Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites VIII, Volume 34, Issue 2 (eBook)

Preface ix

Introduction xi

CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC MATRIX
COMPOSITES

Acoustic Emission and Electrical Resistivity Monitoring of
SiC/SiC Composite Cyclic Behavior 3

Christopher R. Baker and Gregory N. Morscher

Characterization of SiC/SiCN Ceramic Matrix Composites with
Monazite Fiber Coating 11

Enrico Klatt, Klemens Kelm, Martin FrieG, Dietmar Koch, and
Heinz Voggenreiter

Fiber, Porosity and Weave Effects on Properties of Ceramic
Matrix Composites 23

G. Ojard, J. Cuneo, I. Smyth, E. Prevost, Y. Gowayed, U.
Santhosh, and A. Calomino

Weave and Fiber Volume Effects on Durability of Ceramic Matrix
Composites 33

G. Ojard, E. Prevost, U. Santhosh, R. Naik, and D. C.
Jarmon

Cooling Performance Tests of a CMC Nozzle with Annular Sector
Cascade Rig 45

Kozo Nita, Yoji Okita, and Chiyuki Nakamata

Study on Strength Prediction Model for Unidirectional Composites
57

Hongjian Zhang, Weidong Wen, Haitao Cui, Hui Yuan, and Jianfeng
Xiao

PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF FIBERS AND CERAMICS

The Effect of the Addition of Ceria Stabilized Zirconia on the
Creep of Mullite 69

D. Glymond, M. Vick, M.-J. Pan, F. Giuliani, and L. J.
Vandeperre

Microstructural Evolution of CVD Amorphous B-C Ceramics Heat
Treated: Experimental Characterization and Atomistic Simulation
79

Camille Pallier, Georges Chollon, Patrick Weisbecker, Jean-Marc
Leyssale, and F. Teyssandier

Densification of SiC with AIN-Nd203 Sintering Additives 89

Laner Wu, Yong Jiang, Wenzhou Sun, Yuhong Chen, and Zhenkun
Huang

Solid-Solution of Nitrogen-Containing Rare Earth Aluminates
R2AI03N (R=Nd and Sm) 95

Yong Jiang, Laner Wu, and Zhengkun Huang

Microstructure and Properties of Reaction Bonded Metal Modified
Ceramics 101

S. M. Salamone, M. K. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q.
Zheng

Investigation into the Effect of Common Ceramic Core Additives
on the Crystallisation and Sintering of Amorphous Silica 111

Ben Taylor, Stewart T. Welch, and Stuart Blackburn

Different Fibers Exposed to Temperatures Up to 1000° C
123

Henry A. Colorado, Clem Hiel, and Jenn-Ming Yang

Heat Diffusivity Measurements on Ceramic Foams and Fibers with a
Laser Spot and an IR Camera 137

G. L. Vignoles, C. Lorrette, G. Bresson, and R. Backov

Towards a Multiscale Model of Thermally-Induced Microcracking in
Porous Ceramics 145

Ray S. Fertig, III and Seth Nickerson

Investigation on Reliability of High Alumina Refractories
155

Wenjie Yuan, Qingyou Zhu, Jun Li, Chengji Deng, and Hongxi
Zhu

Evaluation of Subcritical Crack Growth in Low Temperature
Co-Fired Ceramics 161

Raul Bermejo, Peter Supancic, Clemens Krautgasser, and Robert
Danzer

Multilayer Ceramic Composite Armor Design and Impact Tests
173

Faruk Elaldi

Compression Failure Analysis of Graphite Foam Core Based
Sandwich Composite Constructions 179

Hooman Hosseini, Seyyed Reza Ghaffarian, Mohammad Teymouri, and
Ali Reza Moeini

Tribological Profile of Binderless Niobium Carbide 189

Mathias Woydt and Hardy Mohrbacher

Tribological Properties of Alumina/Zirconia Composites with and
without h-BN Phases 195

Liang Xue and Gary L. Doll

Author Index 207