22nd Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures A[-B] : January 20-24, 1998, Cocoa Beach, Florida

 Content: [pt. A / no. 3.] Effects of manufacturing process on surface states of commercial silicon nitride powders / Tetsuya Nakamatsu, Chanel Ishizaki, Kozo Ishizaki --
 The evolution of interfacial sliding stresses during cyclic push-in testing of C- and Bn-coated Hi-Nicalon fiber-reinforced CMCs / J.I. Eldridge, N.P. Bansal, R.T. Bhatt --
 Techniques for measuring interfacial recession in CFCC's and the implications on subcritical crack growth / C.A. Lewinsohn, J.I. Eldridge, R.H. Jones --
 Synthesis of calcium hexaluminate and lanthanum hexaluminate fiber coatings / Michael K. Cinibulk --
 Microstructure and high temperature mechanical behavior of new polymer derived SiC-based fibers / Maric-Hélène Berger, Nicolas Hochet, Anthony R. Bunsell --
 A new method for measuring diameter distribution along ceramic fiber / T. Morimoto, J. Goering, H. Schneider --
 Microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC fiber Hi-Nicalon Type S reinforced SiC composites / Akira Urano, Jun-Ichi Sakamoto, Michio Takeda, Yoshikazu Imai, Hiroshi Araki, Tetsuji Noda --
 Fabrication and mechanical properties of new improved Si-M-C-(O) Tyranno fiber / K. Kumagawa, H. Yamaoka, M. Shibuya, T. Yamamura --
 Polymer-derived SiC-based fibers with high tensile strength and improved creep resistance / Michael D. Sacks, Gary W. Scheiffele, Lan Zhang, Yunpeng Yang, John J. Brennan --
 Formation of carbon coatings on SiC fibers by selective etching in halogens and supercritical water / Y.G. Gogotsi, S. Welz, J. Daghfal, M.J. McNallan, I.-D. Jeon, K.G. Nickel, T. Kraft --
 Self-reinforced silicon nitride composite containing unidirectionally oriented silicon nitride whisker seeds / Dong-Soo Park, Chang-Won Kim, Chan Park --
 Properties of ceramics in the ZrB₂/ZrC/SiC system prepared by reactive processing / Inna G. Talmy, James A. Zaykoski, Mark A. Opeka --
 The effect of a transient liquid phase addition on the [alpha]- to [beta]-silicon nitride transformation in celsian-silicon nitride composites / Kirk A. Rogers, Ken H. Sandhage --
 The effect of processing on the strength, thermal up shock resistance, and dielectric constant of Nicalon-reinforced zirconium phosphate composites / Barry A. Bender, Todd L. Jessen, Scott Browning --
 Compressive creep behavior of SiC fiber-reinforced mullite matrix composites / Zhen-Yan Deng, Takayoshi Kobayashi --
 Submicrometer Al₂O₃/Ti(C, O, N) composites for tool applications / Andreas Krell, Lutz-Michael Berger, Paul Blank --
 Strength and stability studies on mini-tow ceramic composites made with nitrided Nextel 312 fibers and silicon oxycarbide / S.T. Gonczy, K. Oba, K.T. Faber --
 Vanadium/MgAl₂O₄ composites for hostile environment applications. Part 1, Processing / T.D. Shen, R.B. Schwarz, K.E. Sickafus, E. Üstündag --
 V/MgAl₂O₄ composites for hostile environment applications. Part 2, Properties / Ersan Üstündag, Kurt E. Sickafus, Thomas Hartmann, Christopher J. Wetteland, Tong D. Shen, Ricardo B. Schwarz --
 Elevated-Temperature, Ultra-Fast Fracture Strength of Silicon Nitride Ceramics / Sung R. Choi, John P. Gyekenyesi --
 Stress rate effects on the mechanical properties of CFCMCs as a function of microstructure / T.L. Jessen, B.A. Bender, V.A. Greenhut --
 Mechanical properties of Ce₀.₉Gd₀.₁O₂₋x and Ce₀.₉Gd₀.₁O₂₋x + Al₂O₃ composites / J.L. Routbort, K.C. Goretta, R. Doshi, V.L. Richards, M. Krumpelt, J. Wolfenstine, A.R. De Arellano-López --
 Specimen size effects on the flexural strength of CFCCs / N. Miriyala, P.K. Liaw, C.J. McHargue, L.L. Snead / Influence of twist angle on the fracture toughness of (0001) twist boundary of alumina / Junichi Tatami, Tamotsu Harada, Kouichi Yasuda, Yohtaro Matsuo --
 Active/inactive fillers for Blackglas /Nextel 312 (BN) composites / M. Allahverdi, W.R. Cannon, S.C. Danforth, M. Erdal, S. Guceri --
 Compression-resin transfer molding of particle-filled ceramic-ceramic composites / Merve Erdal, Selçuk Güçeri, Mehdi Allahverdi, W. Roger Cannon, Stephen C. Danforth --
 Room temperature tensile behavior and damage accumulation of Hi-Nicalon reinforced SiC matrix composites / G.N. Morscher, J.Z. Gyekenyesi --
 The stress dependence damage mechanism during tensile creep and fatigue in a SiC/SiC composite at 1400°C / Jian-Wu Cao, Mineo Mizuno, Yasuo Nagano --
 Fabrication and characterization of 3D carbon fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites via slurry and pulse-CVI joint process / K. Suzuki, K. Nakano, S. Kume, T.W. Chou --
 Filler/polycarbosilane systems as CMC matrix precursors / Frances I. Hurwitz --
 Tensile and in situ fibre properties of 3-D SiC/SiC-based composite tested at elevated temperature in vacuum and air with and without an oxidation protection system / Ian J. Davies, Takashi Ishikawa, Naoto Suzuki, Masaki Shibuya, Tetsuro Hirokawa, Jun Gotoh --
 New type of SiC-sintered fiber and its composite material / Toshihiro Ishikawa, Shinji Kajii, Terumi Hisayuki, Yasuhiko Kohtoku --
 Automated fabrication of monolithic ceramics and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) using a novel rapid prototyping method / Don Klosterman, Richard Chartoff, George Graves, Nora Osborne, Allan Lightman, Gyoowan Han, Akos Bezeredi, Stan Rodrigues --
 Mullite/cordierite laminates with [beta yields alpha] cristobalite transformation weakened interphases / Waltraud M. Kriven, Sang-Jin Lee --
 High-temperature performance and retained strength of an oxide-oxide continuous fibre ceramic composite / M.G. Jenkins, Sean S. Kohles --
 Longitudinal and transthickness tensile behavior of several oxide/oxide composites / Larry P. Zawada --
 Preliminary assessment of the thermomechanical behavior of Tyrannohex composites in relation with the evolution of the microstructure / M. Drissi-Habti, J.F. Després, K. Nakano, K. Suzuki --
 Fatigue crack growth behavior in SiC fiber reinforced zircon composites / Yu-Lin Wang, Umashankar Anandakumar, Raj N. Singh --
 Crystallization of lanthanum hexaluminate from MOCVD precursors / P.D. Jero, F. Rebillat, D.J. Kent, J.G. Jones --
 Elevated-temperature slow crack growth and room-temperature properties of MoSi₂-50 vol % Si₃N₄ composites / Sung R. Choi, Mohan G. Hebsur --
 Reactive processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties of Al₂O₃-MoSi₂ composites / William G. Fahrenholtz, Kevin G. Ewsuk, Ronald E. Loehman --
 Comparison of the sintering behavior of SHS- and arc-melted Ti₅Si₃ / R. Radhakrishnan, J. Williams, M. Kramer, M. Akinc --
 Viability and degradation of molybdenum disilicide materials in molten glass environments / Youngsoo Park, Darryl P. Butt, Richard Castro, Kendall Hollis, John Petrovic --
 Combustion synthesis of NbSi₂ and Nb(Si₁₋x, Alx)₂ / S.B. Bhaduri, J.G. Huang, S. Bhaduri --
 Combustion synthesis in the Mo-Si-Al ternary system / S.B. Bhaduri, J.G. Huang, S. Bhaduri, A. Chrysanthou --
 Processing and properties of Mo₅Si₃ single crystals / F. Chu, D.J. Thoma --
 Processing, characterization and mechanical behavior of Mo₅Si₃C / E.N. Ross, M.J. Kaufman --
 High temperature electrical resistivity and oxidation resistance of Mo-Si-B prepared by mechanical alloying / B.A. Cook, S. Zelle, M.J. Kramer --
 Reassessment of the Mo-Si-Al ternary isotherm at 1400°C / P.D. Eason, K.L. Jolly, M.J. Kaufman --
 Comparison of sintering behavior and properties of aluminide-bonded ceramics / T.N. Tiegs, P.A. Menchhofer, K.P. Plucknett, P.F. Becher, C.B. Thomas, P.K. Liaw --
 Steel-reinforced plasma ceramics : a new multilayer design / E.H. Lutz, St.E. Brünings, R.W. Steinbrech --
 Copper/gallium amalgam for ceramic-metal bonds / Maiken Heim, Luiz A. B. Tessarotto, Victor A. Greenhut --
 Creep deformation behavior of SiC particulate reinforced aluminum composite / S.B. Biner --
 Si-C-B based preceramic polymer system : the influence of boron on microstructural evolution / Manuela Eber, Linda E. Jones --
 Application of Raman spectroscopy to the determination of crystallographic orientation and mechanical strain in translucent alumina / Yasutoshi Takeda, Noriyoshi Shibata, Yoshihisa Sakaida, Akira Okada --
 Study of grain boundary structure of ceramics by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) analyses / Y. Yasutomi, Y. Sakaida, Y. Sawai, Y. Ikuhara, T. Yamamoto --
 Grain boundaries, oxidation, and strength of heat treated SiC / M.E. Sixta, W.J. Moberly Chan, L.C. De Jonghe --
 Si₃N₄ materials fabricated from powders with very high fraction of [alpha] phase / Xin Jiang --
 Intergranular phase of Si₃N₄ hot-pressed with 6% Y₂O₃ / Célio A. Costa, Judith A. Todd --
 Thermal imaging and air-coupled ultrasound characterization of a continuous fiber ceramic composite / J.G. Sun, T.E. Easier, A. Szweda, T.A.K. Pillai, C. Deemer, W.A. Ellingson --
 Development on standard test methods for ceramic matrix composites / Mineo Mizuno, Jian-Wu Cao, Yasuo Nagano, Hiroshi Kaya --
 Investigation of the reduction of NiAl₂O₄. 1, Neutron diffraction studies / Ersan Üstündag, Jay C. Hanan, B. Clausen, M.A.M. Bourke, S.L. Sass, T.J. Barbieri --
 Investigations of the reduction of NiAl₂O₄. 2, X-ray diffraction studies / B. Clausen, E. Üstündag, P. Rangaswamy, M.A.M. Bourke, S.L. Sass, T.J. Barbieri --
 The new ASTM fracture toughness of Advanced ceramics standard PS 070-97 / G.D. Quinn, J.A. Salem, I. Bar-On, M.G. Jenkins --
 Statistically designed experiments to improve coating life / M.I. Mendelson --
 Back-face strain as a method for monitoring stable crack extension / Jonathan A. Salem, Louis J. Ghosn, Michael G. Jenkins --
 Some limitations in the elevated-temperature, constant stress-rate flexural testing for advanced ceramics with reference to the new, ambient-temperature test standard ASTM C 1368 / Sung R. Choi, John P. Gyekenyesi --
 Evaluation of thermal shock damage in 2-D woven Nicalon-Al₂O₃ composite by NDE techniques / Yu-Lin Wang, James E. Webb, Raj N. Singh, Jiangang Sun, W.A. Ellingson --
 Nondestructive evaluation and characterization of damage and repair for continuous fiber ceramic composite panels / J.G. Sun, D.R. Petrak, T.A.K. Pillai, C. Deemer, W.A. Ellingson --
 Non-destructive real-time failure prediction using electrical resistance / Guillermo Villalobos, Henry Paris --
 Nondestructive evaluation techniques for ceramic matrix composites / D. Allen, M. Mets, D. Lorey, J. Griffin, D. Carlson --
 [pt. B / no. 4.] The effect of high temperature soaking on the microstructure and properties of a sintered silicon nitride / Q. Wei, J. Sankar, V. Vijayrao, J. Narayan --
 Environmentally induced time-dependent failure mechanisms in CFCCs at elevated temperatures / C.A. Lewinsohn, C.H. Henager Jr., R.H. Jones --
 High temperature oxidation and corrosion of a porous Si₂N₂O-ZrO₂ composite material / Maiken Heim, Jiaxin Chen, Colette O'Meara, Refael Gatt, Robert Pompe --
 Low damage, high productivity abrasive grinding of ceramics / Robert Sabia, Victor A. Greenhut, Dale E. Niesz, Ping Tang, Ruilin Zeng, Ioan Marinescu --
 Effect of crystallization on creep of clay bonded SiC filters / Pirjo H. Pastila, Vesa Helanti, Antti-Pekka Nikkilä, Tapio A. Mäntylä --
 Wear performance of monolithic and composite mixing tubes for abrasive water jet cutting of ceramics / M. Ramulu, M.G. Jenkins, T.L. Stevens, J.A. Salem --
 Reliability modeling of brittle anisotropic materials / Jonathan Salem, Ronald Noebe, Jane Manderscheid --
 A strain-based methodology for high temperature lifetime prediction / S.M. Wiederhorn, W.E. Luecke, R.F. Krause Jr. --
 Investigations of the Weibull modulus as a function of stressing rate / M.J. Andrews, A.A. Wereszczak, K. Breder, M.K. Ferber, T.P. Kirkland --
 Exploration of the Weibull modulus as a function of surface preparation and flexure testing conditions / Kristin Breder, Andrew A. Wereszczak, Mark J. Andrews --
 Lifetime prediction for ceramic components subjected to time-dependent loading / Angelika Brückner-Foit, Christian Ziegler --
 Prediction of the load-bearing capabilities based on the first matrix-cracking criterion for plainweave multilayered Nicalon/SiC composites with lay-ups of [0/20/60] and [0/40/60] / Wei Zhao, Peter K. Liaw, Niann-I Yu --
 Life prediction tool for ceramic matrix composites at elevated temperatures / Scott Case, Nirmal Iyengar, Ken Reifsnider --
 Experimental study and modeling of a novel ceramic composite hot gas candle filter material / Xinyu Huang, Rob Carter, Ken L. Reifsnider --
 Bridging behavior at creep regime / S.B. Biner --
 Oxygen diffusion and reaction kinetics in continuous fiber ceramic matrix composites / Michael C. Halbig, Andrew J. Eckel, James D. Cawley --
 Prediction of tension failure of textile composite using micro-mechanics and statistical analysis / Y. Shi, M.F. Card, V.V. Raman, R.M.V. Murthi --
 The effects of load, grain size, and grain boundaries on the hardness of alumina / Andreas Krell --
 Computational analysis of residual stress in ceramics having heterogeneous microstructure / Yoshihisa Sakaida, Akira Okada, Keisuke Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Yasutomi, Hiroshi Kawamoto --
 Finite element modeling of thermal residual stress in tungsten/tungsten-carbide composites / Kai Wang, Robert R. Reeber --
 Finite element analysis of the stress distribution in silicon nitride bearing balls / Y.L. Tsai, J.J. Mecholsky Jr., H.A. Chin --
 Finite element analysis of crack wake tractions in chevron-notched bend bar / G. Reza Sarrafi-Nour, Theo Fett, Thomas W. Coyle --
 Analysis of the bridging zone contribution to the R-curve behavior of SiC-platelet-reinforced alumina using the chevron-notched bend bar specimen / G. Reza Sarrafi-Nour, Thomas W. Coyle --
 Fabrication of NZP ceramic-metal composite diesel engine exhaust port liners using finite element analysis as a guiding tool / R. Nageswaran, J.J. Cassell, S.Y. Limaye, D. Stinton --
 Finite element modelling and analysis of a ceramic matrix composite combustor / J. Shi, P.D. Andrew --
 Joint integrity issues in a novel piezoceramic actuator design / T.L. Jessen, R.J. Rayne, B.A. Bender, L.D. Flippen Jr., C. Kim --
 Manufacturing of ceramic matrix composite rotor for advanced gas-generator / Takahito Araki, Nobuyuki Suzumura, Shoju Masaki, Tadashi Natsumura, Masakazu Onozuka, Hisaichi Ohnabe, Koichi Yasuhira --
 Design and analysis of a CMC turbine blade tip seal for a land-based power turbine / J.A. Momson, K.M. Kauth --
 Degradation of SiC/BN/SiC composite in the burner rig / Linus U. Ogbuji --
 Rudimentary CFCMC design and mechanical behavior prediction / T.L. Jessen, A. Kee --
 Alumina single-crystal fibre reinforced alumina matrix for combustor tiles / O. Sudre, A.G. Razzell, L. Molliex, M. Holmquist --
 Strength measurement of thick brittle coatings on metals / Ö. Ünal, D.J. Sordelet, D.J. Barnard, M. Akinc --
 High-temperature slow crack growth, fracture toughness and room-temperature deformation behavior of plasma-sprayed ZrO₂-8wt % Y₂O₃ / Sung R. Choi, Dongming Zhu, Robert A. Miller --
 Dust erosion testing of coated AETB tile for aerospace applications / Edmund H. Moore, Richard A. Smith --
 Thermomechanical behavior of plasma-sprayed zirconia thermal barrier coatings / J.P. Singh, M. Sutaria, A. Chopra --
 Damage behavior and residual fatigue bending strength of impact-induced CFRP composites / Kwang-Hee Im, In-Young Yang --
 Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of carbon/carbon brake disks / Kwang-Hee Im, David K. Hsu, Hyunjo Jeong --
 In situ observation of stable crack propagation in SENB specimens for R-curve evaluation / Kyoji Hiramatsu, Akira Okada, Hatsuhiko Usami --
 Irradiation creep of advanced SiC-based fibers / G.E. Youngblood, R.H. Jones, G.N. Morscher, R. Scholz, A. Kohyama --
 Active metal brazing of Si₃N₄ to metals / Maiken Heim, Luiz A.B. Tessarotto, Victor A. Greenhut --
 Uniformity in microwave processed Al₂O₃-ZrO₂ composite bars / Greg Darby, David E. Clark --
 Evolution of phases in MoSi₂-TiB₂ composites produced by displacement reactions / L.A. Dempere, M.J. Kaufman --
 Effects of silicon carbide structure on the microwave properties of silicon carbide/alumina cement susceptors / K.S. Leiser, D.E. Clark --
 Processing, deformation, and fracture of Ni-Al₂O₃ composites with and without graded microstructures  / Andrew N. Winter, Brian A. Corff, Ivar E. Reimanis, Barry H. Rabin --
 Functionally graded boron carbide / J.J. Petrovic, K.J. McClellan, C.D. Kise, R.C. Hoover, W.K. Scarborough --
 High temperature plasticity in the ZrO₂-Y₂O₃ system / Arturo Domínguez-Rodríguez, Diego Gómez-García, Manuel Jiménez-Melendo --
 Dynamic compression behavior of a hot pressed TiB₂-Al₂O₃ ceramic composite from SHS-powders / Jean-Marcel Jamet --
 Synthesis of TiC-Al₂O₃ composites using microwave-induced self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) / Duangduen Atong, D.E. Clark --
 Mechanical properties of melt-derived erbium oxide / A.D. Neuman, M.J. Blacic, M. Platero, R.S. Romero, K.J. McClellan, J.J. Petrovic --
 Amorphous and nanocrystalline diamond synthesized by SCARQ : shock compression and rapid quenching / Ken-Ichi Kondo, Hisako Hirai, Masatake Yoshida --
 Effect of Al₂O₃ phase transformations on gram growth in ZrO₂-Al₂O₃ nanocomposites / B.M. Smyser, R.D. Sisson Jr. --
 Effects of gas pressure sinteking conditions in Si₃N₄-nano-SiC composite on tribological behavior / S.W. Lee, S.H. Kim --
 A novel process for synthesizing nanostructured carbides : mechanically activated synthesis / Ruiming Ren, Zhenguo Yang, Leon L. Shaw --
 Preparation of ceramic powders by a solution-polymerization route employing PVA solution / Sang-Jin Lee, Waltraud M. Kriven --
 Microstructure-electrical transport correlation in ceramic oxide thin films / Igor Kosacki, Harlan U. Anderson --
 Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline MgAl₂O₄ and its composites / S. Bhaduri, S.B. Bhaduri, C.H. Henager Jr. --
 Nano-SiC dispersed Si₃N₄ composite sintered by pulsed electric current method / Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Kozo Ishizaki --
 Syntheses of alkaline earth aluminate/zirconia composites from metal-bearing precursors / Kirk A. Rogers, Ramazan Citak, Pragati Kumar, Ken H. Sandhage --
 Microwave-induced decomposition of ceramic oxides to form unique composites / R.R. Di Fiore, D.E. Clark --
 Effect of geometry on CVI with RF heating / Vikas Midha, Demetre J. Economou --
 Novel applications of atmospheric pressure chemically vapor deposited materials and methods for control / Terence J. Clark --
 Thermodynamic modeling of the Ti-Si-C-H-Cl-Ar system to determine optimum conditions for chemical vapor deposition of Ti₃SiC₂ / E. Pickering, W.J. Lackey, S. Crain --
 Net-shape manufacture of low-cost ceramic shapes by freeze-gelation / M.J. Statham, F. Hammett, B. Hanis, R.G. Cooke, R. M. Jordan, A. Roche --
 Al₂TiO₅ : new contributions to its preparation via the sol-gel technique / Stefan Tudyka, Karl Pflanz, Norbert Stroh, Fritz Aldinger, Herwig Brunner --
 Design of self-diagnosis in/with composite matertals / Hiroaki Yanagida --
 CVD-SiC manufacturing process reproductibility / Jitendra S. Goela and Michael A. Pickering.