Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites VI: (Ceramic Transactions Series)

Contains 32 papers from the following seven 2013 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'13) symposia: Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites Advanced Materials for Harsh Environments Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structure and Functional Nanomaterials Rustum Roy Memorial Symposium: Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Ultrasound, Lasers, and Mechanical Work Solution Based Processing for Ceramic Materials

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Ceramic Matrix Composites Fabrication of Novel ZrO2(Y2O3)-AI203 Ceramics Having High Strength and Toughness by Pulsed Electric-Current Pressure Sintering (PECPS) of Sol-Gel Derived Solid Solution Powders 3 Ken Hirota, Kengo Shibaya, Masaki Kato, and Hideki Taguchi SiC Manufacture via Reactive Infiltration 15 Mario Caccia and Javier Narciso Fabrication and Characterization of Conductive Glass Composites with Networks of Silicon Carbide Whiskers 27 Timothy L. Pruyn and Rosario A. Gerhardt Alumina-Titanium Composites with Improved Fracture Toughness and Electrical Conductivity 37 Sergio J. Esparza-Vdzquez, Nestor L. Echavarrfa Mendez, Roxana R. Garcia Garcia, Ana D. Ramirez-Esparza, Juan L6pez-Hernandez, Jos6 A. Rodrfguez-Garcfa, Enrique Rocha-Rangel, and Elizabeth Refugio-Garcfa Fracture Toughness Enhancement of Mullite-Ceramics Reinforced with Metals 45 Elizabeth Refugio-Garcfa, Jose G. Miranda Hernandez , Jose A. Rodriguez-Garcia, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel Innovative Processing Steel-Ceramic Laminates Made by Tape Casting—Processing and Interfaces 55 Anne Bergner Comparison of Wax Extraction Methods used in Synthetic Granular Composite Sport Surfaces 65 John W. Bridge, Robert Fisher, Tina Lai, and Michael Peterson Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Cu Nano-Magnetic Ceramics 71 Rapolu Sridhar, D. Ravinder, and K. Vijaya Kumar A Study of Armor Related Properties of Ceramic 83 Olaniyi S. Fakolujo, Ali Merati, Michel Nganbe, Mariusz Bielawski, and Manon Bolduc A Novel Dip Coating Method for Reaction Bonding of Aluminum on Alumina 93 Xiao-Shan Ning, Sha Li, Bo Wang, Guocai Li, Na Bi, and Yang Liu Processing and Microstructural Characterization of Sintered Lanthanum Aluminate Obtained by Two Different Routes 105 Juan Zdrate Medina, Gerardo Trapaga Martinez, Bertha Esparza Esparza, Alfredo Morales Hernandez, and Juan Mufloz Saldaria Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Noble Metal Catalysts on Mesoporous Biomorphic Carbon 117 L. Czympiel, A. Gutterrez-Pardo, M. Frank, J. Ramirez-Rico, J. M. Fernandez, and S. Mathur Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites—Synthesis and Photocatalysis 123 Amanda Muraca, Naphtali O'Connor, Ravnlt Kaur-Bhatia, Nicoleta Apostol, Andrei Jitianu, and Mihaela Jitianu Magnetic Synthesis and Characterization of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Iron Oxide Stabilized with Dextran 137 Priscila Chaves Panta, Ricardo Pavel Panta Romero, Sabrina Karnopp Forte, and Carlos P6rez Bergmann Magnetic and Mossbauer Behavior of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Stabilized with Polyethylene Glycol 147 Priscila Chaves Panta, Rubia Young Sun Zampiva, Sabrina Karnopp Forte, and Carlos P6rez Bergmann Synthesis of Diamond and Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Double-Layered Nanostructures by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition 155 L.Yang, C. S. S. Kumar, Q. Yang, Y. S. Li, and C. Zhang Electronic and Functional Ceramics Photoluminescence of Fe-Doped InP Single Crystals Produced with Various Wafer Processes 167 Yung-Feng Chen, Fuh-Shyang Juang, Jason Ho, and Rudy Wu Configurations, Characteristics and Applications of Novel Varistor- Transistor Hybrid Devices using Pseudobrookite Oxide Semiconductor Ceramic Substrates 175 R. K. Pandey, W. A. Stapleton, I. Sutanto, A. A.Scantlin, and S. Lin Microstructural Design of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films as High Frequency Resonators 197 P. Abhinav, B. M. Skaria, B. Pramanick, K. Sreenivas, and S. B. Sant Novel Method of Researching and Developing Piezoelectric Ceramics by Measuring Acoustic Wave Velocities 205 Toshio Ogawa and Taiki Ikegaya Vacancy Modeling in Lead Titanate and Lead Zirconate Titanate 215 Kevin Tolman, Rick Ubic, Meagan Papac, and Hans Kungl Materials for Harsh Environments Influence of the Cure Wet on Mechanical and Physical Chemical Mortar 225 S. Boualleg, P. Clastres, and M. Bencheikh The Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate Fixator and Stabilizer of Glutaraldehyde 235 Mohammed Bouzid, Amina Djadi, and Samira Guechtoulli Morphological and Electrochemical Interactions of Admixed Zn-SnO2 Composites Electro-Deposited on Mild Steel 245 O. S. I. Fayomi, A. P .I. Popoola, and C. A. Loto New Lean Alloy Alternatives for 300 Series Stainless Steels 255 Paul Giimpel; Arnulf Hfirtnagl, Andreas Burkert; Jens Lehmann, and Michail Karpenko Ceramic Materials in Carbonate Fuel Cell 267 C. Yuh, A. Hilmi, T. Jian, L. Chen, and M. Farooque Processing and Performance Of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric And Magnetic Fields Microstructure and Magnetoelectric Properties of Microwave Sintered CoFe204-PZT Particulate Composite Synthesized In Situ 281 Claudia P. Fernandez, Ruth H. G. A Kiminami, Fabio Luiz Zabotto, and Ducinei Garcia Structure and Magnetic Property of FeAI204 Synthesized by Microwave Heating 293 Jun Fukushima, Yamato Hayashi, and Hirotsugu Takizawa High Frequency Microwave Sintering of a Nanostructured Varistor Composition 303 Rodolfo F. K. Gunnewiek, Guido Link, and Ruth H. G. A. Kiminami An Explanation of Microwave Effects by Expansion of Transit State Theories with Disturbed Velocity Distributions by Microwave 313 Motoyasu Sato, Jun Fukushima, and Sadatsugu Takayama Synthesis of Divalent Sn Compounds under Microwave Non-Equilibrium Reaction Field 321 Hirotsugu Takizawa, Nozomi Sato, Jun Fukushima, and Yamato Hayashi Understanding Non-Thermal Microwave Effects in Materials Processing—A Classical Non-Quantum Approach 329 Boon Wong Application of Microwave Heating for Reduction of Tricalcium Phosphate with Carbon 339 Manami Sunako, Noboru Yoshikawa, Shoji Taniguchi, and Keita Kawahira Exchange of Cs Ion in Clay Minerals by Microwave Application 347 N.Yoshikawa, T.Sumi, S.Mikoshiba, and S.Taniguchi Microwave Autogenous Firing of Structural Ceramics 357 Garth V. A. Tayler and Paul Williams Influence of Powerful Microwaves on the Termite Coptotermes Formosanus— Impact of Powerful Microwaves on Insects 367 Aya Yanagawa, Keiichiro Kashimura, Tomohiko Mitani, Naoki Shinohara, and Tsuyoshi Yoshimura Author Index 375