Progress in Nitrogen Ceramics

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nitrogen Ceramics 1976–1981....Pages 3-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Silicate Structures and Atomic Substitution....Pages 23-43
The Characterization of α’ - Sialons and the α - β Relationships in Sialons and Silicon Nitrides....Pages 45-60
The Structural Characterisation of Sialon Polytypoids....Pages 61-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Calculation of Phase Equilibria in Systems Based on Si 3 N 4 ....Pages 77-87
Phase Equilibrium Studies in Si 3 N 4 — Metal Oxides Systems....Pages 89-99
Solid-Liquid Reactions in Part of the System Si, Al, Y/N, O....Pages 101-110
High Temperature Reactions and Microstructures in the Al 2 O 3 -AlN System....Pages 111-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Silicon Nitridation....Pages 121-133
The Effect of Silicon Particle Size on the Nitriding Behaviour of Reaction Bonded Si 3 N 4 Compacts....Pages 135-140
An Experimental Plan for the Nitridation of Si+Al Compacts....Pages 141-148
Preparation of Silicon Nitride Powder from Silica....Pages 149-156
On the Preparation of Fine Silicon Nitride Powders....Pages 157-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Liquid Phase Sintering....Pages 169-186
Sintering of Silicon Nitride, a Review....Pages 187-210
Influence of Powder Properties and Processing Parameters on the Sintering of Silicon Nitride....Pages 211-218
Sintering of Si 3 N 4 -Based Materials Using the Powder Bed Technique....Pages 219-224
Densification and Transformation Mechanisms in Nitrogen Ceramics....Pages 225-230
Sintering of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride....Pages 231-236
Microstructure of Densified Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride....Pages 237-243
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Sintering of Aluminium Nitride with Low Oxide Addition....Pages 245-252
Stress Assisted Hot Formation of Ceramics....Pages 253-272
Influence of Composition and Process Selection on Densification of Silicon Nitride....Pages 273-282
A Gas Pressure Sintering Process for Producing Dense Si 3 N 4 ....Pages 283-292
Hot Pressing of Aluminium Nitride....Pages 293-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Structure-Property Relationships of the Vitreous State....Pages 303-321
The Preparation and Properties of Oxynitride Glasses....Pages 323-330
The Crystallization Behaviour of a Mg-Si-O-N Glass....Pages 331-336
Thermodynamics of Grain-Boundary Glass Crystallization....Pages 337-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
The Microstructure of Nitrogen Ceramics....Pages 341-358
Evaluation of Microstructure in ß’SiAlON Materials by TEM Methods and its Correlation to Some Properties....Pages 359-374
Sialon X-Phase....Pages 375-380
Microstructure Development in Silicon Nitride....Pages 381-392
Contribution of the Strength-Porosity Relationship of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride....Pages 393-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
The Kinetics of Gas-Solid Reactions and Environmental Degradation of Nitrogen Ceramics....Pages 403-419
Thermodynamic Mechanism for Cation Diffusion Through an Intergranular Phase: Application to Environmental Reactions with Nitrogen Ceramics....Pages 421-426
Oxidation Kinetics of Hot-Pressed Silicon Nitride....Pages 427-438
Oxidation Behaviour of β’-Sialons in Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide....Pages 439-446
Metallic Infiltration of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride....Pages 447-453
Brazing of Silicon Nitride....Pages 455-464
Front Matter....Pages 465-465
High Temperature Deformation and Fracture Phenomena of Polyphase Si 3 N 4 Materials....Pages 467-490
Time-Temperature Effects in Nitride and Carbide Ceramics....Pages 491-500
High Temperature Fatigue Failure in Pressureless Sinterd Silicon Nitride....Pages 501-506
Effect of Deformation on the Fracture of Si 3 N 4 and Sialon....Pages 507-514
Cyclic Fatigue behavior of Ceramics....Pages 515-522
The Fracture Behaviour of Hot-Pressed Silicon Nitride between Room Temperature and 1400°C....Pages 523-528
Parameter Studies on the Oxidation and the Strength Behaviour of Silicon Nitride....Pages 529-538
Characterization, Oxidation and Mechanical Behaviour of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride....Pages 539-546
Creep and Internal Oxidation of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride....Pages 547-555
Influence of Corrosion and Microstructure on Mechanical Properties of SiYON Ceramics....Pages 557-564
Thermal Properties and Thermal Shock Resistance of Silicon Nitride....Pages 565-588
Thermal Shock Resistance of Two Nitrogen Ceramics....Pages 589-594
Non-Destructive Failure Prediction in Ceramics....Pages 595-625
Non-Destructive Evaluation of Ceramic Gas Turbine Components by X-Rays and Other Methods....Pages 627-634
Surface Damage in Ceramics: Implications for Strength Degradation, Erosion and Wear....Pages 635-656
Contact Stresses at Ceramic Interfaces....Pages 657-666
Front Matter....Pages 667-667
Sintering, Properties and Fabrication of Si 3 N 4 + Y 2 O 3 Based Ceramics....Pages 669-682
Lucas Syalons: Composition, Structure, Properties and Uses....Pages 683-694
The Nature of SiC for Use in Heat Engines as Compared to Si 3 N 4 : an Overview of Property Differences....Pages 695-710
Fabrication of Complex Shaped Ceramic Articles by Slip Casting and Injection Molding....Pages 711-715
Front Matter....Pages 667-667
Hot Isostatic Pressing of Ceramics....Pages 717-724
Front Matter....Pages 725-725
US National Programs in Ceramics for Energy Conversion....Pages 727-735
Status Report 1981 on the German BMFT-Sponsored Programme “Ceramic Components for Vehicular Gas Turbines”....Pages 737-751
Nitrogen Ceramics in France....Pages 753-754
Current Japanese Research Programmes into Nitrogen Ceramics....Pages 755-768
Front Matter....Pages 769-769
Concluding Remarks....Pages 771-774
Back Matter....Pages 775-793