Preface ix
FIBER COMPOSITES.
Influence of Fiber Orientation on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of C/C-SiC Composite Plates Produced by Wet Filament Winding Technique 3
Fabian Breede, Severin Hof mann, Enrico Klatt, and Sandrine Denis
High-Temperature Interlaminar Tension Test Method Development for Ceramic Matrix Composites 11
Todd Z. Engel, Wayne S. Steffier, and Tony Magaldi
Life Limiting Behavior of Ceramic Matrix Composites Under Interlaminar Shear at Elevated Temperatures 23
Sung R. Choi
NANO-CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES.
Effect of Coating Parameters on the Electrodeposition of Nickel Containing Nano-Sized Alumina Particles 41
R. K. Saha, S. Mohamed, and T. I. Khan
Synthesis of AI203-TiC Nano-Composite Particles by a Novel Electro-Plasma Process 51
Kaiyang Wang, Peigen Zhang, Jiandong Liang, and S.M. Guo
TESTING, CHARACTERIZATION, AND MICROSTRUCTUREPROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS.
Research on Tribological Properties of Reactive Sintered Si3N4-Based Composite Ceramic 63
Hai-long Ma, Chong Cui, Xing Li, Yuan-ting Wang, and Hai-jun Zhou
Preparation of Nano and Micron Sized ZrO2 Dispersed Al2O3 Ceramic Composites and Study Their Hardness and Fracture Toughnesses 75
Kuntal Maiti and Anjan Sil
Influence of Particle Size Distribution of Wollastonite on the Mechanical Properties of CBPCs (Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics) 85
H. A. Colorado, C. Hiel, and H. T. Hahn
Foreign Object Damage in an N720/Alumina Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite under Tensile Loading 99
D. Calvin Faucett and Sung R. Choi
FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS.
Thermally Sprayed Functionally Graded Materials 109
Pavel Chráska and Tomáé Chráska
CERAMIC PROCESSING.
Development of Ultra-High Temperature Stable Ceramics by Reactive Infiltration Processes* 123
R. Voigt, W. Krenkel, G. Motz, and A. Can
Shape Evolution of Spanning Structures Fabricated by Direct-Write Assembly of Concentrated Colloidal Gels 131
Cheng Zhu and James E. Smay
COMPOSITES PROCESSING.
Colloidal Processing of Ceramic-Ceramic and Ceramic-Metal Composites 147
Rodrigo Moreno
Processing of Nitride Porous Ceramic Composites via Hybrid Precursor System Chemical Vapor Deposition (HYSYCVD)/Direct Nitridation (DN) 161
M. I. Pech-Canul and J. C. Flores-García
Effect of Nano-SiO2 on Microstructure, Interface and Mechanical Properties of Whisker-Reinforced Cement Composites 173
Mingli Cao and Jianqiang Wei
DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION AND MICROWAVE PROCESSING
Engineered Self-Organized Microstructures Using Directional Solidification of Eutectics 185
V. M. Orera, J. I Peña, A. Larrea, R. I. Merino, and P. B. Oliete
Effect of Different Fuels on the Microwave-Assisted Combustion Synthesis of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe1.95Sm0.05O4 Ferrites 197
A. C. F. M. Costa, D. A. Vieira, V. C. Diniz, H. L. Lira, D. R. Cornejo, and R. H. G. A. Kiminami
Author Index 207
*Paper Presented at the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, May 31-June 5, 2009
