Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Ceramic Engineering and Sci

by Editor: Edgar Lara-Curzio; General Editor: Dongming Zhu; General Editor: Waltraud M. Kriven (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

• ISBN13: 9780470291610
• ISBN10: 0470291613
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

Over 45 papers included in this collection present the latest advances in research and development on the processing, mechanics and mechanical properties of advanced ceramics and composites. The focus is on the underlying fundamental linkages between microstructure and properties, and the ability to achieve desired properties through innovative processing techniques including design, modeling, evaluation and life-prediction of structural components, ceramics and composites.

Table of Contents

General

Creating a Vision for the Future of Advanced Ceramics

Fibers, Interphases And Interfaces

Measurement of Fiber Coating Thickness Variation

Model of Deviation of Cracks at Interfaces or Within Interphases

Preparation and Characterization of Magnesium-Silicon Based Oxide Coating on High-Crystalline SiC Fiber as an Interphase in SiC/SiC Composite

Polyborosilazane-Derived Ceramic Fibers in the Si-B-C-N Quaternary System for High-Temperature Applications

Microtextural and Microstructural Evolution in Poly[(Alkylamino)Borazine]-Derived Fibers During their Conversion into Boron Nitride Fibers

Investigations on Growth of Textured and Single Crystal Oxide Fibers Using a Quadrupole Lamp Furnace

Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Super Sylramic SiC Fibers

High Temperature Tensile Testing Method for Monofilament Ceramic Fibers

Fracture And Damage Of Ceramics And Composites

Computer Modeling of Crack Propagation Using Fractal Geometry

Geometry of Edge Chips Formed at Different Angles

Threshold Stress During Crack-Healing Treatment of Structural Ceramics Having the Crack-Healing Ability

Ablation of Carbon/Carbon Composites: Direct Numerical Simulation and Effective Behavior

Modeling of Deformation and Damage Evolution of CMC With Strongly Anisotropic Properties

Materials Characterization, Nde And Novel Techniques

A Novel Test Method for Measuring Mechanical Properties at the Small Scale: The Theta Specimen

Nondestructive Evaluation of Machining and Bench-Test Damage in Silicon-Nitride Ceramic Valves

NDE for Characterizing Oxidation Damage in Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Used on the NASA Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System

Determination of Elastic Moduli and Poisson Coefficient of Thin Silicon-Based Joint Using Digital Image Correlation

Use of Rupture Strength Testing in Examining the Thermal Cycle Behavior of Various Types of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Seals

Characteristics of Sealed Parts Under Internal Pressure in Super High Pressure Mercury Discharge Lamps

Processing And Properties Of Ceramics

Synthesis of Titanium Aluminate-Alumina Compositions for Low TEC Applications

Structuring Ceramics Using Lithography

The Notion of Densification Front in CVI Processing with Temperature Gradients

Fabrication and Characterization of MGC Components for Ultra High Efficiency Gas Turbine

Comparison of Sodium Caprylate and Sodium Stearate and the Effects of Their Hydrocarbon Chain Lengths on Adsorption Behavior and Alumina Paste Rheology

Formulation of Additives for Water-Based Tape Casting of Ceramics

A Non-Linear Programming Approach for Formulation of Three-Component Ceramics as a Function of Physical and Mechanical Properties

Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Directionally Solidified Ceramic in Al₂O₃-Al₂TiO₅ System

Study of the Relationship Between the Young's Modulus and Microstructure of Vacuum Plasma Sprayed Boron Carbide

Scalloped Morphologies of Ablated Materials

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Non-Aqueous Gel-Cast Celsian and Sialon Ceramic Materials

Bend Stress Relaxation Creep of CVD Silicon Carbide

Hardness And Wear Resistance Of Ceramics

Mechanical Responses of Silicon Nitrides Under Dynamic Indentation

Scratch Resistance and Residual Stresses in Longitudinally and Transversely Ground Silicon Nitride

Improving the Damage-Resistance of Si₃N₄-Based Ball and Roller Bearing Components and Their Non-Destructive Evaluation

Properties Of Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Comparison of Elevated Temperature Tensile Properties and Fatigue Behavior of Two Variants of a Woven SiC/SiC Composite

Tensile and Thermal Properties of Chemically Vapor-Infiltrated Silicon Carbide Composites of Various High-Modulus Fiber Reinforcements

Preparation and Properties of Dense SiC/SiC Composites

Fabrication of SiC/SiC with Dispersed Carbon Nano-Fibers Composite for Excellent Thermal Properties

Transpiration Cooling Structure Effects on the Strength of 3D-Woven SiC/SiC Composites Under Thermal Cycling

Constituent Properties Determination and Model Verification for Ceramic Matrix Composite Systems

Short-Fiber Reinforced CMCs: Potentials and Problems

Laminated Ceramics And Particulate-Reinforced Ceramics

Ceramic Laminates with High Mechanical Reliability by Design

Methods of Residual Stress Analysis in Layer Composites and Their Application

Potential Use of Mullite-SiC Whiskers-SiC Particles Multi-Composite as High Temperature Springs

Joining

Brazing and Characterization of Advanced Ceramic Joints

Development of Joining and Coating Technique for SiC and SiC/SiC Composites Utilizing Nite Processing

Effect of Active Fillers on Ceramic Joints Derived from Preceramic Polymers

Numerical Analysis of Single Lap Jointed Ceramic Composite Subjected to Tensile Loading

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