Ceramics in Severe Environments

Thermal and Thermo Chemical Environments.- The Corrosion of Ceramic Oxides by Atmospheres Containing Sulphur and Oxygen..- Properties of Molten Ceramics..- Oxidation of Boron Nitride in an Arc Heated Jet..- Microstructural Features of Oxide Scales Formed on Zirconium Diboride Materials..- Testing of Graphite Composites in Air at High Temperatures..- MgO Refractories in the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Furnace..- Thermal Shock Environments.- Thermal Stress Crack Stability and Propagation in Severe Thermal Environments..- Optimum Properties of Zirconia Ceramics for High Performance Storage Heaters..- Thermal-Shock-Resistant Materials..- Factors Affecting the Thermal Shock Behavior of Yttria Stabilized Hafnia Based Graphite and Tungsten Composites..- The Resistance of Silicon Nitride to Thermal Shock and Other Hostile Environments..- Thermal Shock Resistant Zirconia Nozzles for Continuous Copper Casting..- Concentrated Stresses and Severe Mechanical Environments.- Fracture Mechanisms of Very Strong Solids..- The Compressive Strength of Ceramics..- Oxide Ceramics in Metal Cutting Applications..- The Fracture Behavior of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composites..- Effect of Microstructure on the Ballistic Performance of Alumina..- Fractography of High Boron Ceramics Subjected to Ballistic Loading..- Thermomechanical Environments.- Factors Influencing the Stress-Strain Behavior of Ceramic Materials..- Creep Mechanisms in Ceramic Materials at Elevated Temperatures..- Deformation Behavior of Alumina at Elevated Temperatures..- Nonbasal Slip in Alumina at High Temperatures and Pressures..- Ceramic Fibres for the Reinforcement of Gas Turbine Blades..- The Effect of Nonstoichiometry on Creep of Oxides..- Panel on Commercial Refractories in Severe Environments: Introduction..- Chemical Properties of Refractories..- Physical Properties of Refractories..- Relation of Properties of Refractories to BOF Use..- Stress Corrosion and Hydrostatic Stress Environments.- Compatibility of Bioceramics with the Physiological Environment..- Static Fatigue in Glasses and Alumina..- The Behavior of Reactive Ceramics in Atmospheric Environments..- The Process of Hydrostatic Compaction of B2O3 Glass..- Factors Influencing the Use of Ceramic Materials in Deep-Submergence Applications..- Electromagnetic and Nuclear Radiation Environments.- Effects of Temperature on Electrical Conductivity and Transport Mechanisms in Sapphire..- Electrode and Insulation Materials in Magnetohydrodynamic Generators..- Interaction between High Energy Radiation and Glasses..- Damage to Ceramics from High Intensity Q Switched Lasers..- Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Lattice Imperfections in Pyrolytic Boron Nitride..- The Use of Computer Experiments to Predict Radiation Effects in Solid Materials..- Fast Neutron Effects in Glass-Ceramics and Amorphous Semiconductors..- Fabrication and Irradiation Behavior of Uranium Mononitride..