SiAlONs and Non-oxides: (Volume 403 Key Engineering Materials)

During the past fifty years, significant progress has been achieved in the theory and application of SiAlONs and other similar non-oxide ceramics. In particular, the advances of the last thirty years in research and development have made SiAlONs, and similar materials, some of the most important engineering ceramics and new functional ceramics of today.

Table of Contents:
Sponsors Foreword Nitrides Preparation and Characterization of MM’Si4N6C Ceramics The Phase Evolution in the Si3N4-AlN System after High-Energy Mechanical Treatment of the Precursor Powder New Green Phosphor Ba3Si6O12N2:Eu for White LED: Crystal Structure and Optical Properties Application of Nitride and Oxynitride Compounds to Various Phosphors for White LED Fabrication of Electrically Conductive Si3N4 Ceramics by Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes Low Temperature Sintering of Si3N4 Ceramics and its Applicability as an Inert Matrix of the Transuranium Elements for Transmutation of Minor Actinides 2.45 GHz Microwave Sintering of Silicon Nitride Sintering Shrinkage Behavior of Si3N4 Ceramics Prepared by a Post-Reaction Sintering Technique Sintering Shrinkage Behavior and Mechanical Properties of HfO2-Added Si3N4 Ceramics Fabrication and Evaluation of AlN–SiC Solid Solutions with p-Type Electrical Conduction Atomic Resolution and In Situ Characterization of Structural Ceramics Non-Oxide Ceramic Nanocomposites with Multifunctionality Electrical Resistivity Control of Hot-Pressed Aluminum Nitride Ceramics Fracture Resistance and Wear Properties of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Oxidation of Rare Earth Silicon Oxynitride J-Phases Effect of Second Phase After-Heat Treatment on the Thermal Conductivity of AlN Ceramics Thermal Conductivity Measurement of the AlN Ceramics at the Grain Scale Using Thermoreflectance Technique Viscosity Measurement of Molten RE-Mg-Si-O-N (RE=Y, Gd, Nd and La) Glasses First Principles Calculations of Advanced Nitrides, Oxides and Alloys Advances in Computation of Temperature-Pressure Phase Diagrams of High-Pressure Nitrides SiAlONs Luminescence Properties of α-SiAlONs and Related Compounds Developments in SiAlON Glasses and their Derivatives: Effects of Chemistry on Properties Controlled Crystallisation of a Y-Si-Al-O-N Glass Typical of Grain Boundary Glasses Formed in Silicon Nitride-Based Ceramics Synthesis and Refinement of β-SiAlON by Nitriding and Post-Sintering of Si Mixture Interactions between AlN and SiAlON Ceramics Surface Structuring of α/β-Sialon Ceramics by Plasma-Etching SiAlON B-Phase Glass-Ceramic Microstructures Development of α-β SiAlON Ceramics from Different Si3N4 Starting Powders Effects of Process on Optical Transmittance of Dy-α-Sialon Sintered at Lower Temperatures Mechanical Properties of α- and β-SiAlON Composite Ceramics Using β-SiAlON Powder Tribological Performance of Translucent Dy-α-Sialon Ceramics High-Temperature Compressive Deformation of SiAlON Polycrystals Prepared without Additives Dielectric Properties of β-SiAlON at High Temperature Using Perturbation Method Dielectric Properties of SiAlON Ceramics Subcritical Crack Growth of α/β-Sialon Ceramics in Distilled Water Corrosion of β-SiAlON in Molten Aluminium, Cryolite and NaCl-KCl Mixture Preparation and Corrosion of Mullite Thin Film on ß-SiAlON Ceramics Thermal Conductivities of β-SiAlONs by Mechanically Activated Combustion Synthesis Synthesis and Characterization of β-SiAlON Phosphor Powder Prepared by Reduction Nitridation of a Zeolite Carbides New Ceramic Phases in the Ternary Si-C-N System A New Route of Forming Silicon Carbide Nanostructures with Controlled Morphologies TEM Study of SiCN Glasses; Polymer Architecture versus Ceramic Microstructure Aqueous Processing of Boron Carbide Powders Synthesis of Single-Phase, Hexagonal Plate-Like Al4SiC4 Powder Gelcasting of Carbide Ceramics Processing of High Performance Silicon Carbide New Theory of Transformation Induced Grain Growth in Porous SiC Evaluation of Microstructure of High-Strength Reaction-Sintered Silicon Carbide Nano-Grained Microstructure Design of Silicon Carbide Ceramics by SPS Process Macro- and Micro-Scale Thermal Conductivities of SiC Single Crystal and Ceramic Influence of Additives on Mechanical Properties in Liquid-Phase Sintered Silicon Carbide Ceramics Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Ti3SiC2 Composites Effect of HfO2 Coating Films on Oxidation Resistance of SiC Ceramics High Temperature Oxidation of SiC Powder in Oxidizing Atmosphere Containing Water Vapor Applying SiC Nanoparticles to Functional Ceramics for Semiconductor Manufacturing Process First-Principles Study of Ceramic Interfaces: Structures and Electronic and Mechanical Properties A New Technology with Porous Materials; Progress in the Development of the Diesel Vehicle Business Synthesis of Nano-Sized SiC Powders by Carbothermal Reduction Composites Passive Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2-SiC Eutectic Composite Prepared by Arc Melting Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of TiN Nanoparticle-Dispersed Si3N4 Ceramics from Si3N4-Nano TiO2 Composite Particles Obtained by Mechanical Treatment Spark Plasma Sintering of Silicon Nitride-Boron Carbide Composites In Situ Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of TiN-Si2N2O-Si3N4 Composites Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Polysilazanes for the Preparation of Reinforced Si-C-N Composites Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride - Silicon Carbide and SiAlON - Silicon Carbide Refractories for Aluminium Smelting Tribological Characteristics of Carbon Nano-Fiber Dispersed Silicon Nitride Based Composites in High-Temperature Fuel Preparation of β SiAlON-cBN Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering A Novel Approach for Preparing Electrically Conductive SiAlON-TiN Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering Fabrication of AlN Ceramics Using AlN and Nano-Y2O3 Composite Particles Prepared by Mechanical Treatment Preparation of Precursors for Aluminum Nitride-Based Ceramic Composites from Cage-Type and Cyclic Building Blocks Pressureless Melt Infiltrated Non-Oxide Ceramic-Metal Composites The Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2-Based Mixed Boride Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Silicon Carbide Composites with Chopped Si-Al-C Fiber Addition Exergy Analysis on the Life Cycle of Ceramic Parts SiAlON Microstructures Synthesis of Non-Oxide Ceramic Fine-Powders from Organic Precursors