Developments and Applications of Advanced Engineering Ceramics and Composites: (Ceramic Transactions Series)

This book provides a state-of-the-art collection of recent papers on the development and applications of advanced engineering ceramics and composites as presented at the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim 6) in September of 2005 in Maui, Hawaii.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Processing and Fabrication—Oxide Systems Processing and Properties of Ti-base Intermetallic Particles Dispersed Tetragonal Zirconia 3 Norihito Tanaka, Tohru Sekino, Takafumi Kusunose, Tadachika Nakayama, and Koichi Niihara In-Situ Synthesis of Oxide/Oxide Composites 11 Zhong-Chun Chen, Toshihiko Okazawa, and Keisuke Ikeda Fabrication and Characterization of Zirconia-Based Composites Containing Dispersed Monazite Particles 23 A. Hirvonen, R. Ramaseshan, T. Kusunose, T. Sekino, and K. Niihara Monazite Fiber Coatings for Oxide Composites 33 Emmanuel E. Boakye, Pavel Mogilevsky, Randall S. Hay, and Michael K. Cinibulk Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Leucite-Containing Alumina Ceramics 43 Fumiharu Sato, Shinobu Hashimoto, Sawao Honda, and Hideo Awaji Mo-SiO2 Functionally Graded Materials for High Intensity Discharge Lamps 53 Ayumu Umemoto, Koichi Hayashi, Kunihiko Nakashima, Noritaka Saito, Kenji Kaneko, and Keisaku Ogi Densification of Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2-Based Ceramic Coating Film by Grain Size Control 59 Y. Muroya, K. Shimanoe, Y. Teraoka, N. Yamazoe, and Y. Haruta Processing and Fabrication—Non-Oxide Systems Grain Growth of ß-Silicon Nitride in RE-Mg-Si-O-N Liquid 73 Noritaka Saito, Daiji Nakata, Kunihiko Nakashima, and Ayumu Umemoto Preparation of Nanostructured Silicon Carbide Using a Chemical Vapor Reaction 81 H. Tsuda, H. Mabuchi-Nakatani, and K. Okamura Microstructural and Thermal Characterization In-Situ Observation of Structural Transition in Rare Earth Manganites by TEM 97 Hiromi Nakano, Nobuo Ishizawa, and Naoki Kamegashira Thermal Expansion of Nickel/Samarium-Doped Ceria Cermet 105 Soichiro Sameshima, Yoshihiro Hirata, and Keisuke Higashinakagawa The Effect of Crystal Phase Formation on Leachability of Pb From Glass Ceramics Prepared From Industrial Zinc Waste 115 Bussaraporn Patarachao, Sirithan Jiemsirilers, Parjaree Thavorniti, and Sitthisuntorn Supothina Thermomechanical Characterization Effect of Fluoride Additives on the Hydroxyapatite Laminate Composites 125 Sung-Hwan Kim and Sang-Yeup Park Effect of h-BN on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Machinability of Si3N4-based Ceramic Composites 131 Z. H. Piao, W. S. Cho, J. H. Lee, M. W. Cho, C. Cho, and Z. A. Munir Weight Fraction Effects of Nanoparticle Inclusion on Mechanical Performance of Continuous Fiber Ceramic Nanocomposites 141 Vamshi M. Gudapati, Vinod P. Veedu, Anyuan Cao, and Mehrdad N. Ghasemi-Nejhad Increase of Structural Integrity Machined Alumina/SiC Using Crack-Healing 155 Kotoji Ando, Masato Ono, Wataru Nakao, Koji Takahashi, and Shinji Saito Influence of Geometrical Irregularities on the Creep Behavior of Ceramic Fibers 163 Ian J. Davies and Rodney D. Entwistle Influence of Oxidation on the Micro-Mechanical Properties of a 3-D Woven SiC/SiC Composite Tested in Air at 1100°C 175 Ian J. Davies, Sorn Sieng, Toshio Ogasawara, and Takashi Ishikawa Influence of EBC Coating on Tensile Properties of Ml SiC/SiC Composites 187 Ramakrishna T. Bhatt, Gregory N. Morscher, and Kang N. Lee Design Concepts, Test Methods, and Standards A Material Design Concept for Toughened Ceramics 199 Hideo Awaji, Takuya Matsunaga, and Seong-Min Choi Crack-Healing + Proof Test: A New Methodology to Guarantee the Reliability and the Quality of a Ceramic Component 213 Masato Ono, Wataru Nakao, Koji Takahashi, Kotoji Ando, and Masahiko Nakatani Development of Elevated Fracture Toughness Testing Method Standard for Advanced Ceramics 223 Michael G. Jenkins and Jonathan A. Salem Comparison of Static Fatigue SCG Models for Dense Ceramics 237 Michael G. Jenkins and Jonathan A. Salem Next Generation Nuclear Power and the Need for Test Standards, Design Codes, and Data Bases for Ceramic Matrix Composites 251 Michael G. Jenkins Component Development and Industrial Applications Development of Strong Photocatalytic Fiber with Surface Gradient Structure 261 Toshihlro Ishikawa Hot Section Si3N4 Materials Development for Advanced Microturbines Applications 273 Vimal K. Pujari, Ara M. Vartabedian, and William T. Collins Development of SOFC Stack at KIST Using 10x10 cm2 Anode Supported Cells 285 Hae-Weon Lee, Hwa-Young Jung, Jl-Won Son, Joosun Kim, and Jong-Ho Lee Engineered Refractories for Slagging Gasifiers 295 Kyei-Sing Kwong, James Bennett, Rick Krabbe, Hugh Thomas, and Cynthia Powell Index 305