Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials IV, Volume 31, Issue 8

Tatsuki Ohji is a Prime Senior Research Scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and a Designated Professor in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Japan. He has authored or coauthored more than 330 peer-reviewed papers and 12 book chapters, edited 30 book volumes, chaired or co-chaired more than 30 international conferences and symposia, and hold more than 40 patents. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Ceramic Society and ASM International, and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, he has received numerous awards including ECD Bridge Building Award of the American Ceramic Society, Academic Achievement Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, IIM Lectureship Award of ASM International, Lee Hsun Lecture Award of IMR Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Distinguished Research Achievement Award of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiGREEN MANUFACTURING AND SMART PROCESSINGSecuring the Supply of Precious and Special Metals—The Need of Closing the Loop 3Christian HagelükenMechanical Properties of Cr-Si-N-0 Thin Films Deposited by RF Reactive Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering 15Jun Shirahata, Tetsutaro Ohori, Hiroki Asami, Tsuneo Suzuki,Tadachika Nakayama, Hisayuki Suematsu, and Koichi NiiharaRoom-Temperature Deposition and Magneto-Optical Properties of Transparent Cobalt/Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Nanocomposite Films by Aerosol DepositionJae-Hyuk Park and Jun AkedoInfluence of Dispersant on Rheology of Zirconia-Paraffin Feedstocks and Mechanical Properties of Micro Parts Fabricated via LPIM 31Fatih A. Cetinel, Marcus Müller, Joachim Rogner, Werner Bauer, and Jürgen HausseltADVANCED COMPOSITE MANUFACTURINGFiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites Processed by a Hybrid Process Based on Chemical Vapor Infiltration, Slurry Impregnation and Spark Plasma Sintering 47Jerome Magnant, Rene Pailler, Yann Le Petitcorps, Laurence Maille, Alain Guette, Jimmy Marine, and Eric PhilippeManufacturing of the CMC Nose Cap for the Expert Spacecraft 59Christian Zuber, Thomas Reimer, Kornelia Stubicar, Bernhard Heidenreich, and Hermann HaldThe Nature of Silicon Carbide Phases Developed from Different Carbonaceous Sources and Its Impact on the Microstructure of C/C-SiC Composites 73Andrew Leatherbarrow and Houzheng WuShaping Radiation Curable Colloidal Dispersions—From Polymer/Ceramic Fibers and Microspheres to Gradient Porosity Ceramic Bulk Materials 85Yoram de Hazan, Maciek Wozniak, Judit Heinecke, Gregor Müller, Veronika Märkl, and Thomas GrauleMelt-Infiltration Processing of Titanium Carbide-Stainless Steel Cermets 97Tyler Stewart, R. Bradley Collier, Zoheir N. Farhat, Georges J. Kipouros, and Kevin P. PlucknettOxidation Behavior of Zirconium Diboride-Silicon Carbide Composites 105Ipek Akin, Filiz Cinar Sahin, Onuralp Yucel, and Gultekin GollerRAPID PROCESSINGNano-Crystalline Yttria Samaria Codoped Zirconia: Comparison of Electrical Conductivity of Microwave and Conventionally Sintered Samples 115Soumyajit Koley, Abhijit Ghosh, Ashok Kumar Sahu, and Ashok Kumar SuriSpark Plasma Sintering (FAST/SPS) of Novel Materials—Taking the Next Step Forward to Industrial Production 127H. U. Kessel, J. Hennicke, R. Kirchner, andT. KesselRapid Manufacturing of Ceramic Parts by Selective Laser Melting 137Jan Wilkes, Yves-Christian Hagedorn, Sörn Ocylok, Wilhelm Meiners, and Konrad WissenbachJOINING AND MACHININGActive Metal Brazing and Characterization of Brazed Joints between Silicon Carbide and Metallic Systems 151Bryan P. Coddington, Rajiv Asthana, Michael C. Halbig, and Mrityunjay SinghJoining of Silicon Nitride with Glass or Powder under Mechanical Pressure 163Naoki Kondo, Hideki Hyuga, Takaaki Nagaoka, and Hideki KitaFabrication of Thermodynamic Crystals by Structural Joining 169Soshu Kirihara, Yasunori Uehara, and Youhei TakinamiEffect of Various Factors on Interface Formation in Magnetic Pressure Seam Welding 175Hisashi Serizawa, Isao Shibahara, Sherif Rashed, Hidekazu Murakawa, and Shinji KumaiProduction Environment Laser Assisted Machining of Silicon Nitride 183Federico Sciammarella, Joe Santner, Jeff Staes, Richard Roberts, Frank Pfefferkorn, Stephen T. Gonczy, Stefan Kyselica, and Ricardo DeleonNET SHAPE FORMINGGelcasting of High Performance Carbide Ceramics with Larger Size/Complex Shape 197Dongliang JiangProcessing of Complex-Shaped Micro Parts by Reaction-Bonding and Sintering of Silicon Nitride 213M. Müller, W. Bauer, R. Knitter, and J. RognerThermoplastic Ceramic Injection Molding of Zirconia Toughened Alumina Components 223F. Kern, M. Abou El-Ezz, and R. GadowFabrication of Alumina Dental Crown Model with Biomimetic Structure by Using Stereolithography 239Mitsuyori Suwa, Soshu Kirihara, and Taiji SohmuraAuthor Index 247