Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials VIII : Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: Symposium Co-Sponsored by the Institute of Materials (IOM, United Kingdom), ASM International, Surface Enginee

by Khor, K. A.; Wang, M.; Zhou, W.; Boey, F.; Srivatsan, T. S.; Asm International; Minerals, Metals and Materials Society; Nanyang Technological University School of Mechanical and Production e

• ISBN13: 9789810245757
• ISBN10: 9810245750
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

Proceedings of the International Symposium entitled 'Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials VIII, held at the Orchard Mandarin Hotel, Singapore, September 8-10, 1999. Papers at this year's symposium covered advanced metallics, biomaterials, intermetallics, metal matrix composites, and advanced ceramics, among other materials.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Organizers	xvii
ADVANCED METALLICS
The Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of a Spray Atomized and Deposited Aluminum Alloy	3	(12)
Al-Hajri M.
Castillo L. D.
Srivatsan T. S.
Lavernia E. J.
Ageing Response and Mechanical Properties of a Mg-Y-RE Alloy	15	(8)
Khosroshahi R. A.
Lorimer G. W.
Pilkington R.
Kashani-B. S. F.
The Effect of Ball Burnishing Tool Passes on Cast Al-Cu Components	23	(8)
Hassan A. M.
A Numerical Model of Laser-Glazing Process Applied to Stainless Steel	31	(10)
Mahank T. A.
Kulkarni A. K.
Singh J.
Influence of Chloride and Humidity on Mechanical Strength of Tin-Lead Solder	41	(10)
Hussain L. B.
Pung S. Y.
Influence of Kinetics of Ball Milling on Formation of Mg2Si Using a Planetary Ball Mill	51	(8)
Lu L.
Lai M. O.
Xue W. B.
Ng S. Y.
Properties & Applications of Low-Cost Hollow Sphere Structures	59	(8)
Andersen O.
Waag U.
Schneider L.
Stephani G.
Kieback B.
Damage Tolerant Copper-Niobium Microcomposite	67	(16)
Srivatsan T. S.
Al-Hajri M.
Troxell J. D.
Ductile-Regime Machining of Silicon Wafer	83	(8)
Hung N. P.
Zhong Z. W.
Wong J. C.
Observation & Modelling of Grain Boundary Initiated Fracture in a Titanium Alloy	91	(10)
Zhou W.
Chew K. G.
Electrochemical Properties of the Cadmium Electrode Containing Nickel for Sintered Type Nickel-Cadmium Cell	101	(6)
Sasaki Y.
Yamashita T.
Fabrication of Mo/Cu Functionally Graded Material by Underwater-Shock Compaction	107	(10)
Hikari J.
Chiba A.
Nishida M.
Morizono Y.
Imamura K.
BIOMATERIALS
In Vitro Behavior of Hydroxyapatite Prepared by a Thermal Deposition Method	117	(8)
Shi D. L.
Jiang G. W.
Wen X. J.
The Important Role of Water in the Crystallinity and Integrity of Apatite during Plasma-Spraying and Post-Heat-Treatment	125	(8)
Weng J.
Chen J.
Zhang X.
Manufacture and Characterization of Functionally Graded Bioactive Coatings	133	(8)
Kumar R. R.
Wang M.
Cytocompatibility Evaluation of Surface Modified Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy Using the MTT Assay	141	(8)
Green S. M.
Grant D. M.
Wood J. V.
An Animal Study of a Novel Tri-Layer Wound Dressing Material: Non-Woven Fabric Grafted with N-Isopropyl Acrylamide and Gelatin	149	(8)
Lin F. H.
Chen T. M.
Chen K. S.
Wu T. H.
Chen C. C.
Osteoconductivity of Apatite Coated Titanium Made with Blast Coating Method	157	(6)
Ishikawa K.
Ueyama Y.
Mano T.
Suzuki K.
Matsumura T.
Ideal Matrix and Carrier Materials for Biological Agents which Activate Bone Growth	163	(8)
Hutmacher D. W.
Fabrication of Porous Titanium Composite for Medical Implants by Explosive Compaction	171	(6)
Chiba A.
Nishida M.
Morizono Y.
Imamura K.
Controlled Release of Protein Drug from Poly(ortho-esters) Microspheres	177	(8)
Bai X. L.
Yang Y. Y.
Chung T. S.
Ng S.
Heller J.
Developing Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Polysulphone for Medical Applications	185	(8)
Chua B.
Wang M.
Study of Feldspathic Dental Porcelain	193	(8)
Susila V.
Rao C. V. S.
Gnanam F. D.
Processing of Bioresorbable Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering of Bone by Applying Rapid Prototyping Technologies	201	(6)
Hutmacher D. W.
Zein I.
Teoh S. H.
Surface Modification of Blood Contacting Biomaterials	207	(14)
Huang N.
Yang P.
Guenzel R.
Chu P. K.
Xi T. F.
IR Laser Surface Modification of Polyethylene Terephthalate as Biomaterial	221	(10)
Dadsetan M.
Mirzadeh H.
Sharifi-Sanjani N.
Salehian P.
Selective Crystallization of Apatite on Monomolecular Layers	231	(8)
Zhu P.
Ishikawa M.
Seo W. S.
Koumoto K.
Blood Compatibility and Mechanical Property of Taltanlum Nitride Films Synthesized by the Reactive Magnetron Sputtering	239	(8)
Leng Y. X.
Haung N.
Yang P.
Chen J. Y.
Sun H.
Sliding Properties of PACVD CNx Coatings for Bioimplants	247	(6)
Cerny F.
Gurovic J.
Suchanek J.
Hnatowicz V.
Mechanical Characterization of Hydrogel Membranes for Novel Contact Lenses	253	(12)
Wang M.
Li M.
Characterization of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Coatings	265	(10)
Fu L.
Khor K. A.
Lim V. J. P.
The Mechanical Characterization of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite (HA) Coatings	275	(8)
Kweh S. W. K.
Khor K. A.
Cheang P.
Effects of Heat Treatment on the Structure and Dissolution of Ion Beam Sputter Deposited Calcium Phosphate Coatings	283	(8)
Chen Z. Q.
Wang C. X.
Guan L. M.
Wang M.
Influence of Surface Condition on Adhesion of Hydroxyapatite Coating to Titanium Alloy Substrate	291	(8)
Ye X. J.
Wang M.
Khor K. A.
Production and Rheological Behaviour of Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Polyethylene	299	(8)
Tang F.
Wang M.
Effect of Reaction Parameters on the Thermostability of Spray-Dried Hydroxyapatite Powders	307	(10)
Yang H. Y.
Wang M.
Fabrication of Hydroxyapatite/Ti Composites by Underwater-Shock Compaction	317	(8)
Yoshimura K.
Chiba A.
Nishida M.
Morizono Y.
Imamura K.
Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Powders for Thermal Spraying	325	(8)
Feng C. F.
Cao Y. H.
Kweh W. K.
Khor K. A.
Cheng P.
The Study of Composite Scaffold Materials of Human Hair With PGA in Tendon Tissue Engineering	333	(8)
Yang Z. M.
Gong Q.
Xie H. Q.
Xiang Z.
Investigation of Blood Compatibility of Titanium Oxide Film Doped with Tantalum by Sputtering Deposition	341	(8)
Huang N.
Chen J. Y.
Yang P.
Leng Y. X.
Sun H.
Mechanical Characteristics of Acrylic Resin Denture Base Material Reinforced with Different Kinds of Glass Fibres	349	(8)
Unal A.
Unalan F.
Duran O.
Low Temperature Sintering of MnO2-Doped Hydroxyapatite	357	(8)
Muralithran G.
Ramesh S.
Designing New Dental Materials through Mimicking Human Teeth	365	(12)
Low I. M.
Fulton J.
Cheang P.
Khor K. A.
ADVANCED CERAMICS
Evaluation of Particle Impact Strength of a Turbine Blade-Grade Silicon Nitride Ceramic	377	(8)
Yoshida H.
Arrangement of Inorganic Materials on Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Chemical Reactions	385	(10)
Masuda Y.
Seo S.
Seo W. S.
Koumoto K.
Synthesis of Barium Hexaferrite by the Co-precipitation Method	395	(8)
Ataie A.
Heshmati-Manesh S.
Kazempour H.
Sintering Behavior and Microstructure of Titanium Boride Ceramics	403	(8)
Matsushita J.
Sawada Y.
Mechanical Properties of Alumina Fiber/Glass Matrix Composites with and without a Tin Dioxide Interface	411	(8)
Venkatesh R.
Synthesis, Microstructure & Physical Properties of Aluminium Titanate/Alumina Functionally Graded Materials Prepared Using an Infiltration Method	419	(10)
Skala R. D.
Low I. M.
Li D. Y.
Preparation, Compaction and Sintering of Nanosized Alpha-Alumina Powder	429	(6)
Karagedov G. R.
Lyakhov N. Z.
Joining of Ceramics	435	(8)
Hadian A. M.
Ataie A.
Indentation Responses and Damage of a Functionally-Graded Aluminium Titanate/Alumina Composite	443	(10)
Skala R. D.
Low I. M.
Fabrication of Zirconia-Mullite Composites by Liquid Infiltration	453	(8)
Lin Y. J.
Chen Y. C.
Processing and Fabrication of TiO2/Cluster Diamond Composites with Sol-Gel Technique	461	(8)
Hanada K.
Shoji T.
Nakayama K.
Sano T.
Mayuzumi M.
Plasma Spray Processing of Alumina + Zircon Mixtures	469	(8)
Li Y.
Khor K. A.
Fabrication of Strontium Silicate by Sol-Precipitation Method	477	(12)
Kao C. F.
Chan H. K.
Hollow Ceramic Microspheres	489	(4)
Zhang B.
Boey F.
NTR Process for Conventional Strontium Hexaferrite Powder	493	(8)
Ebrahimi S. A. S.
Chemo-Mechanical Effects on Nano-Mechanical Properties of Glass in Water & Alcohols	501	(8)
Sasaki S.
Mechanical Behavior in Unidirectional Short Fiber-Reinforced Glass-Ceramic Matrix Composite	509	(8)
Yin X. D.
Gao J. Q.
Lu L.
Electrophoretic Deposition of Advanced Ceramics	517	(8)
Cheng W.
Ma J.
Wong S. M.
Preparation and Properties of Hollow Carbon Microsperes	525	(4)
Zhang B.
Boey F.
Huang Y. S.
Huen F. S.
Application of Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Technology for the Ultra-Precision Fabrication of Structural Ceramic Parts	529	(10)
Bandyopadhyay B. P.
Makinouchi A.
Ohmori H.
Itoh N.
Fabrication & Microstructure of TiB2-BN Composites Materials	539	(6)
Wang W. M.
Fu Z. Y.
Wang H.
Densification Behaviour of Cu-Doped Al2O3 Ceramics	545	(8)
Ramesh S.
Properties & Microstructure of Porous Ceramics from Diatomite	553	(8)
Teng W. D.
Saidin K.
Zuraida A.
Synthesis and Densification of Composites in One Step by SHS/QP Method	561	(6)
Fu Z. Y.
Wang W. M.
Wang H.
Yuan R. Z.
Vapor Phase Hydrogen Transfer Reaction Between Acrolein and Isopropanol Over Ag2O-B2O3-MgO Catalyst	567	(6)
Nagase Y.
Urao R.
Katou T.
Influence of Sonication on the Crystal Orientations and Hardness of the Zinc Electrodeposited Film from Zinc Cloride Solution	573	(6)
Chiba Z.
Kobayashi K.
Yamashita T.
Synthesis of Aluminum Nitride Whiskers by Reduction of Alumina-Calcia Compounds and their Properties	579	(8)
Hotta N.
Tawaragi K.
Asada H.
Hotta M.
Meguro T.
Komeya K.
Preparation of Translucent Aluminum Oxynitride Ceramics and their Properties	587	(8)
Tawaragi K.
Iiboshi H.
Watanabe T.
Saito N.
Hotta N.
Constitutive Modeling of Sintering of Alumina Ceramics	595	(8)
Ma J.
He Z. M.
Tan M. J.
Corrosion Resistance of Silicon Nitride Ceramics in Aqueous Solution	603	(8)
Kobayashi M.
Lin C. H.
Atago S.
Komeya K.
Meguro T.
Tatami J.
Abe Y.
Komatsu M.
Conversion of Pores in Activated Carbon into Pores with Higher Absorption Potential by Carbon Deposition According to the Principle of Boudouard Reaction	611	(8)
Meguro T.
Tanaka H.
Komeya K.
Tatami J.
Preparation and Electrical Properties of Sintered Bodies Composed of Monophase Spinel Mn (1.5-0.5x) Co (1+0.5x) Ni0.5 O4 (0 &Le; X &Le; 1) Derived from Rock-Salt-Type Oxides	619	(10)
Abe Y.
Yokohama T.
Meguro T.
Morita T.
Tatami J.
Komeya K.
INTERMETALLICS
Bulk Consolidation of Nanostructured Cubin Titanium Trialuminide Intermetallic Powders	629	(8)
Varin R. A.
Bystrzycki J.
Zbroniec L.
Paszula J.
Yu D.
Calka A.
Chandra T.
Plastic Flow and Dynamic Recrystallization of Gamma-Titanium Aluminide Alloys during Hot Deformation	637	(8)
Heshmati-Manesh S.
Ataie A.
Bozorg S. F. K.
Titanium Aluminides-By Surface Melting	645	(14)
Saravanan R. A.
Mridha S.
MAGNESIUM TECHNOLOGY
Damage and Fracture of Rapidly Solidified Magnesium Alloys	659	(18)
Srivatsan T. S.
Effect of Microstructures on Fatigue Behavior of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy	677	(6)
Bag A.
Maw A.
Zhou W.
Pinwill I.
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Mg-Based Composite Recycled Using Disintegrated Melt Deposition Technique	683	(8)
Ling P. S.
Gupta M.
Microstructure & Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Based Composites Synthesized Using Disintegrated Melt Deposition Technique	691	(8)
Saravanaranganathan D.
Gupta M.
Lai M. O.
Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Metal Matrix Composite Reinforced by SiC Particles	699	(6)
Takahashi M.
Masamura E.
Matsuzaki K.
Takeishi H.
Sano T.
The Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Cast Aluminium Reinforced with Hematite Metal Matrix Composities	705	(12)
Ramachandra A.
Murali M. S.
Mechanical Properties of SiC Reinforced AZ91 Magnesium Alloy	717	(6)
Bag A.
Zhou W.
Dwarakadasa E. S.
Mechanisms of Grain Refining in Cast SiC Particle Reinforced Mg-9Al-Zn Magnesium Composite	723	(8)
Cai Y.
Zhou W.
Tan M. J.
Chakraborty M.
Improvement of Tensile Strength and Creep Resistance of Mg-9Al based Alloy with Bismuth and Antimony Additions	731	(10)
Sun Y. S.
Yuan G. Y.
Effect of Cast Microstructures on Corrosion Behaviour of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy	741	(8)
Ambat R.
Aung N. N.
Zhou W.
Application of CAE Techniques in Runner and Gating System Design for Magnesium Die Casting	749	(8)
Hu B. H.
Niu X. P.
Tong K. K.
Pinwill I.
PAM-CAST™/SIMULOR® an Industrial Software for Standard and Semi-Solid Casting Process Simulation	757	(14)
Lefebvre D.
Croisonnier G.
Tan D.
Simulation Aided Design and Process Development for Magnesium High Pressure Die Castings	771	(8)
Rosch R.
Becker H. H.
Kluge S.
Kallien L. H.
Kleeberg C.
Numerical Analysis of Magnesium Alloy Die Castings	779	(6)
Li Y. B.
Wang D. T.
Zhou W.
Effect of pH and Chloride Ion Concentration on Electrochemical Behaviour of Magnesium Alloys	785	(10)
Ambat R.
Aung N. N.
Zhou W.
Effect of Y and Nd addition on the Corrosion Behaviour of Amorphous Mg-Cu & Mg-Ni Alloy	795	(8)
Ong M. S.
Kam C. H.
Yao H. B.
Li Y.
Ng S. C.
Wee A. T. S.
The Influence of Heat Treatment on the Corrosion Behaviour of Amorphous Melt-Spun Binary Mg-18 at% Ni and Mg-21 at% Cu Alloy	803	(8)
Ong M. S.
Li Y.
Blackwood D. J.
Ng S. C.
Effect of Long-time Aging on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of AZ91 Magnesium Die Castings	811	(6)
Cai Y.
Tan M. J.
Zhou W.
Numerical Analysis of Hot End in Hot Chamber Magnesium Die Casting	817	(10)
Wang D.
Zhou W.
Squeeze Cast Magnesium Matrix Composites	827	(12)
Withers J. C.
Pickard S. M.
Loufty R. O.
Fu R.
Avery G.
Fritz S.
Solidification Microstructures of AM60 Magnesium Die Castings	839	(10)
Cai Y.
Zhou W.
Tan M. J.
Hu B. H.
Pinwill I.
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMC)
New Sintering Process of Aluminum Alloy Composites	849	(10)
Murakoshi Y.
Sano T.
Takatsu S.
Diewwanit I.
Regarding the Recyclability of an Al-Based Composite Synthesized Using an Innovative Disintegrated Melt Deposition Technique	859	(8)
Ling P. S.
Gupta M.
Ductile-Mode Machining of Alumina/Aluminum Composite	867	(8)
Hung N. P.
Zhong Z. W.
Wong J. C.
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mechanically Alloyed Mg-Al-Ti Metal-Metal Composites	875	(8)
Toh Y. H.
Lu L.
Lai M. O.
Froyen L.
Optimisation of Drilling Characteristics of Aluminium-Silicon Carbide Particulate Composites	883	(12)
Karthikeyan R.
Ganesan G.
Naagarazan R. S.
Pai B. C.
The Tensile Properties of A TiB2-Containing Metal Matrix Composite Produced by a New Casting Technique	895	(8)
Ghomy M. E.
Nanoparticle and Hybrid Reinforced Metal Composites	903	(10)
Withers J. C.
Pickard S. M.
Loutfy R. O.
Fu R.
Avery G.
Fritz S.
Ultra-Precision Turning & Grinding of Metal Matrix Composites	913	(8)
Zhong Z. W.
Hung N. P.
Powder Metallurgy Development for the Production of Metal Matrix Composite	921	(12)
Idris J.
Kabir M. A.
Studies on Interface Bonding in Aluminum-SiCp Metal Matrix Composites	933	(12)
Pauline C. M. L.
Bindumadhavan P. N.
Saravanan R. A.
Heng K. W.
Prabhakar O.
A Study on Chip Formation of an Aluminium Alloy-Silicon Carbide Composites	945	(12)
Karthikeyan R.
Ravi S.
Raju P. S.
Naagarazan R. S.
Pai P. C.
POLYMER & COMPOSITES
Oxidation of Polypropylene and Effects of Compatibilization of Oxidized Polypropylene	957	(10)
Abdouss M.
Sanjani N. S.
Effect of Drawing on the Morphology & Properties of LCP/ABS Blends	967	(10)
Xie W. B.
Seto M.
Tam K. C.
Yue C. Y.
Lam Y. C.
Hu X.
Low Energy Electron Beam Radiation Cationic Polymerization of a Cycloaliphatic Epoxy	977	(8)
Chia N. K.
Boey F. Y. C.
Analysis of Curing Behavior of Electron Beam Cured Bismaleimide Thin Film	985	(8)
Foo C. P.
Boey F. Y. C.
Effect of Dynamic Crosslinking on Melt Rheological Properties of Polypropylene(PP)/Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Rubber(EPDM) Blends	993	(12)
Jain A. K.
Gupta N. K.
Nagpal A. K.
Field Analysis & Modelling of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites Manufacturing	1005	(10)
Joshi S. C.
Lam Y. C.
Mechanical Properties & Morphology of the Blends of a Copolyester LCP and Polyamide 66	1015	(10)
Xie W. B.
Tam K. C.
Yue C. Y.
Lam Y. C.
Bismaleimide/AIN Composite for Microelectronics Application	1025	(10)
Song X. L.
Boey F. Y. C.
Yue C. Y.
POWDER INJECTION MOLDING
Defects in Large Ceramic Injection Mouldings	1035	(8)
Krug S.
Evans J. R. G.
Mold-Filling Simulation for Powder Injection Molding	1043	(10)
Chen X.
Lam Y. C.
Tam K. C.
Yu S. C. M.
Author Index	1053