Advanced Si-Based Ceramics and Composites: (Volume 287 Key Engineering Materials)

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). Significant progress has been made over the past 30 years in handling silicon-based ceramics such as silicon nitride, silicon carbide, SiAlON, silicides and composites. A better understanding of processing parameters in various forming techniques, and of microstructure-property relationships, has led to substantial improvements in thermomechanical performance and reliability; as well as in cost reduction.

Table of Contents:
Preface Development and Industrial Application of Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics Development of Silicon Nitride Components for Gas Turbine Advanced SiC/SiC Composite Materials for Fourth Generation Gas Cooled Fast Reactors Electric Properties of Ti3SiC2 at High Frequency Alternating Current Fabrication of Si3N4 Micro-Components by a Combined Microfabrication Process Biomimetic Application of Hierarchically Ordered Nanoporous Silica Ceramics The Drug Delivery Application of Sponge Phased Silica Ceramic Structure Preparation and Characterization of Catalyst-Containing SiC Fiber Filter Media Application of Powder Blasting Techniques to Micro-Pattern Making Process for Si3N4-hBN Composites SiC Oxidation Protective Coating for Graphite Mould The Recycled Aggregates with Surface Treatment by Pozzolanics Fabrication of Refractive Index Controllable Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Thick Film Development of the Reaction-Bonded Si/SiC Ceramic Tubes for High-Temperature Heat Exchangers Solidifying Concentrated Si3N4 Suspensions for Gelcasting by Ultrasonic Effects Fabrication of Silicon Carbide Fiber and Non-Woven Fabric from the Polycarbosilane Produced Using a Catalytic Process Fabrication of SiC-Based Ceramic Patterns via Soft Lithography of Polymeric Precursors Enhanced Sintering of TiB2 with SiC Addition Prepared by Polycarbosilane Infiltration Preparation of Polycarbosilane Using a Catalytic Process and Its Practical Uses Polymer - Filler Derived SiO2/Si-O-C Composites Organic-Inorganic Solution Technique for Fabrication of Porous CaO-SiO2 Based Powders Colloidal Processing of SiC with Rare-Earth Ion MoSi2 Ceramic Foam Prepared by Polymer Pyrolysis The Structure Effect of Polymeric Dispersant on Rheological Behavior of Highly Concentrated Silicon Nitride Gelcasting Slip The Preparation of Pore-Size Controlled Mesoporous Silicas by Biodegradable Diblock Copolymers SPS Processing and Superplastic Deformation of Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics Effect of Aluminium on High-Energy Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering of Silicon Nitride Spark-Plasma Sintering of Molybdenum Disilicide Fabrication of Silicon Nitride Nano-Ceramics by High-Energy Mechanical Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering Microwave Sintering and Infiltration of Highly Porous Silicon Nitride Ceramics to Form Dense Ceramics Reaction Bonded SiC Hot Gas Filter Using Si-Melt Infiltration Techniques Fabrication and Strength Properties of LPS-SiC Ceramics Effect of Carbon Black Addition on Reaction-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics Mechanical Properties of Synthesized Ti3SiC2 by Hot Pressing from TiC x/Si Powder Mixture Characterization of the SiCf/SiC Composite Fabricated by the Whisker Growing Assisted CVI Process Joining Method of Silicon Nitride to Carbon Steel Modification of Inner Pores with Silicon Carbide Whiskers onto the Al2O3 Substrate by CVI Process Effect of Inert Gas Flow Nature on SiC Microtube Synthesis Synthesis of Porous MoSi2 Material Fabricated by SHS (Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis) Process Macro- to Atomic-Scale Tailoring of Si3N4 Ceramics to Enhance Properties Effect of the Sintering Additives on the Microstructure and the Properties of Textured Silicon Nitride Effect of Microstructure on Dielectric Properties of Si3N4 at Microwave Frequency Crystallization of Zirconium Nitride in Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Nitrogen Pressures and Sintering Additives Viscosities of Oxynitride Glass and the Effects on High Temperature Behaviour of Silicon Nitride-Based Ceramics Grain Growth of β-Silicon Nitride in RE-Mg-Si-O-N Liquid Microstructure and Properties of Sintered Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride with Aligned Whisker Seeds Fabrication and Properties of Porous RBSN Rare Earth Containing SiAlONS: Microstructure, Mechanical and Tribological Properties Influence of Amount of Nitrogen on Crystallisation of Y-SiAlON Glasses: In Situ XRD Analysis Fabrication of Heat-Resistant Silicon Carbide Ceramics by Controlling Intergranular Phase Hardness Limits of SiC and Si3N4 Ceramic Materials Nano Stress Measurement and Microstructural Characterization of Silicon-Based Optical Devices Using Their Native Luminescence Highly Ordered Macroporous BN-Based Ceramics Prepared from Templated Preceramic Polymers Effects of Al, B and C Additives on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Spark-Plasma-Sintered SiC Ceramics Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Spark-Plasma-Sintered SiC-TiC Composites Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride/h-BN Based Machinable Ceramics Microstructures and Flexural Properties of High Temperature-Pyrolyzed PIP-SiC/SiC Composites Highly Porous Silica Nanoaerogels for Ultrafast Nonlinear Optical Applications Toughening of Ceramic Composite Designed by Silica-Based Transformation Weakening Interphases Environmental Characterization of Monolithic Ceramics for Gas Turbine Applications Creep Behavior of Improved High Temperature Silicon Nitride Characterization of Mechanical Reliability of Silicon Nitride Microturbine Rotors The Effects of β-Si3N4 Whisker Content and Orientation on R-Curve Behaviors of Si3N4 Ceramics Static and Dynamic Indentation Damage in SiC and Si3N4 Erosion Behavior of Silicon Nitride with Graded Microstructure Effect of Grain Boundary Phase on Contact Damage Resistance of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Raman Analysis of Microscopic Residual Stresses Stored in the Secondary Phase of Sc2O3-Doped Si3N4 Comparison of Tensile Fracture Behavior between Si-Ti-C-O Fiber Bundle (Yarn), Woven Fabric of Yarn and Laminated Composite of the Si-Ti-C-O Fabric / Mullite Filler / Polytitanocarbosilane System Measurements of Microscopic Stresses in Si-Based Polycrystalline Ceramics Development of EBC for Silicon Nitride Performance of CVD Mullite Coatings on Silicon Nitride under High Temperature High Load Conditions Microstructure of Environmental Barrier Mullite and Erbium Silicate Coatings on SiC-Fiber Bonded Composites The Oxidation Resistance of the Oxide-Coated NicalonTM Fibers Bending Strength of the Seeded and Tape Cast Si3N4 before and after Oxidation Exposure in Air at 1500°C Indentation Induced Deformation and Crack Behavior of β-SiC Irradiated at High Temperature Strength Degradation of Silicon Carbide Hot Gas Filter in the Simulated PFBC Condition