[pt. B/no. 4]. Characterization of in-situ BN interface formed by nitridation of Nextel 312 / Frances I. Hurwitz, John Riehl, John Madsen, Terry R. McCue, Darwin L. Boyd -- Simulation of progressive damage for high temperature woven composites / Jacob Fish, Qing Yu, Durell Wildman -- Surface finish and composition dependence of valvetrain friction with silicon nitride tappet inserts / G.M. Crosbie, R.L. Allor, A. Gangopadhyay, D. McWatt, P. Willermet -- Functionally graded materials for gun barrels / P.J. Huang, C. Hubbard, J.J. Swab, M.W. Cole, S. Sampath, S. Depalo, J. Gutleber, A. Kulkarni, J. Margolies -- Development of a CMC thrust chamber / T. Nakamura, H. Murata, N. Matuda, F. Tomioka, S. Nishide, S. Masaki -- Design and characterisation of a co-extruder / Z. Liang, S. Blackburn -- Scale-up of APCVD uniform ceramic coating of tubular inner surfaces via process modeling / Terence J. Clark -- Joining techniques for fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites / A.S. Fareed, C.C. Cropper, B.R. Rossing -- Microwave joining of Al₂O₃-ZrO₂ composites / S. Aravindan, R. Krishnamurthy -- Transparent armor ceramics : AlON and spinel / Jeffrey J. Swab, Jerry C. Lasalvia, Gary A. Gilde, Parimal J. Patel, Matthew J. Motyka -- Modeling the oxidation kinetics of continuous carbon fibers in a ceramic matrix / Michael C. Halbig, James D. Cawley -- Mechanisms of low temperature environmental effects on transformation-toughened zirconia ceramics / Zhenbo Zhao, Derek O. Northwood -- Oxidative pest degradation of Hi-Nicalon/BN/SiC composite as a function of temperature and time in the burner rig / Linus U.J.T. Ogbuji -- Interphase oxidation in SiC/SiC composites at varying partial pressures of oxygen / L.A. Giannuzzi, C.A. Lewinsohn -- Effects of particulate debris morphology on the rolling wear behavior of all-steel and Si₃N₄-steel bearing element couples / David J. Mitchell, John J. Mecholsky Jr., James H. Adair -- A comparative study of the tensile, fatigue, and creep properties of sintered (SNW-1000 and GS-44) and HIPed (PY-6) silicon nitride ceramics / Jag Sankar, Gautam Choudhury, Quiming Wei, Varun Vijayrao, Ajit D. Kelkar -- Modeling ceramic composite hot gas candle filter material using energy method / X. Huang, R.H. Carter, K.L. Reifsnider -- Experimental study of a ceramic hot gas candle filter material / R.H. Carter, X. Huang, K.L. Reifsnider -- Environmental effects of microstructural stability in SiC/SiC composites / Tamaki Shibayama, Guo Wei He, Heishichiro Takahashi, Yutai Katoh, Akira Kohyama -- Strength of masonry mortars under field exposure conditions / O.Z. Cebeci -- Research programs on material processing in high magnetic fields at Tsukuba Magnet Laboratory / Hitoshi Wada, Akira Fukuzawa, Hideyuki Ohtsuka, Takeshi Ohara, Haruo Abe, Tsukasa Kiyoshi -- Powder consolidation using dynamic magnetic compaction (DMC) process / Bhanu Chelluri -- Microwave induced combustion synthesis of ultrafine barium hexaferrite powders / S. Bhaduri, S.B. Bhaduri, J.B. Zanotti -- A comparison of annealing treatments of an oxide ceramic / M.S. Morrow, D.E. Schechter, R. Simandi, H.E. Huey, Q.S. Wang -- Synthesis of crystalline materials with high quality under short-time microgravity / Takeshi Okutani, Hideki Minagawa, Hideaki Nagai, Yoshinori Nakata, Masaaki Suzuki, Yoshiho Ito, Takashi Tsurue, Kazuyuki Ikezawa -- Auto ignition synthesis and microwave sintering of ZrO₂-CaO / S.B. Bhaduri, S. Bhaduri, J.-G. Huang -- Reactive synthesis of dense FGMS in the Ti-B binary system / S. Bhaduri, S.B. Bhaduri -- Flight- and ground-based materials science programs at NASA / Donald C. Gillies -- Zero gravity sol-gel glass-metal composite production / Michelle Korwin, Kristin Lynch, William Lacourse -- Thermal shock behavior of single crystal oxide refractive concentrators for high temperature solar thermal propulsion / Dongming Zhu, Sung R. Choi, Nathan S. Jacobson, Robert A. Miller -- Inviscid melt spinning of mullite fibers / Brian S. Mitchell -- Growth and diameter control of Al₂O₃/Y₃Al₅O₁₂, eutectic fiber by micro-pulling-down method and its high temperature strngth and thermal stability / A. Yoshikawa, K. Hasegawa, T. Fukuda, K. Suzuki, Y. Waku -- Development of SiC-based layered composites with rare-earth silicate layers / Takayuki Fukasawa, Masahiro Kato, Yasuhiro Goto, Shoko Suyama, Tsuneji Kameda -- Lanthane aluminate thermal barrier coating / G.W. Schafer, R. Gadow -- Recent advancement of Tyranno/SiC composites R & D / T. Nakayasu, M. Sato, T. Yamamura, K. Okamura, Y. Katoh, A. Kohyama -- Fabrication of high performance SiC/SiC composite by polymer impregnation and pyrolysis method / Masaki Kotani, Akira Kohyama, Kiyohito Okamura, Takahiro Inoue -- Highly cross-linked precursors to silicon carbide / Takashi Iseki, Masaki Narisawa, Kiyohito Okamura, Kunio Oka, Takaaki Dohmaru -- Microstructural stability of SiC/SiC composites under dual-beam ion irradiation / Yutai Katoh, Tatsuya Hinoki, Akira Kohyama, Tamaki Shibayama, Heishichiro Takahashi -- High energy plasma ceramic coating optimization / Michael Quint, Howard Kopech -- Design of a laser CVD rapid prototyping system / Chad E. Duty, Daniel L. Jean, W. Jack Lackey -- Corrosion-resistant CVD mullite coatings for Si₃N₄ / J.A. Haynes, K.M. Cooley, D.P. Stinton, R.A. Lowden, W.Y. Lee -- High temperature corrosion of oxide-coated SiC in water vapor atmosphere / Nobuhiko Yunoki, Satoshi Kitaoka, Hiroshi Kawamoto -- Bending properties of CVI SiCf/SiC composites at elevated temperatures / Hiroshi Araki, Wen Yang, Ying Shi, Shinji Sato, Tetsuji Noda, Akira Kohyama -- Stress-rupture of new Tyranno Si-C-O-Zr fiber reinforced minicomposites / Gregory N. Morscher -- Thermal stabilities of CVI SiCf/SiC composites / Tetsuji Noda, Hiroshi Araki, Wen Yang, Akira Kohyama -- Thermal expansion characteristics of coated fiber composites / Rajeev Krishnan, Ajit D. Kelkar, J. Sankar -- The effect of heat treatment on thermal and strength properties of SiC fiber prepared from activated carbon fiber / J. Shimizu, K. Okada, T. Watabe, K. Nakajima -- Optimization and scale-up of Si-N-O fiber synthesis / A. Vital, H.C. Ewing, U. Vogt, L. Reh -- The properties of ceramic laminates / W.J. Clegg, G. Andrees, E. Carlström, R. Lundberg, A. Kristoffersson, R. Meistring, E. Menessierg, A. Schoberth -- Shock compaction of the titanium-silicon ternary carbide (Ti₃SiC₂) powders / Jennifer L. Jordan, Naresh N. Thadhani -- Submicrometer cutting tools on the basis of Al₂O₃ for machining alloyed hard cast iron and hardened steel / Andreas Krell, Paul Blank, Lutz-Michael Berger, Volkmar Richter -- High temperature properties and creep resistance of near-stoichiometric SiC fibers / H. Serizawa, C.A. Lewinsohn, G.E. Youngblood, R.H. Jones, D.E. Johnston, A. Kohyama -- Creep response of fiber reinforced ceramic composites / U. Anandakumar, Raj N. Singh -- The multiaxial strength of tungsten carbide / Jonathan Salem, Michael Adams -- Hot pressing of mixtures of alumina/zirconia powders -- Karl Jakus, Kabir Bhatia, John E. Ritter -- Gas pressure sintering silicon nitride ceramics using rare earth and transition metal as sintering aids / A.J.N. Dias, J. Duailibi Fh, C.A. Vilardo, T.C. Silva, M.C.S. Nóbrega -- Reduced cost, improved F.O.D. resistance and improved attachments for insertion of silicon nitride turbomachinery components / A.C. Jones -- Advanced silicon nitride components : a cost analysis / Julie M. Schoenung, Edwin H. Kraft, Daniel Ashkin -- Surface compressive coatings for improved F.O.D. resistant silicon nitride / Daniel Ashkin, Jack A. Rubin, Dinesh K. Shetty, Jun Xi -- Copper/gallium amalgam : a material for joining ceramics and metals / M. Heim, J.E. Holowczak, L.A.B. Tessarotto, V.A. Greenhut -- Design, analysis and testing of ceramic components for an advanced military expendable turbojet engine / A.C. Jones -- Oil-less silicon nitride bearings for an advanced military expendable turbojet engine / George W. Hosang, Daniel Ashkin, Dinesh K. Shetty -- CMC combustor with a thick thermal protection system : a detailed stress analysis / J. Shi, P.D. Andrew -- Manufacturing and CMC-component development for brake disks in automotive applications / Rainer Gadow, Marcus Speicher -- A model of toughening in metal melt-infiltrated ceramic composites / William B. Hillig -- Fluid coating process for protective coatings of carbon fibers / R. Gadow, S. Kneip, G.W. Schäfer -- Diamond films on the leading edge / M.I. Mendelson -- Co-extrusion of solid oxide fuel cell functional elements / Z. Liang, S. Blackburn -- Manufacturing of aluminum nitride heat exchangers by ceramic injection molding / R. Fischer, R. Gadow, G.W. Schäfer.

[pt. A/no. 3]. Synthesis and properties of erbium oxide single crystals / J.J. Petrovic, R.S. Romero, D. Mendoza, A.M. Kukla, R.C. Hoover, K.J. McClellan -- Barium titanate and barium orthotitanate powders through an ethylene glycol polymerization route / Sang-Jin Lee, Michael D. Biegalski, Waltraud M. Kriven -- Gelcast forming of PZT materials / J.O. Kiggans Jr., T.N. Tiegs, F.C. Montgomery, L.C. Maxey, H.T. Lin -- A new route to hexaluminate ceramics via a novel transmetalation reaction / Rhonda L. Callender, Andrew R. Barren -- Rheological properties of ceramic formulations for extrusion freeform fabrication / R. Vaidyanathan, J.L. Lombardi, B. Tennison, S. Kasichainula, P. Calvert -- Low temperature carbonization of W-Co salts powder / Gang Qin Shao, Bo Lin Wu, Ming Kun Wei, Xing Long Duan, Ji Ren Xie, Run Zhang Yuan, Yin Fang Wu, Ding Liang Zhou -- Processing and properties of an aluminum oxide/aluminum nitride composite / Gary A. Gilde, Jerry C. LaSalvia, Jeffrey J. Swab -- Processing and properties of a Nicalon-reinforced zirconium phosphate composite radome faceplate / Barry A. Bender, Todd L. Jessen, Scott Browning -- A submicron-scale duplex zirconia and alumina composite by polymer complexation processing / Sang-Jin Lee, Waltraud M. Kriven -- Application-specific CFCMC design using 2D structural simulations / T.L. Jessen, A.J. Kee, R.K. Everett, B.A. Bender, K.E. Simmonds, A.B. Geltmacher -- Oxidative degradation behavior of polycarbo-silane-derived silicon carbide fibers / A. Urano, A. Saeki, M. Takeda, A. Yokoyama -- On the way to cost-effective oxidation protection techniques of CMCs : case study of tyranno-hex materials / M. Drissi-Habti, Y. Kanno, K. Suzuki, K. Nakano, S. Sakakibara -- Investigation of microwave behavior of silicon carbide/high alumina cement composites / K.S. Leiser, D.E. Clark -- Microwave-induced combustion synthesis of TiC-Al₂O₃ composites / Duangduen Atong, David E. Clark -- Methods for joining silicon carbide composites for high-temperature structural applications / C.A. Lewinsohn, R.H. Jones, M. Singh, T. Shibayama, T. Hinoki, M. Ando, A. Kohyama -- Formation of interface coatings on SiC and sapphire fibers using metal doped carboxylate-alumoxanes / Rhonda L. Callender, Andrew R. Barron -- The growth and structure of nanocrystalline ZrO₂:Y thin films / Igor Kosacki, Mark Shumsky, Harlan U. Anderson -- Protective coatings for infrared materials / Jong-Gi Lee, E.D. Case, M.A. Crimp -- Grain growth and tensile strength of 3M Nextel 720 after thermal exposure / R.S. Hay, E.E. Boakye, M.D. Petry, Y. Berta, K. Von Lehmden, J. Welch -- Sol-gel synthesis of zircon-carbon precursors and coatings of Nextel 720 fiber tows / E. Boakye, R.S. Hay, M.D. Petry, T.A. Parthasarathy -- Dissolution, reactions and diffusion in the SiC/C/TiB₂ and SiC/C/TiN + liquid silicon systems at 1450°C / Paula J. Holmes, R.D. Sisson Jr., M. Singh -- Evaluation of microstructure for SiC/SiC composites using mercury intrusion method / Shoko Suyama, Yoshiyasu Itoh, Satoshi Nakagawa, Nobuo Tachikawa -- Mechanical and microstructural properties of Nextel 720 relating to its suitability for high temperature application in CMCs / C. Milz, J. Goering, H. Schneider -- Effect of dopants on anisotropic grain growth in oxide-matrix materials / T.N. Tiegs, M.R. Snyder, F.C. Montgomery, J.L. Schroeder, D.W. Coffey -- Cost modeling and analysis for advanced structural silicon nitride turbomachinery ceramics / Julie M. Schoenung -- Gelcasting advancement for manufacturing scale-up / J.J. Nick, Danielle Newson, Barry Draskovich, Ogbemi O. Omatete -- Gelcasting automation for high volume production of silicon nitride turbine wheels / J.J. Nick, Danielle Newson, Robert Masseth, Steve Monette, Ogbemi O. Omatete -- Gelcast slurry enhancement / Ogbemi O. Omatete, Miroslav Colic -- Improved gelcasting systems / Ogbemi O. Omatete, J.J. Nick -- Mechanical behavior of a Hi-Nicalon/SiC composite having a polycarbosilane derived matrix / Frances I. Hurwitz, Anthony M. Calomino, Terry R. McCue -- Comparison of the tensile, creep, and rupture strength properties of stoichiometric SiC fibers / Hee Mann Yun, James A. Dicarlo -- Thermal conductivity of CVI and PIP SiC/SiC composites / R. Yamada, T. Taguchi, J. Nakano, N. Igawa -- Reflectance of CVD TiB₂ films / W. Jack Lackey, Bruce N. Beckloff -- Thin, adherent oxide coatings on bismaleimide polymeric substrates / Chinmoy Mukherjee, Eldon D. Case, Andre Y. Lee -- Analysis of the indentation-quench test for ceramics / I.K.M. Collin, D.J. Rowcliffe -- Computational analysis of crack growth in composite materials using Lennard-Jones type potential function / H. Murakawa, H. Serizawa, Z.Q. Wu -- Front-flash thermal imaging characterization of continuous fiber ceramic composites / C. Deemer, J.G. Sun, W.A. Ellingson, S. Short -- Non-contact ultrasonic NDE of carbon/carbon composite / B.R. Tittmann, M.C. Bhardwaj, L. Vandervalk, I. Neeson -- Voroni element analysis of functionally graded materials / S.B. Biner -- Damage characterization of a Si₃N₄-BN fibrous monolith using NDE techniques / J.L. Finch, J.M. Staehler, L.P. Zawada, W.A. Ellingson, J.G. Sun, C.M. Deemer -- Effects of fiber coating composition on mechanical behavior of silicon carbide fiber-reinforced celsian composites / Narottam P. Bansal, Jeffrey L Eidridge -- Flexural and compressive strengths, and room-temperature creep/relaxation properties of plasma-sprayed ZrO₂-8 wt% Y₂O₃ / Sung R. Choi, Dongming Zhu, Robert A. Miller -- In-situ observation of stable crack propagation in toughened silicon nitride ceramics / Yorinobu Takigawa, Kyoji Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Kawamoto -- Active metal brazing of various types of Si₃N₄ to Cu and Cu-alloy / Maiken Heim, Donald G. Ulmer, Victor A. Greenhut -- A modified flaw-size toughness technique / Jason A. Griggs, Thomas J. Hill, John J. Mecholsky Jr. -- Relationships among changes in electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and elastic modulus for microcracked materials / E.D. Case -- Fracture behavior of high thermal conductive aluminum nitride / J. Tatami, K. Komeya, T. Meguro, S. Iwasawa, M. Komatsu -- Creep deformation and rupture behavior of laminated metal-metal matrix composites / S.B. Biner -- High-temperature compressive deformation of Si₃N₄/BN fibrous monoliths / J.L. Routbort, K.C. Goretta, E.T. Park, D. Singh, J. Finch, J. Staehler, L. Zawada, G.E. Hilmas -- A new approach for interface sliding shear resistance in Al₂O₃ fiber-reinforced Al₂O₃ matrix composite / H. Kakisawa, Y. Kagawa -- Brittle to ductile transition in sliding wear of alumina / Tetsuya Senda, Fujio Yano, John Drennan, Eiichi Yasuda, Richard C. Bradt -- Evaluation of monazite fiber coatings in dense matrix composites / Kristin A. Keller, Triplicane A. Parthasarathy, Tai-Ii Mah, Michael K. Cinibulk, E.E. Boakye -- High temperature uniaxial creep behavior of a sintered in situ reinforced silicon nitride ceramics / Q. Wei, J. Sankar, J. Narayan -- Why it is necessary to determine each fiber diameter when estimating the parameters of the distribution of fiber strengths / Edgar Lara-Curzio, Christiana M. Russ -- Fiber diameter variation-sample preparation and analysis / G.E. Youngblood, C.R. Eiholzer, C.A. Lewinsohn, R.H. Jones, A. Hasegawa, A. Kohyama -- Damage evolution and residual stresses in plasma-sprayed zirconia thermal barrier coatings / J.P. Singh, B. Nair, D. Renusch, M. Sutaria, M. Grimsditch -- Fracture toughness of ceramics using the SEVNB method : first results of a joint VAMAS/ESIS round robin / Jakob Kübler -- Stress intensity factor coefficients for chevron-notched flexure specimens and a comparison fracture toughness methods / Jonathan Salem, Louis Ghosn, Michael Jenkins, George Quinn -- Standard Reference Material 2100 : ceramic fracture toughness / George D. Quinn, Robert Gettings, Kang Xu -- Specimen geometry effect on the determination of slow crack growth parameters of advanced ceramics in constant flexural stress-rate testing at elevated temperatures / Sung R. Choi, John P. Gyekenvesi -- Specimen size effect on the creep of Si₃N₄ / A.A. Wereszczak, M.K. Ferber, A.S. Barnes, T.P. Kirkland -- In-situ determination of constituent properties and performance in an oxide-oxide CFCC / Christian X. Campbell, Michael G. Jenkins -- Predictions of the inert strength distribution of Si₃N₄ diesel valves / M.J. Andrews, A.A. Wereszczak, K. Breder -- Determination of strength for reliability analysis of multilayer ceramic capacitors / Kristin Breder, Andrew A. Wereszczak, Laura Riester, Timothy P. Kirkland, Ralph J. Bridge -- Machining damage and reliability analysis of glass specimens using the CARES/Life design code / Frederic A. Holland Jr., Sung R. Choi, Noel N. Nemeth -- Assessment of hypervelocity impact damage of the space shuttle windows / J.E. Ritter, K. Jakus, J. Lankford Jr. -- Reliability and lifetime predictions for ceramic components / V.R. Vedula, S.J. Glass, S.L. Monroe, M.K. Neilsen, C.S. Newton -- Multi-laboratory round robin results for a single CFCC : input for test standards, design codes, and databases / M.G. Jenkins, P.L. VanLandeghen, S.T. Gonczy, E. Lara-Curzio, L.P. Zawada -- Comparative investigation of intra and inter laboratory mechanical tests of flexural, tensile and shear behavior in a CFCC / P.L. VanLandeghen, M.G. Jenkins -- Flexure testing of Nicalon 2-D fiber-reinforced Sylramic S-200 ceramic composites : a multi-laboratory round-robin test / S.T. Gonczy, M.G. Jenkins -- Mechanical behavior of BN-coated Hi-Nicalon SiC fiber-SiC matrix composite at room and high temperatures / S.Q. Guo, Y. Kagawa, M. Takeda, H. Ichikawa, M. Fujikura, R. Tanaka -- Damage tolerance of coating free SiTiCO (Tyranno) SiC matrix composites / T. Mamiya, Y. Kagawa, T. Nakayasu, M. Sato, T. Yamamura.