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

• Preface ix Introduction xiCOMPOSITES: FIBERS, MATRICES, INTERFACES, AND APPLICATIONSOxide Fiber Coatings for Silicon Carbide Ceramic Matrix Composites 3Emmanuel E. Boakye, Pavel S. Mogilevsky, T. A. Parthasarathy, Randall S. Hay, Michael K. Cinibulk, and M. AhrensTransmission Electron Microscopy of Rare-Earth Orthophosphate Fiber-Matrix Interphases that Deform by Transformation Plasticity During Fiber Push-Out 15R. S. Hay, G. E. Fair, E. E. Boakye, P. Mogilevsky, T. A. Parthasarathy, M. Ahrens, and T. J. GodarProcessing of Oxide/Oxide Composites for Gas Turbine Applications Based on Braiding Technique (OXITEX) 23Christian Wilhelmi, Thays Machry, Ralf Knoche, and Dietmar KochENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CERAMICS AND COMPOSITESRelationships Between Fiber Strength, Passive Oxidation and Scale Crystallization Kinetics of Hi-Nicalon-S SiC Fibers 39R. S. Hay, G. E. Fair, R. Bouffioux, E. Urban, J. Morrow, A. Hart, and M. WilsonFRACTURE MECHANICS, MODELING, AND MECHANICAL TESTINGSpecimen Stress Equilibrium in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Tests of Ceramics at High Strain Rate 55Jianming Yuan, Jan Ma, and Geoffrey E.B. TanResidual Stress in Ceramic Zirconia-Porcelain Crowns by Nanoindentation 67Y. Zhang and J. C. HananDesign and Development Approach for Gas Turbine Combustion Chambers Made of Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites 77Ralf Knoche, Erich Werth, Markus Weth, Jesus Gomez Garcia, Christian Wilhelmi, and Miklos GerendäsEffects of Preloading on Foreign Object Damage in an N720/Alumina Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite 89D. Calvin Faucett and Sung R. ChoiFrequency and Hold-Time Effects on Durability of Melt-Infiltrated SiC/SiC 101G. Ojard, Y. Gowayed, G. Morscher, U. Santhosh, J. Ahmad, R. Miller, and R. JohnMechanical and Microstructural Characterization of Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide Processed with Petroleum Coke 111Rodrigo P. Silva and Celio A. CostaNONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATIONIdentification of Damage Modes in Ceramic Matrix Composites by Acoustic Emission Signal Pattern Recognition 123N. Godin, M. R'Mili, P. Reynaud, G. Fantozzi, and J. LamonAn Indentation Based Non-Destructive Evaluation Technique for Thermal Barrier Coating Spallation Prediction 135J. M. Tannenbaum, K. Lee, B. S.-J. Kang, and M. A. AlvinDetermination of Apparent Porosity Level of Refractory Concrete Using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Technique and Image Analysis 151Anja Terzic , Ljubica Pavlovic , and Vojislav MiticPROCESSING-MICROSTRUCTURE-PROPERTIES CORRELATIONSSintering Behavior of Lithium-Titanate Pebbles: Modifications of Microstructure and Pore Morphology 165D. Mandal, D. Sen, S. Mazumder, MRK Shenoi, S. Ramnathan, and D. SathiyamoorthySilicon Carbide Based Sandwich Structures: Processing and Properties 171Alberto Ortona, Claudio D'Angelo, Simone Pusteria, and Sandra GianellaChemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics with Different Fiber Reinforcements 181H. A. Colorado, C. Hiel, and H. T. HahnPreceramic-Polymer-Bonded SiC Preforms for High Volume Fraction SiCp/AI Composites 189Kuljira Sujirote, Kannigar Dateraksa, Sukunthakan Ngernbamrung, Ryan McCuiston, Trinmet Sungkapan, and Jessada WannasinNovel High Temperature Wound Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites Manufactured via Freeze Gelation 201Thays Machry, Christian Wilhelmi, and Dietmar KochEffect of Reaction Time on Composition and Properties of SiC-Diamond Ceramic Composites 213S. Salamone, and O. SpriggsPressureless Sintering of Boron Carbide Using Amorphous Boron and SiC as Additives 223Celio A. Costa, Victor Manuel, Jose Brant de Campos, and Pedro Augusto de S.L. CosentinoEffect of Reactive Heat Treatment on Properties of AI-Mg-B4C Composites 229M. K. Aghajanian, A. L. McCormick, and W. M. WaggonerCohesive Strength of Dry Powders Using Rheology 237Nicholas Ku, Sara Reynaud, Chuck Rohn, and Rich HaberEffect of Heat Treatment on Thermal Properties of Pitch-Based Carbon Fiber and Pan-Based Carbon Fiber Carbon-Carbon Composites 245Sardar S. Iqbal, Ralph Dinwiddie, Wallace Porter, Michael Lance, and Peter FilipTRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CERAMICS AND COMPOSITESCeramic Foam/Aluminium Alloy Interpenetrating Composites for Wear Resistance Applications 257J. Liu, J, Binner, R. Higginson, and C. MunningsAn Experimental Study on the Effects of SiC on the Sintering and Mechanical Properties of Cr3C2-NiCr Cermets 271Ali Ozer, Waltraud M. Kriven, and Yahya Kemal TurIncreasing the Operating Pressure of Gasoline Injection Pumps via Ceramic Sliding Systems 281C. Pfister, H. Kubach, and U. SpicherProperty and Microstructural Correlations to Wear on Reaction Bonded Materials 297A. L. Marshall and S. SalamoneAuthor Index 305

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