Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites VIII: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 34, Issue 2

Content: 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