Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II

Content: Preface xi ADVANCES IN COMPOSITES The Effect of Paste Water Content on the Green Microstructure of Extruded Titanium Dioxide 3Mustafa Kanaan Alazzawi and Richard A. Haber Compaction Plasticity of Spray Dried Alumina Granules to Form Microstructural Uniformity and Green Strength 15I. P. Maher and R. A. Haber A Model for the Numerical Simulation of Liquid Silicon Infiltration into Porous Carbon/Carbon Preforms 23Khurram Iqbal, Sudhanshu Dwivedi, and Stevens Cadet Foreign Object Damage in a SiC Fibrous Composite 33Nesredin Kedir, David Faucett, Luis Sanchez, and Sung R. Choi INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED CERAMICS ASTM Subcommittee C28.01 Mechanical Properties and Reliability 47Michael G. Jenkins ASTM Committee C28: International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics-Three Decades of High-Quality, Technically-Rigorous Normalization 59Michael G. Jenkins and Jonathan A. Salem ASTM Subcommittee C28.07 Ceramic Matrix Composites 81Michael G. Jenkins and Andrew Wereszczak Activities in ISO/TC206 Fine Ceramics   A Quarter Century of 95 ProgressShuji Sakaguchi SINTERING AND RELATED POWDER PROCESSING The Usage of Heat Explosion to Synthesize Intermetallic Compounds and Alloys 111Karina Belokon and Yuriy Belokon Structural Characterization of Carbon-Based Materials Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering of Non-Graphitic Carbon with Nickel and Iron as Catalysts and Space Holders 117A. V. Ukhina, B. B. Bokhonov, D. V. Dudina, K. Yubuta, and H. Kato On the Effect of Electric Field during Spark Plasma Sintering   A    Faraday Cage    Approach 127Anil Prasad, Somi Doja, and Lukas Bichler Enhancement of Diffusion Bonding of Silver Graphite to Copper by Severe Plastic Deformation 137Daudi R. Waryoba SURFACE PROPERTIES OF BIOMATERIALS Hydroxyapatite Precipitation on Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloys: Effect of Surface Conditions 153Mahmoud Abdel-salam, Waleed Khalifa, and Shimaa El-Hadad Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Heat Treated Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy 169Ahmed Fityan, Shimaa El-Hadad, and Waleed Khalifa Surface Modification of Titanium Foams Produced by Freeze-Casting 179Silvia Briseno Murguia, Joshua Barclay, Samir M. Aouadi, and Marcus L. Young The Effect of Plastic Deformation on the Cell Viability and Adhesion Behavior in Metallic Implant Materials 187 INNOVATIVE PROCESSING Influence of Hot-Pressing Time on Phase Evolution of SHS Obtained Ti2AlC Active Precursor Powder 199L. Chlubny, J. Lis, P. Borowiak, and K. Chabior Increasing the Silicon Carbide Content in Laser Sintered Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide 207Sebastian Meyers, Lien De Leersnijder, Jef Vleugels, and Jean-Pierre Kruth Challenges in Spark Plasma Sintering of Cerium (IV) Oxide 217Anil Prasad, Linu Malakkal, Lukas Bichler, and Jerzy Szpunar DIELECTRIC MATERIALS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES Study of the Dielectric Response of Rare-Earth Modified PZT Ferroelectric Ceramics   An Approach to the Diffuse Phase Transition 227S. P. Hessel, A. C. Silva, R. Guo, A. S. Bhalla, and J. D. S. Guerra Influence of Processing and Microstructure on Dielectric Properties of Calcium Copper Titanate Ceramics 237Disna P. Samarakoon, Nirmal Govindaraju, and Raj N. Singh Effect of A-Site Doping by La, Ba, and Ca on Thermoelectric Properties of Sr2FeTiO6 Double Perovskites 245P. Roy and T. Maiti PROCESSING AND PERFORMANCE OF MATERIALS USING MICROWAVES, ELECTRIC, AND MAGNETIC FIELDS Change of Energy Transfer Medium from High Temperature Gas to Microwave 255Kazuhiro Nagata and Motoyasu Sato Effect of Laser Shock Peening (LSP) on AISI L6 Hot Work Tool Steel 267Sachin Patil, Valmik Bhavar, Prakash Kattire, P. P. Date, and Rajkumar Singh Comprehending Microwave-Enhanced Isothermal Process Kinetics in Ceramic Processing 275Boon Wong THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS Characterization of Deposits Found on Carrier Panel Tiles Recovered from the Space Shuttle Columbia 293Brenda R. Arellano, Stephen W. Stafford, Darren M. Cone, and Mayra Contreras Unlocking the Thermal Protection Potential of Ceramic Matrix Composites 305R. Cook Determination of the Mechanical Properties of the Lightweight Ablative Material ZURAM 311Thomas Reimer, Christian Zuber, Jakob Rieser, and Thomas Rothermel ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS In Situ TEM Observations of Corrosion in Nanocrystalline Fe Thin Films 329David Gross, Josh Kacher, Jordan Key, Khalid Hattar, and Ian M. Robertson Removal and Separation of Metal Ions from the Chromium Plating Wastewater using Persimmon Gel and Immobilized Microbe 339Takehiko Tsuruta and Tomonobu Hatano ZIRCONIA BASED MATERIALS Microstructural Evolution and Tribocorrosion Performance of Novel Laser Clad Ti-Ni-ZrO2 Composite Coatings in 3.5% NaCl Solution 355Babatunde A. Obadele, Oladeji O. Ige, and Peter A. Olubambi The Evolution of the Structure and the Transport Properties of ZrO2-Y2O3, ZrO2-Sc2O3 and ZrO2-Y2O3-Sc2O3 Crystals, Obtained by Skull Melting Technique 365M. A. Borik, S. I. Bredikhin, V. T. Bublik, A. V. Kulebyakin, I. E. Kuritsyna, E. E. Lomonova, F. O. Milovich, V. A. Myzina, V. V. Osiko, P. A. Ryabochkina, S. V. Seryakov, and N. Yu. Tabachkova CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS, PROCESSING, AND APPLICATIONS OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS Preparation and Characterization of Poly (Meta-Phenylene Isophthalamide) Microporous Membranes by Coaxial Electrospinning 381Weiwang Chen and Wenguo Weng Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Glancing Angle Deposition of Polymer Nanoparticles 391David A. Kessler and Marriner H. Merrill CERAMIC OPTICAL MATERIALS Highly Translucent, High Strength Zirconia Ceramics with Nano-Sized Tetragonal Domain 407Isao Yamashita, Yuya Machida, and Shouichi Yamauchi MULTIFUNCTIONAL OXIDES Physical Property Relationships in Spinel Ferrite Thin Films Developed Using the Spin-Spray Deposition Method 417N. M. Ray, W. T. Petuskey, H. Lorzel, and M. R. McCartney