Ultra high temperature mechanical testing

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages x-xi, Loveday Malcolm S
Acknowledgements, Page xii
List of contributors, Pages xiii-xiv
Introduction, Pages 1-5, R Lohr
1 - Materials requirements for the thermal protection system of Hermes and related testing requirements, Pages 9-20, G BERNHART
2 - Alignment: a critical issue in high temperature testing, Pages 23-34, M STEEN, J BRESSERS
3 - Gripping techniques and concerns for mechanical testing of ultra high temperature materials, Pages 35-50, C G LARSEN, L E JOHNSON, L G MOSIMAN
4 - Uniaxial fatigue testing at high temperatures, Pages 51-55, A J BUSHBY, F GUIU
5 - Techniques for high temperature thermometry, Pages 59-80, J J SERRA
6 - Specific problems of temperature measurements and calibration in the range 1000°C to 2500°C, Pages 81-96, G NEUER
7 - Absolute measurement of high temperatures with graphite noise sensors, Pages 97-102, H BRIXY, H HOFER, J OEHMEN, E ZIMMERMANN
8 - Measurement of high temperature emissivity on opaque materials using a temperature-controlled solar furnace, Pages 103-113, J J SERRA, P SUZANNE, J M GINESTE
9 - High temperature heating technologies for mechanical testing, Pages 117-127, J ARDISSONE
10 - High frequency heating methods for materials testing at ultra high temperatures, Pages 128-147, C J MORRISON
11 - Realistic testing and measurement techniques at very high temperatures using quartz halogen bulb furnaces, Pages 148-153, D A PLUMPTRE
12 - Contacting and non-contacting extensometry for ultra high temperature testing, Pages 157-169, I MCENTEGGART
13 - Laser extensometry for servo control of ceramic fracture at high temperature, Pages 170-176, J Y PASTOR, J PLANAS, M ELICES
14 - Mechanical characterization of C–C materials up to 2700°C under an inert environment, Pages 179-183, M BOURGEON
15 - Ceramic, carbon–carbon and other composite materials tests at high temperature, Pages 184-192, Y NOZHNITSKY, L SMIRNOV
16 - Ultra high temperature in-plane biaxial fatigue testing system with in situ observation, Pages 193-207, H MASUMOTO, M TANAKA
17 - Long-term tensile creep testing of ceramics applying a pneumatic loading system, Pages 208-213, K KUSSMAUL, J HELM
18 - Crack propagation testing at high temperatures, Pages 214-219, A J BUSHBY, F GUIU, M F R SAMMUR
Index, Pages 220-223