Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites VI

Preface ix

Microwave Processing

Sintering Wear Parts with Microwave Heating 3
M.L. Fall, WJ.'Walker Jr, H.S. Shulman, and LA Wolfe

Sintering Uniformity and Reproducibility with 2.45 GHz Microwaves in an Industrial Sized Chamber 13
H.S. Shulman, M. Fall,'WJ.'Walker Jr,TA.Treado, S.J. Evans, M. Marks, and M.L Tracy

A Novel Approach to Understanding Microwave Heating of Zirconia 27
M. Moellen H.S. Shulman, and H. Giesche

Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films by Microwave Plasma CVD 39
R. Ramamurti.V. Shanov, and R.N. Singh

Microwave Drill for Ceramics 51
E. Jerby.V. Dikhtyar; and O. Aktushev

Combustion Synthesis

Analysis of the Formation of FGM Structures via Combustion Synthesis: Modeling Studies 61
E.M. Heian and Z.A. Munir

In-situ Formation of Porous Articles by Combustion Synthesis 73
B. Liebig.T Kern and J.A. Puszynski

Reaction Forming

Fabrication of Mullite-Zirconia Composites by Reaction Sintering of Zircon, Alumina, and Zirconia Dopant Mixtures 85
E. Rocha, E. Refugio, and J. Garcia

Sol-Gel Synthesis

Sol-Gello Process for Synthesis of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet 97
A.W. Apblett

Sol-Gel Coated Hi-Nicalon Fibers for Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites 105
S. Parol a, M.Verdenelli, J.-R Scharff, H.Vincent, and J. Bouix

Gel-Casting

Preparation of Quartz Crucible via Gel-Casting Process 115
J.Y Ding, C.K.Yin, S.W.Yung, and S.Y Lee

Plasma Processing

Effect of Powder Characteristics on Phase Transformation in Plasma Sprayed Alumina-13 Wt% Titania Coatings 127
S. Balasubramanian, R.K. Sadangi, B.H. KeanV. Shukla, and G. Elliott

Electrophoresis

Electrophoretic Assembly of Micron Scale Silica Particles 139
R.J. Kershner and M.J. Cima

Polymer Processing

High-Performance Boron Nitride Fibers from Polyalkyl-Aminoborazines 153
R Miele, B.Toury, S. Bernard, D. Cornu, and J. Bouix

Chemical Processing

Aluminum Carbonate as an Alumina Precursor 167
C.A. Contreras, E. Ramos, S. Sugita, and J. Serrato

Supercritical Method

Supercritical Extraction of Binder and Plasticizer with Carbon Dioxide and Ethylene from BaTi03 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors 179
S.J. Lombardo and R.V. Shende

Functionally Graded Materials

Three-Dimensional Printing (3DP™) of Gradient-Index (GRIN) Lenses 191
H.-R Wang, M.J. Cima, and E.M. Sachs

Composites

Confocal Raman Imaging of (Uncoated/Coated) HPZ Fibers Reinforcing Celsian Matrix Composites, Before and After Alkaline Corrosion 205
R Colomban, A. Attar; G. Gouadec, and N.R Bansal

Synthesis and Characterization of AI203-TiC Composite Powders from Carbon Coated Precursors 217
H. Kaga, K.B. Newman, and R. Koc

Porous Ceramics

New Developments in Nanometric Porous Mullite, Spinel, and Aluminas 227
L. Mazerolles, D. Michel,T. di Costanzo, and J.LVignes

Surface Modification

High Density Infrared Surface Treatment of Ceramics 239
TN.Tiegs, J.O Kiggans, F.C. Montgomery, C.A. Blue, and M.Velez

Characterization

Characterization of Ceramic Micro Tubular Membranes 249
A.Jena, K. Gupta, R Sarkan and H. Rho

Index 261