Cost effective processing of CMC composites by melt infiltration (LSI-process) / Walter Krenkel -- Fabrication of SiC/SiC composites by modified reaction sintering process / S.P. Lee, Y. Katoh, J.S. Park, S. Dong, A. Kohyama -- Manufacturing of 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite combustor liner / Yoshihiro Matsuda, Naofumi Akikawa, Toyoichi Satoh -- A thermally conductive SiC-polycrystalline fiber and its fiber-bonded ceramic / T. Ishikawa, M. Sato, S. Kajii, Y. Tanaka, M. Suzuki -- CVI Tyranno-SA/SiC composites with various PyC and SiC interlayers / W. Yang, Y. Katoh, A. Kohyama, H. Araki, T. Noda, J. Yu -- Optimized performance in unidirectional CFCMCs : evolution from experimental observations to desk-top design / T.L. Jessen -- Elastic modulus and proportional limit stress in ceramic matrix composites : comparison of methods and results / Michael G. Jenkins, Larry P. Zawada -- CMC constitutive law based on continuum damage mechanics and its first order implementation into ABAQUS / J. Shi -- Tensile behavior of SiC/SiC composites reinforced by treated Sylramic SiC fibers / H.M. Yun, J.Z. Gyekenyesi, Y.L. Chen, D.R. Wheeler, J.A. DiCarlo -- Mechanical and thermal properties of dense SiC/SiC composite fabricated by reaction-bonding process / T. Taguchi, N. Igawa, R. Yamada, M. Futakawa, S. Jitsukawa -- Stress-rupture and stress-relaxation of SiC/SiC composites at intermediate temperature / Gregory N. Morscher, Janet Hurst -- Room temperature creep of SiC/SiC composites / Gregory N. Morscher, Andrew Gyekenyesi -- Effect of frequency on fatigue behavior in Tyranno fiber-reinforced SiC composites / Yohei Kaneko, Shijie Zhu, Yasuo Ochi, Toshio Ogasawara, Takashi Ishikawa -- Tensile stress-rupture of SiC\SiC minicomposites in vacuum / J. Martínez Fernández, G.N. Morscher -- Analysis of CMC C-coupon specimens for structural evaluation / Ali Abdul-Aziz, Anthony M. Calomino, Frances I. Hurwitz -- C-coupon studies of CMCs : fracture behavior and microstructural characterization / Frances I. Hurwitz, Anthony M. Calomino, Terry R. Mccue, Ali Abdul-Aziz -- Interlaminar shear strength of a unidirectional fiber-reinforced celsian composite by short-beam and double-notched shear tests / O. Unal, Narottam P. Bansal -- Effect of load rate on tensile strength of various cfccs at elevated temperatures : an approach to life prediction testing / Sung R. Choi, John P. Gyekenyesi -- Strength of 3-D SiC\SiC composite after long term exposure to elevated temperature / Toyoichi Satoh, Yoshihiro Matsuda, Naofumi Akikawa -- Crack growth behavior and TEM analysis of interphase oxidation in boron-enhanced SiC/SiC composites / Lucille A. Giannuzzi, Charles A. Lewinsohn -- Stressed oxidation and modeling of C/SiC in oxidizing environments / Michael C. Halbig -- Optical and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix optically transparent composites / A.F. Dericioglu, Y. Kagawa -- Effect of notches, specimen size, and fiber orientation on the monotonic tensile behavior of composites at ambient and elevated temperatures / M.-L. Antti, Edgar Lara-Curzio -- Fatigue behavior of a Nextel 610 composite / Howard G. Halverson, Scott W. Case -- Effect of small effusion holes on creep rupture behavior of oxide/oxide Nextel 720/AS composite / Dennis J. Buchanan, Victoria A. Kramb, Reji John, Larry P. Zawada -- Evaluation of all-oxide composites based on coated Nextel 610 and 650 fibers / K.A. Keller, T. Mah, T.A. Parthasarathy, E.E. Boakye, M. Cinibulk -- Nextel 610 and 650 fiber reinforced porous alumina-YAG matrix composites / Michael K. Cinibulk, Kristin A. Keller, Tai-Il Mah, Triplicane A. Parthasarathy -- Analytical and experimental characterization of thermo-mechanical properties of a damaged woven oxide-oxide composite / G.P. Tandon, D.J. Buchanan, N.J. Pagano, R. John -- Fatigue behavior of a Nextel 720\alumina (N720\A) composite at room and elevated temperature / Steven G. Steel, Larry P. Zawada, Shankar Mall -- Processing, microstructure and properties of Nextel 610, 650 and 720 fiber/porous mullite matrix composites / B.J. Kanka, J. Göring, M. Schmücker, H. Schneider -- Analysis of damage evolution in continuous fiber-reinforced oxide/oxide composites under cyclic loading, using infrared thermography / M.-L. Antti, E. Lara-Curzio, M.K. Ferber -- Application of dielectric properties to non-contact damage detection for continuous fiber-ceramic matrix composites / Takayuki Mamiya, Shijie Zhu, Yutaka Kagawa -- Electrical and microstructural characterization of insulating matrix with conducting particles / Sabina Hussain, Orfeo Sbaizero

[pt. A/no. 3]. Commercial applications for advanced ceramics in diesel engines / William F. Mandler Jr., Thomas M. Yonushonis -- Ceramic matrix composites from space to earth : the move from prototype to serial production / Richard Kochendörfer -- Application of Tyranno fiber/Si-Ti-C-O matrix composite to the thermal protection system of the Japanese Hope-X space vehicle / Toshio Ogasawara, Takashi Ishikawa -- Will pigs fly before ceramics do? / Lisa C. Veitch, William S. Hong -- Structural ceramics with complex shape-forming methods / Gabriela Halina Wroblewska -- RBAO : from materials development to commercial components / Rolf Janssen, Nils Claussen, Sven Scheppokat, Mark Roeger -- Molybdenum disilicide materials for glass melting sensor sheaths / J.J. Petrovic, R.G. Castro, R.U. Vaidya, M.I. Peters, D. Mendoza, R.C. Hoover, D.E. Gallegos -- Silicon nitride ceramics for valve-train applications in advanced diesel engines / Seung Kun Lee, Phil H. McCluskey, Michael J. Readey, H.-T. Lin, A.A. Wereszczak -- Ceramic coatings for cylinder liners in advanced combustion engines, manufacturing process and characterization / Michael Buchmann, Rainer Gadow -- Porous ceramic preforms for local reinforcement of light metal engine components / Ilka T. Lenke -- Cermet tool and die materials from metal coated powders / Andrew J. Sherman, Greg Smith, Dean Baker, Richard Toth -- Novel real-time method for measuring the densification rate of carbon-carbon fiber-matrix composites and other articles / Ilan Golecki, Dave Narasimhan -- Optimizations of ceramic core manufacture using realtime monitoring and process design / Benjamin A. McCalla, Siobhan O. Matthews, Michael J. Bevis -- Mechanical properties of silicon carbide ceramics densified with rare-earth oxide and alumina additions / You Zhou, Kiyoshi Hirao, Motohiro Toriyama, Yukihiko Yamauchi, Shuzo Kanzaki -- Creep resistant biomorphic silicon-carbide based ceramics / J. Martinez-Fernández, F.M. Varela-Feria, S. López-Pombero, A.R. de Arellano-López, M. Singh -- Creep mechanisms of alumina\SiC nanocomposites / Martin Sternitzke, Heinz Hübner -- Mechanical behavior of erbium oxide single crystals / J.J. Petrovic, A.A. Sharif, A.M. Kukla, R.S. Romero, D. Mendoza, F.M. Pitek -- Long-term tensile creep behavior of highly heat-resistant silicon nitride for ceramic gas turbines / Tatsuki Ohji -- Tensile creep in the next generation silicon nitride / František Lofaj, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn, Gabrielle G. Long, Pete R. Jemian -- Evaluation of creep property of AS800 silicon nitride from As-processed surface regions / H.T. Lin, S.B. Waters, K.L. More, J. Wimmer, C.W. Li -- On the mechanism of high temperature strength degradation of low-doped HIPed silicon nitride by in-depth TEM-SEM investigation / Robert Pompe, Kazushi Kishi, Mats Halvarsson, Robert Lundberg -- Non-diamond finishing of silicon nitride for low friction against steel / G.M. Crosbie, R.L. Allor, A. Gangopadhyay, D.G. McWatt, P.A. Willermet -- Influence of microstructure and grain boundary phase on tribological properties of Si₃N₄ ceramics / H. Hyuga, S. Sakaguchi, K. Hirao, Y. Yamauchi, S. Kanzaki -- Effect of microstructure on wear behaviour of silicon nitride / Masateru Nakamura, Kiyoshi Hirao, Shuji Sakaguchi, Yukihiko Yamauchi, Shuzo Kanzaki -- Production and characterization of hexagonal ceramic packing / R.T. Hernández López, E. Rocha Rangel, M. Rodriguez Cruz -- Mechanical properties of boron carbide ceramics / Suzuya Yamada, Shuji Sakaguchi, Kiyoshi Hirao, Yukihiko Yamauchi, Shuzo Kanzaki -- Oxidation of ZrB₂-SiC / Elizabeth J. Opila, Michael C. Halbig -- Indentation damage of silicon carbide deposited on different substrates / Ji Yeon Park, Weon-Ju Kim, Min Young Lee, Joung Il Kim, Gye Won Hong -- Thermal imaging detection and characterization of normal cracks / J.G. Sun, C. Deemer, S. Erdman, W.A. Ellingson -- An analysis of crack growth resistance of microcracking brittle solids and composites / S.B. Biner -- Modeling of fracture resistance of a ceramic composite at elevated temperatures / E.T. Park, R.N. Singh -- Design issues for variable mixed mode I/II testing / Claudia B. Milz, Jesus Chapa-Cabrera, Ivar E. Reimanis -- Influence of crack path on crack resistance of brittle matrix composites / S. Wa, B.R. Patterson, E.R. Fuller Jr., M.K Ferber -- Compliance and crack-bridging analysis for alumina ceramics / M.E. Ebrahimi, J. Chevalier, G. Fantozzi -- Slow crack growth of sapphire / Jonathan Salem, Anthony Calomino, Robert Allen, Lynn Powers -- Microscopic simulation of microcrack propagation in Ai₂O₃-ZrO₂ ceramic composites / Jianwu Cao, Yoshihisa Sakaida, Minoru Matsui -- Crack growth observations in a graded composite using PSMI / E.D. Steffler, J.K. Wright, W.E. Windes -- Digital signal processing algorithms applied to acoustic impact testing of advanced ceramics / Scott R. Short, S. Chen -- Damage evolution and mechanical properties of woven glass fiber/polymer composites under low-velocity impact / Tae-Woo Kim, Sung-Sic Hwang -- Processing aluminum oxide/titanium diboride composites for penetration resistance / G. Gilde, J.W. Adams, M. Burkins, M. Motyka, P.J. Patel, E. Chin, L. Prokurat Franks, M. Sutaria, M.J. Rigali -- Sand erosion of alumina and silicon nitride ceramics at elevated temperatures / Tetsuya Senda, Kazuyoshi Arai, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Akio Matsubara, Masaaki Ajima -- A statistical upper limit strength for ceramic fiber bundles / T. Morimoto -- The effect of diameter variation along a fiber on the determination of fiber strengths and the parameters of their distribution / Edgar Lara-Curzio, Doroteo García Jr. -- Design of fiber/coating systems for high strength in ceramic matrix composites / Zhenhai Xia, William A. Curtin -- Process-induced carbon sub-layer in SiC/Bn/SiC composites : characterization and consequences / L.U.J.T. Ogbuji, D.R. Wheeler, T.R. McCue -- Progress on BN and doped-BN coatings on woven fabrics / Frances I. Hurwitz, John M. Scott, Paul V. Chayka -- Development of Si-M-C-(O) Tyranno fiber containing a small amount of sol-gel-derived oxide / K. Kumagawa, H. Yamaoka, M. Shibuya, T. Yamamura -- Structural properties and thermo-mechanical behavior of new CVD-SiC monofilaments / G. Chollon, R. Naslain -- Effect of microstructure on the creep behaviour of a directionally solidified YAG/alumina eutectic fiber / J.E. Pitchford, F. Deleglise, M.H. Berger, A.R. Bunsell, W.J. Clegg -- Creep of directionally solidified Al₂O₃/Er₃Al₅O₁₂ fibers with hypo-eutectic composition / J. Martínez Fernández, A. Sayir -- Exploration of reliable oxide fiber testing procedures and development of a multicontinuum based creep analysis module / D. Pai, Y. Acharya, S. Yarmolenko, J. Sankar, L. Zawada, J. Lua

[pt. B/no. 4]. Microwave sintering of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite / M.G. Kutty, J. Loertscher, S. Bhaduri, S.B. Bhaduri, W.R. Tinga -- Combustion synthesis of titanium silicides in different gravitational conditions / William A. Prisbrey, Sashmit B. Bhaduri, J.R. Jokisaari, Chris Haagan, Eric Chin -- Combustion synthesis of advanced ceramics in a fluidized bed / Akhil Jain, Kenneth Brezinsky -- Characterization of boron carbide consolidated by the plasma pressure compaction (P²C) method in air / Bradley Klotz, Kyu Cho, Robert J. Dowding, Richard D. Sisson Jr. -- Fabrication and mechanical properties of molybdenum reinforced mullite matrix composites by pulse electric current sintering technique / R. Sivakumar, T. Nishikawa, S. Honda, H. Awaji -- Synthesis of barium titanate : influence of Ba/Ti ratio on the ceramic properties / P. Nanni, A. Testino, V. Buscaglia, M. Viviani -- Effect of processing parameters during (Ba, Sr)TiO₃ formation / S. Bhaduri, W.A. Prisbrey, S.B. Bhaduri -- Carbonitriding of tetragonal zirconia / Zhenbo Zhao, Cheng Liu, Derek O. Northwood -- Design of paraffin suspensions highly loaded with ceramic or metal-ceramic powders / Jose J. Coronel, Mark Leverkoehne, Rolf Janssen, Nils Claussen -- Pressureless sintering of a gelcast alumma ceramic / C.T. Bodur -- Production of Al₂O₃-Al cermets by mechanical milling and sintering / E. Rocha-Rangel, W. López-Yépez, M. Romero-Romo, E. Garcíafigueroa-Medina -- The synthesis of Ti₃SiC₂ by Si melt infiltration / Byeongseon Lim, Sang-Whan Park, Seung-Seok Lee, Tae-Woo Kim -- Low-temperature fabrication of dense, near net-shaped tungsten/zirconium carbide composites with tailored phase contents by the Prima-DCP process / Matthew B. Dickerson, Robert L. Snyder, Ken H. Sandhage -- Biomorphic SiC-ceramic manufactured by gas phase infiltration of pine wood / H. Sieber, E. Vogli, P. Greil -- Robocasting and cofiiung of functionally graded Si₃N₄-W materials / Guoping He, Deidre A. Hirschfeld, J. Cesarano III, John N. Stuecker -- Laminated object manufacturing of functional ceramics / Bany A. Bender, Roy J. Rayne, Todd L. Jessen -- Porous silicon nitride from a fine/coarse powder mixture / Masato Ishizaki, Masateru Nishi, Yasuhiro Shigegaki, Tadashi Sasa -- Fabrication of highly porous silicate ceramics by freeze-drying / Yoshihisa Beppu, Motohide Ando, Tatsuki Ohji -- Porous ceramics with controlled-aligned pores synthesized by freeze-drying process / Takayuki Fukasawa, Zhen-Yan Deng, Motohide Ando, Tatsuki Ohji -- Porous silicon nitride synthsized by using seed crystais / Yoshiaki Inagaki, Motohide Ando, Tatsuki Ohji, Shuzo Kanzaki -- The manufacture of porous ceramics using supercritical CO₂ / Siobhan O. Matthews, B.A. McCalla, P.R. Hornsby -- Anisotropic porous silicon nitride fabricated by partial forging technique / Naoki Kondo, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Tatsuki Ohji -- Porous ceramics with fine uni-directionally-aligned continuous pores / Guo-Jun Bang, Jian-Feng Yang, Tatsuki Ohji -- Effects of carbon addition on densification and mechanical properties of porous Si₃N₄ ceramics / Jian-Feng Yang, Guo-Jun Zhang, Tatsuki Ohji -- Fabrication of porous materials with high fracture strength / Koji Matsumaru, Kozo Ishizaki -- Grain boundary issues in porous structural ceramics / Manuel E. Brito -- Processing of porous CaZrO₃/MgO/Pt composites via in situ reactions / Yoshikazu Suzuki, Peter E.D. Morgan, Tatsuki Ohji -- Cellular ceramic composites from preprocessed paper structures / H. Sieber, D. Schwarze, F. Mueller, P. Greil -- Effect of grain size on the fracture behaviour of porous alumina made by partial sintering of powder compacts / J. Wang, L.J. Vandeperre, W.J. Clegg -- Evaluation of mechanical properties of porous silicon nitride produced by partial hot-pressing / Jian-Feng Yang, Tatsuki Ohji -- The effect of porosity on the cracking of materials in high temperature applications / W.J. Clegg, C. Yuan, L.J. Vandeperre, J. Wang -- Diesel particulate and PFBC candle filters : two examples of porous components working in harsh conditions / Laura Montanaro, Jean-Marc Tulliani -- Pore structure characterization of ceramic hot gas fiters / Akshaya Jena, Krishna Gupta -- Fabrication of a continuous alumina fiber-reinforced mullite composite filter / S. Kitaoka, N. Kawashima, K. Kashiwagi, F. Nanjo, Y. Tadakuma, S. Ikeda, H. Muto, H. Suzuki, A. Yamaguchi -- Corrosion behavior of porous silicon nitride and SiAlON ceramics / Yoshihisa Beppu, Jian-Feng Yang, Tatsuki Ohji -- Wear of diamond-like carbon film-coated blades / M.I. Mendelson -- Mechanical and tribological characterization of TiO₂ based multilayer coatings on light metals / M. Buchmann, R Gadow, D. Scherer -- Protective multilayer coatings for carbon-carbon composites / Christian Friedrich, Rainer Gadow, Marcus Speicher -- Protective coatings for carbon materials by chemical vapor deposition / N. Popovska, H. Gerhard, G. Emig -- Estimation of residual stresses from the simulation of the deposition process of ceramic coatings on light metal cylinder liners / Michael Buchmann, Rainer Gadow -- Oxide coatings on silicon nitride by displacement reactions / T.N. Tiegs, J.B. Crow, L. Bawazer, D.L. Barker -- High-temperature aging of EB-PVD thermal barrier coatings / U. Schulz, K. Fritscher, C. Leyens, M. Peters -- Lifetime assessment for thermal barrier coatings in service by means of separately imposed fatigue and kinetic damages in testing / Marion Bartsch, Klaus Mull, Christian Sick -- Thermal insulation coatings of LaPO₄ / Olivier Sudre, Jeffrey Cheung, David Marshall, Peter Morgan, Carlos G. Levi -- Lanthanum hexa-aluminate thermal barrier coatings / C.J. Friedrich, R. Gadow, M.H. Lischka -- Phase evolution of BSAS in environmental barrier coatings / J.I. Eldridge, K.N. Lee -- Application of woven fabric Al₂O₃ fiber-Al₂O₃ matrix composite as the EBC for brittle materials / Yeong S. Kim, Yutaka Kagawa -- Crack assessment in TBC systems using FEM and taking mode mixity into account / Kais Sfar, Jarir Aktaa, Dietrich Munz -- Simulated engine test of combustor mini-segments using a high power CO₂ laser / Dennis S. Fox, Dongming Zhu, Robert A. Miller -- Analytical modeling of stress evolution in air-plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings / B. Nair, J.P. Singh, M. Grimsditch -- Deformation and tensile cyclic fatigue of plasma-sprayed ZrO₂-8wt % Y₂O₃ thermal barrier coatings / Sung R. Choi, Dongming Zhu, Robert A. Miller -- Improvement of new thermal barrier coating systems using a layered or graded structure / Robert Vassen, Xueqiang Cao, Detlev Stöver -- Thermal conductivity and thermal gradient cyclic behavior of refractory silicate coatings on SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composites / Dongming Zhu, Kang N. Lee, Robert A. Miller -- Thermal fatigue and fracture behavior of ceramic thermal barrier coatings / Dongming Zhu, Sung R. Choi, Robert A. Miller -- Microanalysis on the oxidation and sulfate attack of partially stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating / Jun Eu Tang, Mats Halvarsson, Xin-Hai Li, Kristina Hansson, Jan-Erik Svensson, Robert Pompe -- Novel piezocomposite sensors and actuators developed by solid freeform fabrication / A. Safari, M. Allahverdi -- Observations/simulation of near-field pressures for a 1-3 piezocomposite transducer / T.L. Jessen, K.E. Simmonds, R.S. Schechter, R.B. Mignogna -- Design optimization of spiral actuators for enhanced displacement / T.W. Chou, B.A. Cheeseman, A. Safari, S.C. Danforth -- Electromechanical response of cracks in piezoelectric materials / Raj N. Singh -- Response of graphite/epoxy laminates embedded with piezoelectric sensor under fatigue loading / S. Mall -- Failure analysis of prototype cymbal panels under high drive conditions / James F. Tressler, Thomas R. Howarth -- 3-3 piezocomposites : a comparison between the models and experimental results / Hudai Kara, Andrew Perry, Ron Stevens, Chris R. Bowen -- Endurance experiments using pulsed high power drive signals on thick (25.4 mm) injection molded 1-3 piezoelectric composite in single and multi-layered transducer configurations / Kim C. Benjamin -- Investigations of 1-3 piezocomposite drive limits / Thomas R. Howarth -- Piezocomposite transducer for ultrasonic wire bonding in microelectronic packaging / S.W. Ora, H.L.W. Chan, Y.M. Cheung -- Development of gradient porosities in Ti dental implant / M.G. Kutty, S. Bhaduri, J.R. Jokisaari, S.B. Bhaduri -- A ceramic-polymer functionally graded material : a novel disk prosthesis / P. Boughton, D. Ferris, A.J. Ruys -- The effects of zirconia additions on the sintering behaviour and phase stability of hydroxyapatite ceramics / Muralithran G. Kutty, S. Bhaduri, S.B. Bhaduri -- Corrosion of a fluorocanasite dental glass-ceramic / A.J. Bakel, M.M. Siddiqui, N.-Z. Zhang, K.J. Anusavice, J.L. Holly, Y. Tsai -- Evaluation of interlayer properties of functionally graded materials / M. Cirakoglu, S. Bhaduri, S.B. Bhaduri -- Silicon-carbide-based joining materials for fusion energy and other high-temperature, structural applications / C.A. Lewinsohn, R.H. Jones, M. Singh, T. Nozawa, M. Kotani, Y. Katoh, A. Kohyama -- Brazing parameters and mechanical properties of silicon nitride/stainless steel joints / Tae-Woo Kim, Hwi-Souck Chang, Sang-Wan Park -- FEM analysis of experimental measurement technique for mechanical strength of ceramic joints / H. Serizawa, C.A. Lewinsohn, H. Murakawa