Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials III, Volume 30, Issue 8

by Editor: Tatsuki Ohji; Editor: Mrityunjay Singh (NASA Glenn Research Center)

• ISBN13: 9780470584385
• ISBN10: 0470584386
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

This issue contains 25 invited and contributed papers, all peer reviewed according to the American Ceramic Society Review Process. The latest developments in processing and manufacturing technologies are covered, including smart processing, advanced composite manufacturing, novel forming and sintering technologies, microwave-processing, polymer-based processing, and film deposition technologies. These papers discuss the most important aspects necessary for understanding and further development of processing and manufacturing of ceramic materials and systems.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Solid-State Reactive Sintering of Polycrystalline Nd:YAG Ceramic Laser Host Materials Using an 83GHz Millimeter Wave System

Microwave Assisted Large Scale Sintering of Multi-Layer Electroceramic Devices

Influence of the Secondary Phase Composition on the Microwave Sintering Process

Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Rapid Debinding of CIM Parts in Multi-Mode Applicators

Characterization of a Potential Superplastic Zirconia Spinel Nanocomposite processed by Spark Plasma Sintering

Densification Enhancement of Alumina by Sandwich Process Design

Processing Factors Involved in Sintering B-SI3-N4 Based Ceramics in an Air Atmosphere Furnace

Pressureless Sintering of Boron Carbide in an Ar Atmosphere Containing Gaseous Metal Species

Strategy for Producing Ultra-Highly Porous Cordierite

Issues in the Synthesis and Fabrication of Refractory Carbides, Borides, Silicides and their Mixtures

Shrinkage Reduction of Clay Through Addition of Alumina

ITO Thin Film Coatings Obtained from Developed Ceramic Rotary Sputtering Targets

Ultrasonic Non Destructive Testing of Ceramic Sputtering Targets

Morphology Control of Metal Oxides for Environmental Sensors

Basic Study of Joint Interface Formation in Magnetic Pressure Seam Welding

Joining of Silicon Nitride by Slurry or Paste

Segregation Mechanism in (M=Al, Ga) Zn 1-xMxO Ceramics and Its Influence on the Thermoelectric Properties

Production of Novel Architectures Through Controlled Degradation of Electrospun Precursors

Millimeter Wave Properties of Titania Photonic Crystals with Diamond Structures Fabricated by Using Micro-stereolithography

Sintering Kinetic Study of 2Y-TZP/Al2O3 Composite during Initial Stage of Sintering

Investigations of Phenolic Resins as Carbon Precursors for C-Fiber Reinforced Composites

Aluminum Nitride Multi-Walled Nanotube (MWNTs) Nanocomposite by Direct In-situ Growth of CNTs on Aluminum Nitride Particles

Microstructural Characterization of C/C-SiC Composites after Oxidation with Oxyacetylene Gas in Open Atmosphere

The Effect of Interparticles Interactions on the Rheological Properties of Paraffin-Wax Suspensions

Preparation of Highly Concentrated Nanosized Alumina Suspensions of Spray-Drying

Author Index

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