages 881–888): Prashant G. Karandikar and Tsu?Wei Chou Chapter 33 High Temperature Exposure of BN?Coated Polymer?Derived SiC Fiber/ZrTiO4 Composites (pages 889–896): Barry A. Bender, Todd L. Jessen, Robert P. Ingel and David Lewis Chapter 34 Matrix Cracking Behavior in Fiber and Whisker Reinforced Ceramic Composites (pages 897–906): Raj N. Singh Chapter 35 Development of ??Sl3N4 for Self?Reinforced Composites (pages 907–917): Dale E. Wittmer, Dilip Doshi and Thomas E. Paulson Chapter 36 SIMS?Auger and Thermal Conductivity Characterization of Si?SiC Materials (pages 918–928): E. Scafe, G. Grillo, L. Fabbri and V. Vittori Chapter 37 Thermal Stability of Yttrium Aluminates (page 929): T. Mah, K. A. Keller and R. J. Kerans Chapter 38 Pseudo?Binary Eutectic Between Y4Al2O9 and y203 (page 930): T. Mah and D. Petry Chapter 39 Effects of the Interfaces Between Flocs in Wet Processed Zirconia?Alumina on the Mechanical Properties of Smtered Composites. (pages 931–938): K. J. Konsztowicz and R. Langlois Chapter 40 Cyclic Fatigue Life and Crack Growth Behavior of Alumina (pages 939–947): S. Raghuraman, K. Y. Hour and J. F. Stubbins Chapter 41 In?Situ Observation of Crack Growth in Glassy Alumina at 1275°C (pages 948–956): M. Heinzelmann, J. E. Ritter and K. Jakus Chapter 42 Application of Indentation?Strength Method to R?Curve Measurements (pages 957–965): Shanti V. Nair, Peter Zheng?Quan Cai and John E. Ritter Chapter 43 The Hardness and Toughness of Hiped Silicon Nitride (pages 966–977): R. Bemche, R. T. Holt, S. N. Kuma and T. M. MaCcagno Chapter 44 Tensile Testing in the Development of Processing Methods for High Strength/High Reliability Silicon Nitride (pages 978–990): M. R. Foley and V. K. Pujari Chapter 45 Microstructure and Oxidation Behaviour of Hiped Silicon Nitride (pages 991–999): Kevin P. Plucknett and Michael H. Lewis Chapter 46 Strength and Flawelimination Assessmentin Tape Cast Ceramic Laminates (pages 1000–1007): R. Ham?Su and D. S. Wilkinson Chapter 47 Anelastic Recovery in Crept Silicon Nitride (pages 1008–1023): S. Haig, W. R. Cannon and P. J. Whalen Chapter 48 Relationships Between Toughness and Microstructure of Reaction Bonded Si3N4 (pages 1024–1031): Annamarie Lightfoot, Julia Sigalovsky and John S. Haggerty Chapter 49 Effect of Silicon Carbide Addition on a Self?Reinforced Silicon Nitride (pages 1032–1039): C. James Hwang, Kwanho Yang, Donald Beaman and Harold Klassen Chapter 50 Development and Structural Stability of a Rare?Earth Titanate Powder (pages 1040–1047): Orville G. Bailey, David P. Matheis and Gary S. Fischman Chapter 51 Cavitation in Thick Joints: A Special Case (pages 1048–1057): M. H. O'Brien Chapter 52 Co?Dispersion of Mullite and Wollastonite in Aqueous Suspensions (pages 1058–1065): R. Bryden, K. J. Konsztowicz, W. F. Calcy and P. W. Kingston Chapter 53 Novel Technique for Surface Modification of Ceramics (pages 1066–1072): Z. Fathi, A. D. Cozzi and D. E. Clark Chapter 54 Use of AIOOH Gel in Microwave Joining of Alumina (pages 1073–1080): Salwan Al?Assafi and David E. Clark Chapter 55 Polymethyl Methacrylate Binder Removal from Alumina by Microwave Heating (pages 1081–1088): Edmund H. Moore and David E. Clark Chapter 56 Processing of Mullite Using Microemulsion Technology (pages 1089–1093): Gertrude Klassen and Gary Fischman Chapter 57 Improved Technique for Young's Modulus Determination by Flexural Resonance (pages 1094–1102): E. Scafe, L. Fabbri, G. Grillo and L. Di Rese