28th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites A, Volume 25, Issue 3

Edgar Lara-Curzio is a Distinguished Research Staff Member and the leader of the Mechanical Properties and Mechanics Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Since 1999 he has been serving as leader of the Mechanical Characterization and Analysis User Center in ORNL's High Temperature Materials Laboratory. Lara-Curzio received a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics from the Metropolitan University in Mexico City in 1986 and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, in 1992. His research work has been focused on studying the mechanical behavior, durability and reliability of structural and functional materials, on understanding the relationships among their processing, microstructure and properties, studying the effect of service environment on their properties and on developing models to describe their behavior and to predict their service life. Dr. Lara-Curzio has been serving as chairman of ASTM sub-committee C28.07 on Ceramic Matrix Composites since 1999. Since 1995 he has been serving as co-chair of the Coordination Group on Test Methods for Ceramic Matrix Composites for the Military Handbook-17 and since 1998 as leader of Working Groups WG20 and WG21 of Technical Committee 206 on Advanced Ceramics of the International Standards Organization. Dr. Lara-Curzio is currently serving as associate editor of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society and as member of the International Materials Review Committee of ASM International. He is also the current chair-elect of the American Ceramics Society's Engineering Ceramics Division. Dr. Lara-Curzio is a fellow of ASTM. He was the recipient of ASTM's Award of Merit in 2001 and ASTM's Advanced Ceramics Award in 2002. He has also received four ASTM Awards of Appreciation for authoring and leading the development of ASTM standard test methods. In 2003 he received the American Ceramic Society's Richard M. Fulrath Award for significant contributions to ceramic science and technology and served as Program Chair for the 30th International Conference for Advanced Ceramics and Materials held in Cocoa Beach, Florida, January 22-27, 2006. Dr. Lara-Curzio is a member of Alpha Sigma Mu, the Metallurgical Honorary Society.

• Part 1 : Ceramics and Components in Energy Conversion Systems CHAPTER 1 Ceramic Components in Gas Turbine Engines: Why Has It Taken So Long? (Pages: 3-32)CHAPTER 2 Development of the 8000Kw Class Hybrid Gas Turbine (Pages: 33-38)CHAPTER 3 Development and Evaluation of CMC Vane for Ngsst Engine (Pages: 39-44)CHAPTER 4 Ceramic Combustor Design for St5+ Microturbine Engine (Pages: 45-50)CHAPTER 5 CMC Combustor Liner Design for a Model Ram Jet Engine (Pages: 51-56)CHAPTER 6 Burner Rig Test of Silicon Nitride Gas Turbine Nozzle (Pages: 57-62)CHAPTER 7 Materials for Advanced Battery and Energy Storage Systems (Batteries, Capacitors, Fuel Cells) (Pages: 63-68)CHAPTER 8 Effect of Ni-Al Precursor Type on Fabrication and Properties of Tic-Ni3Al Composites (Pages: 69-74)CHAPTER 9 MMCs by Activated Melt Infiltration: High-Melting Alloys and Oxide Ceramics (Pages: 75-80)CHAPTER 10 Multifunctional Metal-Ceramic Composites by Solid Free Forming (Sff). (Pages: 81-88)CHAPTER 11 Solid Freeform Fabrication of a Piezoelectric Ceramic Torsional Actuator Motor (Pages: 89-94)CHAPTER 12 Centrifugal Sintering (Pages: 95-100)CHAPTER 13 Alumna-Based Functionally Gradient Materials by Centrifugal Molding Technology (Pages: 101-106)CHAPTER 14 Investigation of a Novel Air Brazing Composition for High-Temperature, Oxidation-Resistant Ceramic Joining (Pages: 107-112)CHAPTER 15 Joining of Advanced Structural Materials by Plastic Deformation (Pages: 113-120)CHAPTER 16 Mechanical Performance of Advanced Ceramic Parts Joined by Plastic Flow (Pages: 121-128)CHAPTER 17 Physical Characterisation of Transparent Plzt Ceramics Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition (Pages: 129-134)CHAPTER 18 Fabrication of Microstructured Ceramics by Electrophoretic Deposition of Optimized Suspensions (Pages: 135-140)CHAPTER 19 Low Cost Process for Mullite Utilizing Industrial Wastes as Starting Raw Material (Pages: 141-146)CHAPTER 20 Low-Cost Processing of Fine Grained Transparent Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Pages: 147-152)CHAPTER 21 Gas-Pressure Sintering of Silicon Nitride with Lutetia Additive (Pages: 153-158)CHAPTER 22 Use of Combustion Synthesis in Preparing Ceramic-Matrix and Metal-Matrix Composite Powders (Pages: 159-164)CHAPTER 23 Mechanical Reliability of Si3N4 (Pages: 165-170)CHAPTER 24 Correlation of Finite Element with Experimental Results of the Small-Scale Vibration Response of a Damaged Ceramic Beam (Pages: 171-176)CHAPTER 25 Macro-Micro Stress Analysis of Porous Ceramics by Homogenization Method (Pages: 177-182)CHAPTER 26 X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction Studies on a Functionally-Graded Ti3SiC2-TiC SYSTEM (Pages: 183-188)CHAPTER 27 Modeling of Transient Thermal Damage in Ceramics for Cannon Bore Applications (Pages: 189-194)CHAPTER 28 Strengthening of Ceramics by Shot Peening (Pages: 195-202)Part 2 : Solid Oxide Fuel CellsCHAPTER 29 Doe Fe Distributed Generation Program (Pages: 202-212)CHAPTER 30 Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte for Intermediate Temperature Sofc Operation (Pages: 213-218)CHAPTER 31 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Development at Forschungszentrum Juelich (Pages: 219-228)CHAPTER 32 Development of Molb Type Sofc (Pages: 229-238)CHAPTER 33 Development of Advanced Co-Fired Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with High Strength (Pages: 239-244) CHAPTER 34 Electrophoresis: An Appropriate Manufacturing Technique for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Pages: 245-250) CHAPTER 35 Microstructure-Performance Relationships in Lsm-Ysz Cathodes (Pages: 251-256)CHAPTER 36 Role of Cathode in Single Chamber Sofc (Pages: 257-262)CHAPTER 37 Morphology Control of Sofc Electrodes by Mechano-Chemical Bonding Technique (Pages: 263-268)CHAPTER 38 Improved Sofc Cathodes and Cathode Contact Layers (Pages: 269-274)CHAPTER 39 Characterization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Layers by Computed X-Ray Microtomography and Small-Angle Scattering (Pages: 275-280)CHAPTER 40 Kinetics of the Hydrogen Reduction of Nio/Ysz and Associated Microstructural Changes (Pages: 281-286)CHAPTER 41 Elastic Properties, Equibiaxial Strength and Fracture Toughness of Electrolyte Material for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Sofcs) (Pages: 287-292)CHAPTER 42 Sintering of Bace0.85Y0.15O3-δ WITH/WITHOUT SrTiO3 (Pages: 293-298)CHAPTER 43 High Temperature Seals for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Sofc) (Pages: 299-308)CHAPTER 44 Evaluation of Sodium Aluminosilicate Glass Composite Seal with Magnesia Filler (Pages: 309-314)CHAPTER 45 Durable Seal Materials for Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Pages: 315-320)CHAPTER 46 Development of a Compliant Seal for Use in Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Pages: 321-326)CHAPTER 47 A Comparison of the Electrical Properties of Ysz Processed Using Traditional, Fast-Fire, and Microwave Sintering Techniques. (Pages: 327-332)CHAPTER 48 Enhancement of YSZ Electrolyte Thin Film Growth Rate for Fuel Cell Applications (Pages: 333-338)CHAPTER 49 Synthesis of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films by Electrolytic Deposition (Pages: 339-344)CHAPTER 50 Sintering and Stability of the Bace0.9−xZrxY0.1O3-δ System (Pages: 345-350)CHAPTER 51 Microstructure and Ordering Mode of a Protonic Conducting Complex Sr3(Ca1–xNb2–x)O9-δ Perovskite (Pages: 351-356)CHAPTER 52 Nuclear Microprobe Using Elastic Recoil Detection (Erd) For Hydrogen Profiling in High Temperature Protonic Conductors (Pages: 357-366) CHAPTER 53 Ionic Conductivity in the Bi2O3- Al2O3-MxOy (M=Ca, Y) System (Pages: 367-374)CHAPTER 54 A Performance Based Multi-Process Cost Model for Sofcs (Pages: 375-380)CHAPTER 55 Development of a Tri-Layer Electrochemical Model for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (Pages: 381-386)CHAPTER 56 Reduction and Re-Oxidation of Anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Sofc) (Pages: 387-392)CHAPTER 57 Numerical Characterization of the Fracture Behavior of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Materials by Means of Modified Boundary Layer Modeling (Pages: 393-400)CHAPTER 58 Chromium Poisoning of Cathodes by Ferritic Stainless Steel (Pages: 401-406)CHAPTER 59 Effect of Impurities on Anode Performance (Pages: 407-414)Part 3 : Ceramics in Environment ApplicationsCHAPTER 60 Comparison of Corrosion Resistance of Cordierite and Silicon Carbide Diesel Particulate Filters to Combustion Products of Diesel Fuel Containing Fe and Ce Additives (Pages: 414-420)CHAPTER 61 Overview of Ceramic Materials for Diesel Particulate Filter Applications (Pages: 421-430)CHAPTER 62 Soot Mass Limit Analysis of Sic Dpf (Pages: 431-436)CHAPTER 63 A Mechanistic Model for Particle Deposition in Diesel Particluate Filters Using the Lattice-Boltzmann Technique (Pages: 437-446)CHAPTER 64 Development of Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter for the Control of Diesel Engine Emissions (Pages: 447-452)CHAPTER 65 The Use of Transparent Plzt Ceramics in a Biochemical Thin Film Interferometric Sensor (Pages: 453-458)CHAPTER 66 Low Cost Synthesis of Alumina Reinforced Fe-Cr-Ni-Alloys (Pages: 459-464)CHAPTER 67 High Temperature Behaviour of Ceramic Foams from Si/Sic-Filled Preceramic Polymers (Pages: 465-470)CHAPTER 68 Stabilization of Counter Electrode for Nasicon Based Potentiometric Co2 Sensor (Pages: 471-476)CHAPTER 69 Microstructural Control of Sno2 Thin Films by Using Polyethylene Glycol-Mixed Sols (Pages: 477-482)CHAPTER 70 Mixed-Potential Type Ceramic Sensor for NoX Monitoring (Pages: 483-492)CHAPTER 71 Electrode Materials for Mixed-Potential No, Sensors (Pages: 493-498)CHAPTER 72 Study of High Surface Area Alumina and Ga-Alumina Materials for Denox Catalyst Applications (Pages: 499-504)CHAPTER 73 Development of Strong Photocatalytic Fiber and Environmental Purification (Pages: 505-510)CHAPTER 74 Processing of Biomorphous Sic Ceramics from Paper Preforms by Chemical Vapor Infiltration and Reaction (Cvi-R) Technique (Pages: 511-516)CHAPTER 75 Formation of Porous Structures by Directional Solidification of the Eutectic (Pages: 517-522)CHAPTER 76 High Surface Area Carbon Substrates for Environmental Applications (Pages: 523-528)CHAPTER 77 Development of High Surface Area Monoliths for Sulfur Removal (Pages: 529-534)CHAPTER 78 Processing of Porous Biomorphic Tic Ceramics by Chemical Vapor Infiltration and Reaction (Cvi-R) Technique (Pages: 535-540)CHAPTER 79 Charge Transport Model in Gas-Solid Interface for Gas Sensors (Pages: 541-546)CHAPTER 80 Corrosion Resistant Refractory Ceramics for Slagging Gasifier Environment (Pages: 547-552)CHAPTER 81 Influence of the Dopants and the Metal Electrodes on the Electrical Response of Hematite Based Humidity Sensors (Pages: 553-558)CHAPTER 82 Light Weight Ceramic Sandwich Structure from Preceramic Polymers (Pages: 559-564)CHAPTER 83 Selective Catalytic Reduction and No, Storage in Vehicle Emission Control (Pages: 565-572)Part 4 : Ceramic ArmorCHAPTER 84 Ballistic Impact of Silicon Carbide with Tungsten Carbide Spheres (Pages: 573-578)CHAPTER 85 Toughness and Hardness of Lps-Sic and Lps-Sic Based Composites (Pages: 579-588)CHAPTER 86 Indentation Testing of Armor Ceramics (Pages: 589-596)CHAPTER 87 Metallic Bonding of Ceramic Armor Using Reactive Multilayer Foils (Pages: 597-604)CHAPTER 88 Strain Rate Effects on Fragment Size of Brittle Materials (Pages: 605-611)Author Index (Pages: I-III)