Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards

Minoru Matsui is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.Said Jahanmir is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.Hamid Mostaghaci is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.Makio Naito is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.Keizo Uematsu is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.Rolf Wasche is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.Roger Morrell is the editor of Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixCharacterizationMaterials Development and Wear Applications of Si3N4 Ceramics 3Katsutoshi KomeyaMeasuring the Isoelectric Point of Ceramic Powder Suspensions: A Pre-Standardization Study 17Vincent A. Hackley, Makio Naito, and Rolf WäscheDirect-Force Measurement of Nanotube-Attached Colloidal Probe in Liquid Media 27Jeong-Min Cho and Wolfgang M. SigmundDirect Measurement of Strongly Attractive Particle-Particle Interactions 33Kelcey L Eccleston and Kelly! MillerIn situ Observation of Rearrangement Mechanisms in Low Volume Fraction 2-D Aggregated Colloids 39Sarunya Promkotra and Kelly T. MillerOptical-Microscopic Observation of the Three-Dimensional Structure of Particles in a Ceramic Slurry 47Masayo Oya and Minoru TakahashiParticle Size Characterization of Highly Concentrated Barium Titanate Slurries by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy 53Shin-ichi Takeda, Hidehiko Suenaga, and Isao TariParticle Size Characterization of Highly Concentrated Alumina Slurries by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy 59Shin-ichi Takeda, Hiroyuki Harano, and Isao TariAnalysis of Anionic Polymer Dispersant in Dense Alumina Suspension with Various Additive Content by Using Colloidal Probe AFM 65H. Kamiya, J.Yoneyama, Y Fukuda, H. Abe, and M. NaitoCharacterization of Coarse Particles Contained in Fine Powders at Very Low Concentrations 71Yong-lck Cho, Masataro Okumiya, Makio Naito,Torsten Rabe, Rolf Wäsche, Roger Morrell, Kevin G. Ewsuk, Vincent Hackley, Stephen Freiman, and Keizo UematsuCharacterizing Granulated Ceramic Powders for Dry Pressing and Sintering 77K.G. Ewsuk, J.G. Argüello, D.N. Bencoe, D.T. Ellerby, S. J. Glass, D. H. Zeuch, and J.AndersonEvaluation of Green Components by Nondestructive Methods 89Torsten Rabe, Rainer Rudert, Jürgen Goebbels, and Karl-Wolfram HarbichNew Method to Observe the Internal Structure of a Green Body Using a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope 99Yutaka Saito, SatoshiTanaka, Nozomu Uchida, and Keizo UematsuElastic, Plastic, and Viscoelastic Contact Problems in Axisymmetric Indentation 105M. Sakai and S. Shimizu Estimation of Short Crack R-Curves of Polycrystalline Ceramics by the Surface Crack in Flexure Method 115Kouichi Yasuda, Tomitsugu Taguchi, Junichi Tatami, and Yohtaro MatsuoEffects of Diamond Grit, Machining Direction, and Post Machining Treatments on Si3N4 Strength 121Biljana Mikijelj and Richard AllorEstimation ofTemperature Dependence of Thermal Shock Resistance by Infrared Radiation Technique 127Sawao Honda,Tadahiro Nishikawa, Hideo Awaji, Yoshio Akimune, and Naoto HirosakiProcessingCharacterization ofTranslucent Polycrystalline Alumina (PCA) Ceramics 135G.C.WeiCharacterization of Sub-Superficial Defects in Translucent Alumina Using a Liquid ImmersionTechnique in Transmitted Light Microscopy 145H.N.Yoshimura, A.C. da Cruz, and H. GoldensteinFracture Strength Variability of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Made by Powder Compaction 151Makio Naito, Hiroya Abe, Tadashi Hotta, Nobuhiro Shinohara, and Keizo UematsuEffect of Slurry Flocculation on the Microstructure of Alumina Green Bodies Prepared by Slip Casting 159Y Hotta, H.Abe, M. Naito, K. Kamiya, and K. UematsuEffect of the Manufacturing Process on the Properties of Alumina Sintered Ceramics 165Yong-lck Cho, Seung-jai Kim, Masataro Okumiya, Makio Naito, and Keizo UematsuCharacterization of Cylindric Porous Ceramics Prepared with Centrifugal Molding 171T. Nishikawa, S. Honda, and H. AwajiPreparation ofTranslucent Aluminum Oxynitride Ceramics and Ar-HIP 177A. Uchiyama, N. Hotta, R. Watanabe, and R. MiyamotoCorrelation between Suspension Structure and Rheological Properties of Suspensions of Nanosized Fumed Silica Powders 183Jan Tabellion, Rolf Clasen, Jörg Reinshagen, Rainer Oberacker; and Michael J. HoffmannCharacterization of Nanoparticles During Mg-AI-Spinel-Formation Calculated by MD-Simulations 189Wilfried Wunderlich and Minoru TakahashiPreparation ofTiN Powder by Floating-Type Reduction-Nitridation 195N. Hotta, K. Nabetani, T. Oshima, and M. AokiReviews of Microwave Processing of Ceramics in Japan 201Hideoki Fukushima and Masao MatsuiMicrowave Processing of Advanced Ceramics Using 28 GHz Frequency 211H.Takizawa, T. Kimura, M. Iwasaki, K. Uheda, and T. EndoEffect of Microwaves on the Formation of Ce20(C03)2 Doped with Nd by Homogeneous Precipitation 217Michiyo Kamiya, Ken-ichiro Ogata, Eriko Shimada, and Ysuro IkumaSlip Casting and Pressureless Sintering of Boron Carbide 223Akio Matsumoto, Akira Kawakami, and Tatsuya GotoStandardizationRecent Progress in the ISO/TC 206 International Standardization Activities for Fine Ceramics 221Takashi KannoDrivers and Progress in the CEN TC184 Standards Activities for Advanced Technical Ceramics in Europe 241B.G. Newland and R. MorrellVAMAS: Accomplishments and Future Directions 251Stephen Freiman and James EarlyA Testing Program for a Silicon Nitride Reference Material 259Tanja Lube, Robert Danzer, and Marc SteenTechno-lnfrastructure for Fine Ceramics in Japan 269Minoru MatsuiIndex 279