Dileep Singh, Argonne National Laboratory. Jonathan Salem, NASA Glenn Research Center.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiPROCESSINGThe Effects of Heating Rate on Magnesia Doped Alumina Prepared bySPS 3B. Apak, G. Goller, F. C. Sahin, and O. YucelEffect of Coke Calcination Temperature on the Processing of Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide 9Rodrigo P. Silva, Claudio V. Rocha, Marysilvia F. Costa, and Celio A. CostaPressureless Sintering of Mullite-Ceria-Doped Zirconia-Silicon Carbide Composites 15Barry A. Bender, Michael Vick, and Ming-Jen PanThe Role of Carbon in Processing Hot Pressed Aluminium Nitride Doped Silicon Carbide 27N. Ur-rehman, P. Brown, and L. J. VandeperreCHARACTERIZATIONMicrostructure and High-Temperature Properties of Si-B-C-N MA-Powders and Ceramic 37Yu Zhou, Zhi-Hua Yang, De-Chang Jia, and Xiao-Ming DuanInfluence of Water Quality on Corrosion of Multi-Oxide Engineering Ceramics 51Marju Mannila and Antti HäkkinenThe Effect of Load and Temperature on Hardness of ZrB2 Composites 59J. Wang, F. Giuliani, and L. J. VandeperreNano-lndentation Hardness Measurements as a Characterization Technique of SiC and Pyrolytic Carbon Layers of Experimental PBMR Coated Particles 69I. J. van Rooyen, E. Nquma, J. Mahlangu, and J. H. NeethlingHigh Temperature Mechanical Loss of Nanostructured Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (3Y-TZP) Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes 79Mehdi Mazaheri, Daniele Mari, Robert Schaller, and Zhijian ShenThe Influence of Nanosize Carbon Concentration on Mechanical Properties of RBSIC 87Cristiane Evelise Ribeiro da Silva, Rosa Trejo, Sanghoon Shim, Edgar Lara-Curzio, and Celio A. CostaSi/SiC and Diamond Composites: Microstructure-Mechanical Properties Correlation 97S. Salamone, R. Neill, and M. AghajanianMechanical Properties and Failure Criterion of Silicon-Based Joints 107L. M. Nguyen, O. Gillia, Emmanuelle Rivière, and Dominique LeguillonEffect of Various SnAgTi-Alloys and Laser Induced Texturing on the Shear Strength of Laser Brazed SiC-Steel-Joints 119I. Südmeyer, M. Rohde, T. FürstCharacterization of Poled Single-Layer PZT for Piezo Stack in Fuel Injection System 127Hong Wang, Tadashi Matsunaga, and Hua-Tay LinThermal Tomographie Imaging for Nondestructive Evaluation of Ceramic Composite Materials 137J. G. SunA More Comprehensive NDE: PCRT for Ceramic Components 145Leanne Jauriqui and Lem HunterFIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITESMicrostructure and Thermodynamic Descriptions of SiC-Based Ceramic Fibers 159Géraldine Puyoo, Georges Chollon, René Pailler, and Francis TeyssandierStatic Fatigue of Multifilament Tows at High Temperatures above 900°C 173A. Laforèt and J. Lamon3D Multiscale Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of Woven Composite Materials 185G. Couégnat, E. Martin, and J. LamonMode I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Testing of a Ceramic Matrix Composite 195G. Ojard, T. Barnett, M. Dahlen, U. Santhosh, J. Ahmad, and R. MillerComparative Study of Tensile Properties of Uni-Directional Single-Tow SiC-Matrix Composites Reinforced with Various Near-Stoichiometric SiC Fibers 207Kazumi Ozawa, Yutai Katoh, Edgar Lara-Curzio, Lance L. Snead, and Takashi NozawaForeign Object Damage in an N720/Alumina Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite 221Sung R. Choi, David C. Faucett, and Donald J. AlexanderStatic Contact Damage in an N720/Alumina Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite with Reference to Foreign Object Damage 233David C. Faucett, Donald J. Alexander, Sung R. ChoiEffects of Environment on Creep Behavior of NEXTEL™720/ Alumina-Mullite Ceramic Composite with ±45° Fiber Orientation at1200°C 245M. Ozer and M. B. Ruggles-WrennFatigue Behavior of an Oxide/Oxide CMC under Combustion Environment 261Shankar Mall and Andrew R. NyeEROSION AND WEARParticle Erosion Wear Behavior of New Conceptual SiC/SiC Composites 275Min-Soo Sun, Tatsuya Hinoki, and Akira Kohyama Threshold of Ring Crack Initiation on CVD-SiC under Particle Impact 285Min-Soo Suh, Sang-Yeob Oh, Tatsuya Hinoki, Chang-Min Suh, and Akira KohyamaAdvanced Ceramic-Steel Pairings under Permanent Slip for Dry Running Clutch Systems 295Albert Albers and Michael MeidDevelopment and Validation of Lubricated Multi-Disk Clutch Systems with Advanced Ceramics 309Albert Albers, Johannes Bernhardt, and Sascha OttMODELINGVirtual Testing and Simulation of Multiple Cracking in Transverse Tows of Woven CMCs 319Pierre Pineau, Guillaume Couégnat, and Jacques LamonIsothermal ChemÌcal Vapor Infiltration Modeling by Random Walks in CMT 3D Images at Two Scales 329G. L. Vignoles, I. Szelengowicz, W. Ros, C. Mulat, and C. GermainAdsorption and Surface Diffusion of Oxygen on 3C and 2H-SÌC Polytypes: Numerical Studies 341Junjie Wang, Litong Zhang, Qinfeng Zeng, and G. L. VignolesEffective Surface Recession Laws for the Physico-Chemical Ablation of C/C Composite Materials 351G. L. Vignoles, J. Lachaud, Y. Aspa, and M. QuintardModel of the Influence of Damage on the Thermal Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites 361Jalal El Yagoubi, Jacques Lamon, and Jean-Christophe BatsaleAuthor Index 373