Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites IX

Preface ix

Ceramic Fibers

Fine Ceramic Fibers: From Microstructure to High Temperature Mechanical Behavior 3
M.-H. Berger

Fabrication and Grain Growth In YAG and Mullite Fibers 27
W.M. Kriven, K. Jurkschat, B.R. Johnson, WYoon, and C. Chiritescu

Raman and Rayleigh Imaging of the Corrosion Process of SiC Fibers 47
M. Havel and Ph. Colomban

Processing and Design

The Use of Electrophoretic Deposition for the Fabrication of Ceramic and Glass Matrix Composites 57
A.R. Boccaccini and C. Kaya

Fabrication of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials with Nanosize Particle Infiltration 67
S.R Lee, J.O. Jin, and A. Kohyama

Production of AI203-Ti3AI Cermets by the Pressureless Reaction Sintering Process 81
E. Rocha-Rangel, C.L Echeverria, R.L. Hernandez,VS. Cortes, and G.M. Gonzalez

Production of Multilayer Ceramic Laminates with Improved Mechanical Properties 89
M. Bertoldi, M. Paternoster; and V.M. Sglavo

Designing with C/C-SiC Composites 103
W. Krenkel

Preparation and Characterization of La-ln-Mg-O and La-ln-Ca-O Ceramic Matrix Composites 125
C-F.KaoandC.-TWu

Oxide Matrix Composites

Development of Si3N4/BAS Ceramic Matrix Composite for Engineering Applications 141
F.YU.Y. Fang, and K.W.White

Interfacial Behavior of Two Oxide/Oxide Composites 163
N. Du Souich.Y Fang, U. Wilkund, and K.W White

Geopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix Composites

What are These Things Called Geopolymers? A Physicochemical Perspective 175
K.J.D. MacKenzie

Effect of Blast Furnace Slag Addition on Microstructure and Properties of Metakaolinite Geopolymeric Materials 187
C.K.Yip, G.C. Lukey, and J.S.J. van Deventer

Composite Cold Ceramic Geopolymer in a Refractory Application 211
D.C. Comrie and W.M. Kriven

Microstructure and Michrochemistry of Fully-Reacted Geopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix Composites 227
W.M. Kriven, J.L Bell, and M. Gordon

Mechanical Properties

Mechanical Behavior of Carbon-Carbon Composites at Room and Elevated Temperatures 253
N. Sundaram, R.WTrice, and TJ. Bowman

Effect of Thermal Exposure on Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials 267
S.R Lee.J.O. LinJ.K. Lee, B.H. Min, H.KYoon, J.S. Park,Y Katoh, and A. Kohyama

Fatigue Life and Crack Growth Behavior of AI|8B4033 Whisker Reinforced Composite 277
WJ. ParkYB. Choi, S.C. Huh, and H.K.Yoon

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alumina-Copper Composites 285
S. Menon and WG. Fahrenholtz

Characterization

Characterization of Zirconium Diboride-Molybdenum Disilicide Ceramics 299
A.L Chamberlain, W.G. Fahrenhottz, G.E. Hilmas, and D.T Ellerby

Sliding Wear Characteristics and Processing of MoSi2 Composites 309
Y.H. Park, H.K.Yoon, S.R Lee, WJ. ParkY.B. Choi and S.C. Huh

Enhanced Wetting of Carbon-Coated Alumina Substrates by Aluminum Alloys 317
E. Rocha-Rangel, RF. Becher and E. Lara-Curzio

Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coatings

Thermal Conductivity and Stability of Hf02-Y203 and LajZr207 Evaluated for 1650°C Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coating Applications 331
D. Zhu, N.R Bansal, and R.A. Miller

Index 345