Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials - B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 15, Issue 5

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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 Comparison of Flexure Creep Behavior of Silicon Nitride Between Static and Cyclic Loading at Elevated Temperature (pages 589–596): Sung R. Choi and Jonathan A. SalemChapter 2 Elevated Temperature Slow Crack Growth of Silicon Nitride Under Dynamic, Static and Cyclic Flexural Loading (pages 597–604): Sung R. Choi, Jonathan A. Salem, Noel Nemeth and John P. GyekenyesiChapter 3 High?Resolution Electron Microscopy of Precycled Samples of a Sintered Silicon Nitride (pages 605–616): Jayant Neogi, Suneeta S. Neogi, Jag Sankar and Ranji VaidyanathanChapter 4 Effects of Prior Cyclic Loading on the Strength of HIPed Silicon Nitride (pages 617–624): R. Berriche and R. T. HoltChapter 5 Fluid?Assisted Fatigue Crack Growth in Si3N4 (pages 625–633): Daping Yao and J. K. ShangChapter 6 Tensile Creep Behavior of Alumina Under Static and Cyclic Loading (pages 634–641): N. Dey and D. F. SocieChapter 7 Grain?Size Effect on High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth in Polycrystalline Al2O3 (pages 642–650): C. H. Huang, J. K. Shang and J. F. StubbChapter 8 Mechanical Properties of Reaction?Bonded Al2O3/ZrO2 Composites (pages 651–660): D. Holz, M. Roger, R. Janssen and N. ClaussenChapter 9 ICP Sintering of Attrition?Milled Al2O3 — 5wt% Al Precursor: Effect of Power Input and Gas Pressure (pages 661–668): Seung H. Kim and Shome N. SinhaChapter 10 Formation of Needle?Like Grains in Al2O3 (pages 669–676): D. E. Garcia, J. Wendorff, R. Janssen and N. ClaussenChapter 11 Effect of Processing Parameters on Densification and Mechanical Properties of Gas?Pressure Sintered Silicon Nitride (pages 677–684): T. N. Tiegs, N. A. Gorey, S. D. Nunn, P. A. Menchhofer, D. L. Barker and C. A. WallsChapter 12 Development of a High?Perforinance Si3N4 Material: Using Transient?Liquid?Phase and Self?Reinforcing Technology (pages 685–693): C. James Hwang, Sharon M. Fuller and Donald R. BeamanChapter 13 Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Alumina and Alumina?Zirconia Composites by a Combustion Assisted Process (pages 694–701): S. B. Bhaduri, R. Radhakrishnan and D. LinchChapter 14 SiC Platelet Reinforced Al2O3 Composites by Free Sintering of Coated Powders (pages 702–709): X. Yang and M. N. RahamanChapter 15 Powder Processing of Intermetallic?Base Composites (pages 710–717): D. E. Alman and N. S. StoloffChapter 16 Magnetoplumbite Compounds as a Fiber Coating in Oxide/Oxide Composites (pages 721–728): Michael K. CinibulkChapter 17 MOCVD of Beta Alumina (pages 729–730): Peter W. Brown and S. SambasivanChapter 18 Glass?Ceramic Sol Gel Coating of Ceramic Fibers (pages 731–742): Guillermo R. Villalobos and Robert F SpeyerChapter 19 Development of Oxide Coatings for Matching Oxide Fiber?Oxide Matrix Composites (pages 743–752): L. C. Lev and A. S. ArgonChapter 20 Low Temperature Deposition of Silicon Nitride Coatings on Fibers for CMCs (pages 753–759): David R. Harding, Elisabeth Blanquet, Jeffery Eldridge and Ramakrishna BhattChapter 21 Molybdenum?Palladium Fiber?Matrix Interlayers for Ceramic Composites (pages 760–768): R. S. Hay, T. Mah and C. CookeChapter 22 Experimental Observation of the Failure Mechanisms of Metal/Ceramic Interfaces Under Mode I Loading (pages 769–776): Wayne E. King, G. H. Campbell, S. L. Stoner and W. L. WienChapter 23 Gallium and Germanium Substitutions in Celsian (pages 778–786): James A. Zaykoski and Inna G. TalmyChapter 24 Stability of Ain?SiC Whisker Composites Containing Sintering Aids (pages 787–795): Thomas J. MrozChapter 25 Implications of Fiber Stress Rupture on Lifetimes of Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 796–806): G. V. Srinivasan and W. A. CurtinChapter 26 Fracture Modes in Initially?Cracked Concentric Cylinders (pages 807–816): R. Y. Kim, A. S. Crasto and N. J. PaganoChapter 27 New Hardness Standard Reference Materials (SRM's) for Advanced Ceramics (pages 817–826): R. J. Gettings, G. D. Quinn, A. W. Ruff and L. K. IvesChapter 28 Crack Growth Behavior of SiCf/SiC Composite at Room and High Temperatures (pages 827–836): S. Raghuraman, J. F. Stubbins, M. K. Ferber and A. A. WereszczakChapter 29 Fracture Toughness by the Surface Crack in Flexure (SCF) Method (pages 836–845): Carl A. Tracy and George D. QuinnChapter 30 Fracture Toughness by the Surface Crack in Flexure (SCF) Method: Results of the Vamas Round Robin (pages 846–855): George D. Quinn, Robert J. Gettings and Jakob J. KublerChapter 31 The Effect of the Thermo Mechanical Properties of the Grain Boundary Phase on the Fracture Toughness of Laser?Derived Silicon Nitride (pages 856–858): Remco Van Weeren and S. C. DanforthChapter 32 Effect of Specimen Shape on Fracture Toughness and Effective Fracture Energy in SiC?SiC Composite (pages 859–866): Mineo Mizuno, Yasuo Nagano, Hatsuhiko Usami and Yutaka KagawaChapter 33 Results of a Round Robin Exercise on the Fractography of Advanced Structural Ceramics (pages 867–876): Jeffrey J. Swab and George D. QuinnChapter 34 Fracture Toughness of Ceramics in the Ain?SiC System (pages 877–884): R. N. Katz, S. Grendahl, K. Cho, I. Bar?On and W. RafanielloChapter 35 Four Point and Biaxial Flexure Strength of PZT Ceramics: A Probabilistic Approach (pages 885–894): M. E. Manley, T. Erturk, C. Vaucamps and D. GailusChapter 36 Scale?Up and Modeling of Forced Chemical Vapor Infiltration (pages 896–907): T. M. Besmann, J. C. Mclaughlin and T. L. StarrChapter 37 Fabrication of SiC Matrix Surface Composites by Chemical Vapor Infiltration with Microwave Heating: Temperature Effects (pages 908–915): Paul S. Day, Daniel J. Skamser, Hamlin M. Jennings and D. Lynn JohnsonChapter 38 Hybrid Microwave?Assisted Chemical Vapor Infiltration of Alumina Fiber Composites (pages 916–923): Daniel J. Skamser, Paul S. Day, Hamlin M. Jennings and D. Lynn JohnsonChapter 39 Adaptive Numerical Techniques for Reactive Vapor Infiltration (pages 924–931): S. Adjerid, J. E. Flaherty, M. S. Shephard, Y. J. Wang, W. Hillig, J. Hudson and N. PatibandlaChapter 40 Knowledge?Based Decision?Support Systems for Rapid and Efficient Production Planning in CMC Fabrication (pages 932–942): R. Pitchumani and V. M. KarbhariChapter 41 Interfacial Diffusion and Reaction Mechanisms in Coated Fiber Reinforced Glass?Ceramic Composites (pages 942–950): Ellen Y. Sun, Steven R. Nutt and John J. BrennanChapter 42 Improved Carbon Coatings for Silicon Carbide Whiskers (pages 951–958): Thomas J. Mroz, Eric A. Groat, John P. Buckner and Joseph M. PrinzbachChapter 43 Carbon Coating of Ceramic Materials by Pyrolysis of Polymeric Based Systems (pages 959–966): Edmund H. Moore and Kimberly AndrewsChapter 44 Oxidation of Carbon in Fiber?Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 967–976): J. D. Cawley, A. J. Eckel and T. A. ParthasarathyChapter 45 Effect of Ta2O5 Matrix Additions on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SiC Fiber?Reinforced Lithia?Alumina?Silica Composites (pages 977–988): Hyun?Ho Shin, Randolph Kirchain and Robert F. SpeyerChapter 46 The Effect of Fiber Coating Thickness on the Interfacial Properties of a Continuous Fiber Ceramic Matrix Composite (pages 989–1000): Edgar Lara?Curzio, Mattison K. Ferber and Richard A. LowdenChapter 47 Microwave Condensation and Densification of Porous Silica Gel (pages 1002–1010): J. P. Zhong, Z. Fathi, G. P. Latorre, D. C. Folz and D. E. ClarkChapter 48 Repair of Glass by Sol?Gel Coating and Heating with Microwave or Conventional Techniques (pages 1011–1018): A. Boonyapiwat, J. J. Mecholsky and D. E. ClarkChapter 49 Micro?Laminate Ceramic/Ceramic Composites (YSZ/Al2O3) by Electrophoretic Deposition (pages 1019–1027): P. Sarkar, O. Prakash, G. Wang and P. S. NicholsonChapter 50 Synthesis of Ti3SiC2?Based Materials Using Microwave?Initiated SHS (pages 1028–1035): P. Komarenko and D. E. ClarkChapter 51 Potential Interlayer Materials for the Microwave Joining of Alumina (pages 1036–1043): A. D. Cozzi, D. E. Clark, W. D. Porter and O. B. CavinChapter 52 Densification and Defect Chemistry Related to the Varistor Performance of ZnO?Based Ceramics (pages 1044–1051): M. C. S. Nobrega and J. K. WestChapter 53 Electrophoretic Deposition of Silica/Alumina Colloids for the Manufacture of CMC's (pages 1052–1059): T. J. Illston, C. B. Ponton, P. M. Marquis and E. G. ButlerChapter 54 Sol?Gel Processing of Continuous Mullite Fibers (pages 1060–1067): S. Al?Assafi, T. Cruse, J. H. Simmons, A. B. Brennan and M. D. SacksChapter 55 Processing and Characterisation of Monolithic Molybdenum Disilicide and Silicon Carbide Fibre?Reinforced MoSi2 Matrix Composites (pages 1068–1075): A. R. BhattiChapter 56 Optimisation of an Alumina Slip for Pressure Filtration (pages 1076–1083): D. H. Pearce, C. B. Ponton and A. J. JickellsChapter 57 High Temperature Strength and Toughness of Electrophoretically Deposited Alumina/Lanthanum Aluminate Laminates (pages 1084–1092): Melinda Bissinger, O. Prakash, Partho Sarkar and Patrick S. NicholsonChapter 58 Preceramic Polysilazanes for Structural Applications (pages 1093–1101): Stuart T. Schwab, Renee C. Graef, Cheryl R. Blanchard, Yi?Ming Pan, David L. Davidson, Gary E. Maciel, Bruce L. Hawkins, Steven F. Dec, Mark F. Davis and Russ LewisChapter 59 Thermal Conductivity of Uniaxial Coated Fiber?Reinforced Composite with Thermal Barriers (pages 1102–1109): J. R. Thomas, K. Y. Donaldson and D. P. H. HasselmanChapter 60 Non?Planar Al2O3YPSZ Laminates Byelectrophoretic Deposition Using Al2O3 Fibre Electrodes (pages 1110–1117): M. Whitehead, P. Sarkar and P. S. NicholsonChapter 61 Microwave Plasma Etching of Si3N4 (pages 1118–1127): Vincent A. Knapp, Dale E. Wittmer, Josep H. J. Conover and Charles W. MillerChapter 62 Processing and Microstructure of a Ce?Doped IN SITU O'+?? SiAION Composite (pages 1128–1137): Chao M. Huang, Youren Xu, Avigdor Zangvil, Waltraud M. Kriven and Dennis N. CoonChapter 63 Influence of a Reduced Cross Section on the Mechanical Properties of Transformation?Toughened Zirconia Bars (pages 1138–1145): Douglas R. Wing and Gary S. FischmanChapter 64 Surface Modification in a 2.45 GHz Microwave Field (pages 1146–1153): Z. Fathi, D. C. Folz, R. L. Schulz, D. E. Clark and R. HutcheonChapter 65 A SiC/Combustion?Synthesized ???SiAlON Composite (pages 1154–1163): Chao M. Huang, Youren Xu, Dong Zhu and Waltraud M. KrivenChapter 66 Ultrasonic Assessment of Oxidation Damage in SiC/RBSN Composites (pages 1164–1173): S. I. Rokhlin, Y. C. Chu, A. I. Lavrentyev, G. Y. Baaklini and R. T. BhattChapter 67 Microstructural Characterization of Composites via Electrical Measurements (pages 1174–1181): R. Gerhardt