Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications VI, Volume 37, Issue 6

Dr. Hua-Tay Lin, Distinguished R&D staff member, Group Lead of Ceramic Science and Technology Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is currently focusing researches on mechanical reliability of ceramic components and electronic devices, high-temperature mechanical performance of ceramics and composites, high-temperature steam effects on mechanical reliability of ceramics and environmental barrier coating systems, and engineering of microstructure and properties of ceramics and composites, and coatings. He has served as a PI on numerous programs sponsored by DOE’s Office of Distributed Energy, Office of Electricity Distribution Reliability and Transmission, Office of Transportation Technologies, Office of Industrial Technologies, and Office of Power Technologies with frequent collaborations with researchers at institution in the U. S., Japan, Korea, and Europe. Dr. Lin is the pass Chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society. Dr. Lin holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, and a B.S. in Physics from National Central University, Taiwan.

• Preface vii Introduction ixADVANCED MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE NUCLEAR FISSION AND FUSION ENERGYLow Temperature Air Braze Process for Joining Silicon Carbide Components Used in Heat Exchangers, Fusion and Fission Reactors, and Other Energy Production and Chemical Synthesis Systems 3 J. R. Fellows, C. A. Lewinsohn, Y. Katoh, and T. KoyanagiComposition, Structure, Manufacture, and Properties of SiC-SiC CMCs for Nuclear Applications: Informational Chapters in the ASME BPV Code Section III 17Michael G. Jenkins, Stephen T. Gonczy, and Yutai KatohHoop Tensile Strength of Composite Tubes for LWRS Applications Using Internal Pressurization: Two ASTM Test Methods 23Michael G. Jenkins, Jonathan A. Salem, and Janine E. GallegoUsed Fuel Content Verification Using Lead Slowing Down Spectroscopy 31 Matthew G. Smith and Raghunath KanakalaApplication of Selective Area Laser Deposition to the Manufacture of SiC-SiC Composite Nuclear Fuel Cladding 37R. Neall, T. Abram, and M. GoodfellowSynthesis of High Purity Li5AlO4 Powder by Solid State Reaction Under the H2 Firing 49Seiya Ogawa, Kiyoto Shin-mura, Yu Otani, Eiki Niwa, Takuya Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Hoshino, and Kazuya SasakiaLaser-Printed Ceramic Fiber Ribbons: Properties and Applications 61Shay Harrison, Joseph Pegna, John L. Schneiter, Kirk L Williams, and Ram K. GoduguchintaDevelopment of Caulked Joint Between Zircaloy and SiC/SiC Composite Tubes by Using Diode Laser 73Hisashi Serizawa, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Yuuki Asakura, Joon-Soo Park, Akira Kohyama, Hirotaka Motoki, Daisuke Tanigawa, and Hirotatsu KishimotoADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS AND PROCESSING FOR PHOTONICS AND ENERGYProcessing and Optical Properties of Ge-Core Fibers 85Mustafa Ordu, Jicheng Guo, Boyin Tai, James Bird, Siddharth Ramachandran, and Soumendra BasuDevelopment of Transthickness Tension Test Method for Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures 93Hisato Inoue, Masahiro Takanashi, and Takeshi NakamuraMicrostructure Analysis of the Epitaxial Growth of Cu2O on Gold Nano-Islands 103E. L. Kennedy, J. B. Coulter, D. P. Birnie III, and F. CosandeyDevelopment of Low Temperature Aluminophosphate Glass Systems for High Efficiency Lighting Devices 113J. H. Liao, Y. R. Chung, and F. B. WuADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY GENERATION, CONVERSION, AND RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGEDielectric, Structural and Spectroscopic Properties of Mg-Doped CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics by the Solid-State Reaction Method 127E. IzciStructural and Dielectric Properties of (1−x) Li2TiO3 + xMgO Ceramics Prepared by the Solid State Reaction Method 135E. IzciLithium Loss Indicated Formation of Microcracks in LATP Ceramics 143K. Waetzig, A. Rost, U. Langklotz, and J. SchilmAuthor Index 151