Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites IX

Ceramic–matrix composites are strong, tough, environmentally stable, light in weight, and have the ability to withstand high operating temperatures. These characteristics make them viable candidate materials for high temperature structural applications. Twenty three are included in this volume describing the latest developments in the areas of ceramic fibers, processing and fabrication, oxide and non–oxide composites, carbon–carbon composites, geopolymer composites, mechanical behavior, corrosion and environmental effects, characterization, fiber–matrix interface, design of composites, and thermal/environmental barrier coatings.

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Ceramic Fibers.

Fine Ceramic Fibers: From Microstructure to High Temperature Mechanical Behavior (M.–H. Berger).
Fabrication and Grain Growth in YAG and Mullite Fibers (W.M. Kriven, K. Jurkschat, B.R. Johnson, W. Yoon, and C. Chiritescu).
Raman and Rayleigh Imaging of the Corrosion Process of SiC Fibers (M. Havel and Ph. Colomban).
Processing and Design.
The Use of Electrophoretic Deposition for the Fabrication of Ceramic and Glass Matrix Composites (A.R. Boccaccini and C. Kaya).
Fabrication of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials with Nanosize Particle Infiltration (S.P. Lee, J.O. Jin, and A. Kohyama).
Production of Al2O3–Ti3Al Cermets by the Pressureless Reaction Sintering Process (E. Rocha–Rangel, C.L. Echeverria, R.L. Hernandez, V.S. Cortes, and G.M. Gonzalez).
Production of Multilayer Ceramic Laminates with Improved Mechanical Properties (M. Bertoldi, M. Paternoster, and V.M. Sglavo).
Designing with C/C–SiC Composites (W. Krenkel).
Preparation and Characterization of La–In–Mg–O and La–In–Ca–O Ceramic Matrix Composites (C.–F. Kao and C.–T. Wu).

Oxide Matrix Composites.
Development of Si3N4 /BAS Ceramic Matrix Composite for Engineering Applications (F. Yu, Y. Fang, K.W. White).
Interfacial Behavior of Two Oxide/Oxide Composites (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 (K.J.D. MacKenzie).
Effect of Blast Furnace Slag Addition on Microstructure and Properties of Metakoalinite Geopolymeric Materials (C.K. Yip, G.C. Lukey, and J.S.J. van Deventer).
Composite Cold Ceramic Geopolymer in a Refractory Application (D.C. Comrie and W.M. Kriven).
Microstructure and Michrochemistry of Fully–Reacted Geopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix Composites (W.M. Kriven, J.L. Bell, and M. Gorden).

Mechanical Properties.
Mechanical Behavior of Carbon–Carbon Composites at Room and Elevated Temperatures (N. Sundaram, R.W. Trice, and T.J. Bowman).
Effect of Thermal Exposure on Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials (S.P. Lee, J.O. Lin, J.K. Lee, B.H. Min, H.K. Yoon, J.S. Park, Y. Katoh, and A. Kohyama).
Fatigue Life and Crack Growth Behavior of Al18B4O33 Whisker Reinforced Composite (W.J. Park, Y.B. Choi, S.C. Huh, and H.K. Yoon).
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alumina–Copper Composites (S. Menon, and W.G. Fahrenholtz).

Characterization.
Characterization of Zirconium Diboride–Molybdenum Disilicide Ceramics (A.L. Chamberlain, W.G. Fahrenholtz, G.E. Hilmas, and D.T. Ellerby).
Sliding Wear Characteristics and Processing of MoSi2 Composites (Y.H. Park, H.K. Yoon, S.P. Lee, W.J. Park, Y.B. Choi, and S.C. Huh).
Enhanced Wetting of Carbon–Coated Alumina Substrates by Aluminum Alloys (E. Rocha–Rangel, P.F. Becher, and E. Lara–Curzio).

Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coatings.
Thermal Conductivity and Stability of HfO2& #8211;Y2O3 and La2Zr2O7 Evaluated for 1650°C Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coating Applications (D. Zhu, N.P. Bansal, and R.A. Miller).