pt. 1. [issue no. 7-8]. Assessment of the status of ceramic matrix composites technology in the United States and abroad / C.Y. Ho, S.K. El-Rahaiby -- Interface examination using "sandwich" analog of matrix and reinforcement / Adriane G. Ludwick, Taleb H. Ibrahim, Hanmantrao Phadtare, Ralph Walker -- Fiber coating/matrix reactions in silicon-base ceramic matrix composites / K.N. Lee, N.S. Jacobson -- Role of interfacial thermal barrier in the transverse thermal conductivity of uniaxial SiC fiber-reinforced reaction bonded silicon nitride / H. Bhatt, K.Y. Donaldson, D.P.H. Hasselman, R.T. Bhatt -- Micromechanical characterization of reinforcement/matrix interaction in a MoSi₂ composite / A. Khan -- Measurement of interface propertes from fiber push-out tests / P.D. Jero, T.A. Parthasarathy, R.J. Kerans -- Interfacial roughness in ceramic matrix composites / P.D. Jero, T.A. Parthasarathy, R.J. Kerans -- Fiber debonding and pullout processes in ceramic composites / D.R. Mumm, K.T. Faber -- Mechanical behavior of silicon carbide particulate reinforced reaction bonded silicon nitride matrlx composites / S.V. Nair, Peter Z.Q. Cai, J.E. Ritter -- Indentation residual stresses in RBSN and RBSN composites / S.V. Nair, Peter Z.Q. Cai, J.E. Ritter -- Micromechanisms of toughening in a particulate reinforced ceramic matrix composite / R.L. Brett, P. Bowen -- Micro-mechanics of compressive fracture in particulate reinforced ceramics / George Laird II, T.C. Kennedy -- Surface modification and slip casting of SiC platelets in Al₂O₃ composites / P.T. Pei, J.F. Kelly, S.G. Malghan -- Densification and fracture toughness enhancement of pressureless sintered aluminum oxide-titanium diboride composites / Timothy V. Lin, P. Darrell Ownby -- Processing of porous Tib₂-ZrO₂ composites by combustion synthesis / S.B. Bhaduri, R. Radhakrishnan -- Diamond reinforced ceramic oxide matrix composites / P. Darrell Ownby, Jenq Liu -- Short-crack T-curves and damage tolerance in alumina-based composites / Linda M. Braun, Stephen J. Bennison, Brian R. Lawn -- Matrix grain size effect and fracture behavior on bending strength and fracture toughness in multi-toughened Al₂O₃ / K. Ikeda, T. Kishi -- Orientation of platelet reinforcements in ceramic matrix composites produced by pressure filtration / D.A. Warner, K.A. Warner, D. Juul, O.T. Sørensen -- Growth, characteristics and properties of spinel single crystal fibers / J. Sigalovsky, K.C. Wills, J.S. Haggerty -- EFG growth of alumina-zirconia eutectic fiber / H.E. Bates -- Polymer-derived silicon carbide fibers with low oxygen content / William Toreki, Guang J. Choi, Christopher D. Batich, Michael D. Sacks -- Thermal stability of the low oxygen silicon carbide fibers derived from polycarbosilane / M. Takeda, Y. Imai, H. Ichikawa, T. Ishikawa, N. Kasai, T. Suguchi, K. Okamura -- Tensile creep rupture behavior of alumina-based polycrystalline oxide fibers / D.J. Pysher, R.E. Tressler -- The microstructures of SCS-6 and SCS-8 SiC reinforcing fibers / M.L. Sattler, J.H. Kinney, E. Zywicz, R. Alani, M.C. Nichols -- Fiber coatings for ceramic matrix composites / H.W. Carpenter, J.W. Bohlen -- Effect of processing on strength of Nicalon fibers in Nicalon fiber-SiC matrix composites / D. Singh, J.P. Singh -- Bonded ceramic foams reinforced with fibers for high temperature use / G. McDonald, R.C. Hendricks, R.L. Mullen -- Tensile strain measurements of ceramic fibers using scanning laser acoustic microscopy / Renee M. Kent, Alex Vary -- Experimental observation of progressive damage in SiC/glass-ceramic composites / R.Y. Kim -- High temperature gas corrosion of ceramic composites / Dennis W. Readey -- Twisting and friction errors in flexure testing / George D. Quinn -- Recent progress of functionally gradient materials in Japan / M. Koizumi -- HFC plasma coating of C/C composites / M. Boncoeur, G. Schnedecker, J.D. Lulewicz -- Fabrication of TiC/Ni functionally gradient materials and their mechanical and thermal properties / Xiangfeng Ma, Kimiaki Tanihata, Yoshinari Miyamoto, Akinaga Kumakawa, Satoshi Nagata, Tomohiko Yamada, Tohru Hirano -- Functionally gradient NiAl/Al₂O₃ structures / D.P. Miller, J.J. Lannutti, R.N. Yancey -- Design and fabrication of TiC/NiAl functionally gradient materials for joining applications / Rajiv Kudesia, Scott E. Niedzialek, Gregory C. Stangle, James W. Mccauley, Richard M. Spriggs, Yoshinari Kaieda -- Fabrication of TiB₂-Cu based functionally gradient material by SHS process / Nobuhiro Sata -- Characterization of functionally gradient materials in the Ti-B-Cu system / S.B. Bhaduri, R. Radhakrishnan -- Functionally gradient material of the system Ni-MgO, Ni-NiO, Ni-Si₃N₄ or Al-AlN by pressureless sintering / Koji Atarashiya, Kazuya Kurokawa -- The effects of an aggressive environment on the subcritical crack growth of a continuous-fiber ceramic composite / C.H. Henager Jr., R.H. Jones -- Failure mechanisms of 3-D woven SiC/SiC composites under tensile and flexural loading at room and elevated temperatures / Abhisak Chulya, John Z. Gyekenyesi, John P. Gyekenyesi -- Failure behavior of a 2-D woven SiC fiber/SiC matrix composite at ambient and elevated temperatures / S.V. Nair, Yu-Lin Wang -- Thermomechanical fatigue of Nicalon-reinforced calcium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic / Lawrence M. Butkus, John W. Holmes -- Fatigue and flexural response of advanced carbon-carbon composites at room and elevated temperatures / Hassan Mahfuz, Partha S. Das, Shaik Jeelani, Dean M. Baker, Sigurd A. Johnson -- Flexural properties of brittle matrix laminar composites / C.A. Folsom, F.W. Zok, F.F. Lange -- Interactions of matrix cracks with inclined fibers / Elizabeth P. Butler, Edwin R. Fuller Jr, Hongda Cai -- Theoretical and experimental analysis of Al₂O₃/Al-Si composites processed from Al-Si-Zn and Ai-Si-Mg by direct metal oxidation / Subhash C Kharri, Michael J Koczak -- Directed metal oxidation analysis of Al-Cu-Mg, Al-Ni-Mg and Al-Si-Mg alloy composites / Subhash C Khatri, Michael J Koczak -- Evaluation of SiC/SiC composites for heat exchanger applications / V. Parthasarathy, B. Harkins, W. Beyennann, J. Keiser, W. Elliot Jr., M. Ferber -- Direct microwave joining of reaction bonded silicon carbide / Iftikhar Ahmad, W. Murray Black -- Slip casting under pressure / H.H. Grazzini, D.S. Wilkinson -- Pressure casting process control by ultrasonic technique / Vimal K. Pujari, Lenny C. Sales, J.S. Wang, John Fraser -- Continuous sintering of Si₃N₄ in a controlled atmosphere belt furnace / Dale E. Wittmer, Thomas E. Paulson, Charles W. Miller Jr -- Ultra-high pressure cold isostatic pressing : low temperature sintering of alkoxide-derived mullite precursor powders / Hidehiro Kamiya, Hisao Suzuki, Takahiro Ichikawa, Genji Jimbo.

pt. 2. [issue no. 9-10]. Reinforced Si₃N₄ matrix composites formed by the directed metal oxidation process / William B. Johnson -- Fabrication of ZnO/metal matrix composites by oxidation of liquid Zn alloys / D.W. Yuan, G. Simkovich -- Synthesis of composites in situ using displacement reactions / C.H. Henager Jr., J.L. Brimhall, J.P. Hirth -- A process for the fabrication of ceramic fiber reinforced titanium aluminide / I. Horsfall, S.J. Cundy -- Preparation of carbon fiber reinforced composite by impregnation with perhydropolysilazane followed by pressureless firing / K. Sato, T. Suzuki, O. Funayama, T. Isoda, T. Itoh -- SiC continuous fiber-reinforced Si₃N₄ by infiltration and reaction bonding / Jesper Brandt, Kent Rundgren, Robert Pompe, Håkan Swan, Colette O'Meara, Robert Lundberg, Lars Pejryd -- Slurry infiltration of 3-D woven composites / S.-M. Sim, R.J. Kerans -- The effect of solid particles addition in sol-gel processing of ceramic matrix composites / Hsien-Kuang Liu, Azar Parvizi-Majidi -- Silicon carbide whisker reinforced alumina / Bernard J. Wrona, James F. Rhodes, William M. Rogers -- Green body processing effects on SiC whisker textures in alumina matrix composites / Michael S. Sandlin, Keith J. Bowman -- Fracture behavior of SiC whisker-reinforced Al₂O₃ with modified interfaces / T.E. Steyer, K.T. Faber -- Effects of SiC whisker treatments on the performance of SiC whisker/alumina matrix composites / Dongxin Qi, Roy T. Coyle -- Property optimization of Al₂O₃ double reinforced with ZrO₂ and SiC whiskers / P.K. Mehrotra, D.P. Ahuja -- Boron carbide whisker and platelet reinforced ceramic matrix composites / Jenq Liu, P. Darrell Ownby, Sam C. Weaver -- Fabrication of SiC whisker-reinforced SiC ceramics / Kaoru Miyahara, Takashi Watanabe, Shin Koga, Tadashi Sasa -- Indentation fracture of silicon carbide whisker-reinforced silicon nitride ceramic matrix composites (CMC's) / A.G. Solomah, L. Esposito -- -- Whisker growth and composite fabrication in the Si₃N₄-SiC system / Hongyu Wang, Gary S. Fischman -- Microstructure, strength and toughness of Si₃N₄-SiC whisker composites / E. Champion, P. Goursat, J.L. Besson, V. Madigou, M. Monthioux, P. Lespade -- Synthesis, characterization and tensile strength of CVI C/SiC, SiC/SiC, SiC/B₄C and C/B₄C composites / Michael A. Kmetz, John M. Laliberte, Steven L. Suib, Francis S. Galasso -- Effect of test temperature, oxygen attack, thermal transients, and protective coatings on tensile strength of silicon carbide matrix composites / D.A. Woodford, D.R. van Steele, J. Brehm, J.E. Palko -- Strength of Nicalon fiber reinforced glass-ceramic matrix composites after corrosion with Na₂SO₄ deposits / S-W. Wang, R.W. Kowalik, R. Sands -- Mechanical characterization of unidirectional carbon/carbon (C/C) composites for engine valve application / A.V. Kerkar, E.D. Kragness, R.W. Rice -- Fiber-reinforced Al₃Ti composites / J. Farraro, N.S. Stoloff, M. Otsuki -- Mechanical properties of layered and laminated ceramic matrix composite systems / Todd L. Jessen, Barry A. Bender, David Lewis III -- Effect of sustained high temperature exposure on the mechanical properties of Nicalon/Al₂O₃ composites / A.S. Fareed, B. Sonuparlak, P.A. Craig, J.E. Garnier -- Covalent ceramic materials as thin films and coatings / Robert F. Davis -- Oxidation kinetics of CVD silicon carbide and silicon nitride / Dennis S. Fox -- New II-IV-V₂ family of periodic compounds synthesized under high pressure / T. Endo, H. Takizawa, M. Shimada -- Microstructures and interfaces in Al₂O₃-5 wt% Al CMC synthesized by plasma sintering of attrition-milled precursors / S.H. Kim, Shome N. Sinha -- Effects of composite processing on the performance of carbon fiber/glass matrix composites / Dongxin Qi, Carlo G. Pantano -- Tape cast Al₂O₃/ZrO₂ composite laminates / Kevin P. Plucknett, Carlos H. Cáceres, Fabienne Fremont, David S. Wilkinson -- Microcracking and elastic moduli reductions in unidirectional Nicalon-CAS composite under cyclic fatigue loading / Prashant G. Karandikar, Tsu-Wei Chou -- High temperature exposure of BN-coated polymer-derived SiC fiber/ZrTiO₄ composites / Barry A. Bender, Todd L. Jessen, Robert P. Ingel, David Lewis III -- Matrix cracking behavior in fiber and whisker reinforced ceramic composites / Raj N. Singh -- Development of [beta]-Sl₃N₄ for self-reinforced composites / Dale E. Wittmer, Dilip Doshi, Thomas E. Paulson -- SIMS-auger and thermal conductivity characterization of Si-SiC materials / E. Scafè, G. Grillo, L. Fabbri, V. Vittori -- Thermal stability of yttrium aluminates / T. Mah, K.A. Keller, R.J. Kerans -- Pseudo-binary eutectic between Y₄Al₂O₉ and Y₂O₃ / T. Mah, D. Petry -- Effects of the interfaces between flocs in wet processed zirconia-alumina on the mechanical properties of smtered composites / K.J. Konsztowicz, R. Langlois -- Cyclic fatigue life and crack growth behavior of alumina / S. Raghuraman, K.Y. Hour, J.F. Stubbins -- In-situ observation of crack growth in glassy alumina at 1275°C / M. Heinzelmann, J.E. Ritter, K. Jakus -- Application of indentation-strength method to R-curve measurements / Shanti V. Nair, Peter Zheng-Quan Cai, John E. Ritter -- The hardness and toughness of HIP'ed silicon nitride / R. Bemche, R.T. Holt, S.N. Kuma, T.M. Maccagno -- Tensile testing in the development of processing methods for high strength/high reliability silicon nitride / M.R. Foley, V.K. Pujari -- Microstructure and oxidation behaviour of HIP'ed silicon nitride / Kevin P. Plucknett, Michael H. Lewis -- Strength and flaw elimination assessment in tape cast ceramic laminates / R. Ham-Su, D.S. Wilkinson -- Anelastic recovery in crept silicon nitride / S. Haig, W.R. Cannon, P.J. Whalen -- Relationships between toughness and microstructure of reaction bonded Si₃N₄ / Annamarie Lightfoot, Julia Sigalovsky, John S. Haggerty -- Effect of silicon carbide addition on a self-reinforced silicon nitride / C. James Hwang, Kwanho Yang, Donald Beaman, Harold Klassen -- Development and structural stability of a rare-earth titanate powder / Orville G. Bailey, David P. Matheis, Gary S. Fischman -- Cavitation in thick joints : a special case / M.H. O'Brien -- Co-dispersion of mullite and wollastonite in aqueous suspensions / R. Bryden, K.J. Konsztowicz, W.F. Caley, P.W. Kingston -- Novel technique for surface modification of ceramics / Z. Fathi, A.D. Cozzi, D.E. Clark -- Use of AlOOH gel in microwave joining of alumina / Salwan Al-Assafi, David E. Clark -- Polymethyl methacrylate binder removal from alumina by microwave heating / Edmund H. Moore, David E. Clark -- Processing of mullite using microemulsion technology / Gertrude Klassen, Gary Fischman -- Improved technique for Young's modulus determination by flexural resonance / E. Scafè, L. Fabbri, G. Grillo, L. Di Rese.