Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites VII: (Ceramic Transactions Series)

The latest developments in ceramic and glass processing and characterization are covered including solution method and nanocrystalline powders, polymer precursor and sol-gel technology, microwave processing, novel processing methods, functionally graded materials, laminated object manufacturing, thin films and coatings, synthesis and characterization, diamond films, electrophoresis, and processing-microstructure-property relationships. Proceedings of the symposium held at the 105th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, April 27-30, in Nashville, Tennessee; Ceramic Transactions, Volume 154.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Solution Method and Nanocrystalline Powders Use of Complexed Ammonia Precursors in Synthesizing Layered Nitride Compounds 3 K. Scott Weil and Prashant N. Kumta Preparation of Nanocrystalline Silicon Carbide Powders by Carbothermal Reduction 15 Zhe Cheng, Michael D. Sacks, Chang-An Wang, and Zhaohui Yang Preparation of Nanocrystalline Hafnium Carbide Powders by Carbothermal Reduction 27 Chang-An Wang, Michael D. Sacks, and Zhaohui Yang Preparation of Nanocrystalline Zirconium Carbide Powders by Carbothermal Reduction 37 Anubhav Jain, Michael D. Sacks, and Chang-An Wang Polymer Precursor and Sol-Gel Technology Polymer-Derived Ceramic foams with a Zeolitic Surface by Supported Crystallization 49 M. Scheffler, J. Zeschky, A. Zampieri, R. Herrmann, W Schwiegen F. Scheffler, and P Greil Boron Nitride Fibers from Borylborazine Precursors 61 B.Toury, S. Duperrier, D. Cornu, S. Bernard, F. Chassagneux, S. Parola, and R Miele Effect of Oxygen Atmosphere on the Morphology of LiTa03 Thin Films Prepared from Polymeric Precursor Method 69 A.H.M. Gonzalez, A.Z. Simöes, M.A. Zaghete, and JAVerela Characterization of SiC Fiber Derived from Polycarbosilane... 77 Doh Hyung Riu, Young Hee Kim, Dong Geun Shin, and Hyung Rae Kim Formation of Porous Articles with Ordered Capillary Structure by Alginate Sol-Gel Technique 87 Berthold Liebig and Jan. A. Puszynski Microwave Processing Lower Dielectric Constant Ni-Zn Ferrites Obtained by Systematic Use of Microwave Sintering 101 Purushotham Yadoji, Ramesh Peelamedu, Dinesh Agrawal, and Rustum Roy Novel Processing Methods Strain-Induced Forming of Ceramics Without the Application of External Pressure 115 Stephen J. Lombarde Rajesh V Shende, Chang Soo Kim, and Robert A. Winholtz Alternatives to Hot-Pressing Silicon Nitride/Boron Nitride Fibrous Monolith Composites 123 Emily Pickens and Rodney Trice Improving Binder Distribution in Extruded Ceramic Paste 135 Justin Clark Tammy McCoy, Kevin Hurysz, and Joe Cochran Supercritical Extraction of Binder from Green Ceramic Components 145 Stephen J, Lombardo, Rajesh V. Shende, and Trent R. Redfeam Effects of Die Geometry and Paste Rheology on Extrusion Pressure 153 Raymond Oh, Joe Cochran, and Kevin Hurysz Bulk Shear Stress Modeling of Pastes made from Low Maximum Solids Content Raw Materials 165 K.M. Hurysz and J.K. Cochran Functionally Graded Materials Laminated WC-Co Composites for Tribological Applications 179 Kevin M. Fox, J.R. Hellmann, M.R Amateau, H. Izui.W. Fu, and RH. Cohen Laminated Object Manufacturing Solid Freeform Fabrication of PZT Ceramics via an Automated Tape Laminated Object Manufacturing System 193 Barry A. Bender Roy Rayne, Carl Wu, Chulho Kim, and R.W Bruce Thin Films and Coatings Optical Properties of Mg Doped LiNb03 Thin Films Grown by Polymeric Precursor Method 207 A.Z. Sirnoes , A.H.M. Gonzalez, M. Cilense, M.A. Zaghete, F. Moura, A. Ries, JAVarela, and B.D. Stojanovic Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition of Alumina and Alumina-Chromia Coatings on Silica 217 S.N. Dunham, J.M. Hampikan, M.S. Mclntosh Mechanical Behavior of Si3N4 Substrates with Environmental Barrier Coatings 225 K. Sharma, RS. Shankan and J.R Singh Synthesis and Characterization Sol-Gel Synthesis and Electrical Properties of YCo03^ 235 O.S. Buassi-Monroy, C.C. Luhrs, A. Châvez-Châvez, and C.R. Michel Synthesis and Electrical Properties of Super Ionic Conductor of Sr-Doped or Ba-Doped Laln03 245 Chen-Feng Kao and Chieng-Teh Wu Synthesis and Characterization byTEM and HRTEM of Nanocrystalline CuO and Cu20 Obtained by Precipitation Method 259 C.R. Michel, C.H. Rios-Reyes, and C.C. Luhrs Synthesis of Cordierite Ceramics with a Mixture of Kyanite andTalc 269 Ivan Vemet-Patifio, Herberto Balmori-Ramfrez, Carlos Gomez-Yanez, and Richard C. Bradt Diamond Films Effect of Pulsed Methane Flow on Nanostructured Diamond Films Synthesized by Microwave Plasma CVD 283 V. Shanov, R Ramamurti, and R N. Singh Electrophoresis Preparation of SrBi2Ta209 Ferroelectric Thick Films by Electrophoretic Deposition Using Aqueous Suspensions 297 S.M. Zanetti, JAVarela, ER. Leite, and E. Longo Processing-Microstructure-Property Relationships Sintering,Grain Growth, and Phase Composition of Gd203-Stabilized Zr02 Powders 311 J.R. Gross, M.N. Rahaman, and &E. Dutton Influence of the Addition of Sm on the Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Ni05Zn05Fe2xSmxO4 Ferrites 321 A.C.F.M. Costa , M.R. Morelli, and R.H.G.À. Kiminami Index 333

About the Author :
J. P. Singh is the editor of Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites VII, published by Wiley. Narottam P. Bansal received his Ph. D. in 1973 and is a Senior Research Scientist in the Ceramic Branch, Materials and Structures Division, NASA Glenn Research Center. He is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and is recipient of NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievements, R&D 100 Award and Hind Rattan Award from the NRI Society of India. Dr. Bansal is author/co-author of four books, six invited book chapters, three review articles, eight NASA Tech Briefs, and 215 research papers including 92 peer-reviewed journal articles, and has been awarded seven U.S. Patents.