Table Of Content13th Annual Conference on
Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials
Ronald E. Barks
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A Collection of Papers Presented at the
13th Annual Conference on
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Table of Contents
Composites: Infiltration Processing Techniaues
Review, Status, and Future of the Chemical Vapor
Infiltration Process for Fabrication of
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Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Composites 577
W. J. Lackey
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Improved Processing of CVI Composites 585
R. A. Lowden, D. P. Stinton, and T. S. Starr
Mullite/Alumina Particulate Composites by an
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Infiltration Technique 586
Basil R. Marple and David J. Green
Preparation and Processing of Platelet-Reinforced
Ceramics by the Cirected Reaction of Zirconium
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with Boron Carbide 588
W. B. Johnson, T. C. Claar, and G. H. Schiroky
Microstructure and Properties of Platelet-Reinforced
Ceramics Formed by the Directed Reaction of
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Zirconium with Boron Carbide 599
T. D. Claar, W. B. Johnson, C. A. Anderson, and
G. H. Schiroky
Growth and Microstructure of Some Dense
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Ceramics Formed by Controlled Melt Oxidation 610
D. G. Brandon, L. Baum, A. Barak, and A. Venkert
High Temperature Mechanical Properties of a
Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Composite Made by
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Melt Infiltration 611
Milivoj Brun, William B. Hillig, and Henry C. McGuigan
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Microstructure and Properties of Al and Si
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Infiltrated RBSN Composites 622
N. A. Travitzky and N. Claussen
Monolithic Ceramics: Failure Analvsis
Strength of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride After
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High Temperature Air Exposures 625
J. E. Ritter, P. A. Gennari, S. V. Nair,
J. S. Haggerty, and A. Lightfoot
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Super-Tough Silicon Nitride with R-Curve Behavior 632
Chien-Wei Li and John Yamanis
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Cyclic Fatigue of Silicon Nitrides 646
, ' A. -P. Nikkila and T. A. MPntyl3
Investigation of Environmental Effects of the
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Mechanical Properties of Sid, and Sic Ceramics 657
N. L. Hecht, D. E. McCullum, and G. A. Graves
A Model for Structural Degradation of Y-TZP
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Ceramics in Humid Atmosphere 658
T. T. LepistO and T. A. MantylP
High Temperature Tensile Testing of Advanced
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Ceramics 668
Lit0 C. Mejia
Formation and Removal of Crack-Interface Bridges
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in Ferrites 682
E. K. Beauchamp and S. L. Monroe
Panel Discussion
The Business of Technology: Integrating Marketing,
R&D, Manufacturing, and Sales (Marketing
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Perspective) 685
Earl E. Conabee
Processing: Polvcrvstalline Oxide Commsite Ceramics
Properties of Pressureless Sintered Alumina Matrix
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Composites Containing up to 30 Volo/o SIC Whiskers 695
Curtis W. Griffin, Andrew C. Hurford, Anil V. Virkar, and
David W. Richerson
Processing and Sintering of Sol-Gel Derived Lithium
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Ahminosilicate Powders 707
R. Haghighat, Debra Tracy, Carlo G. Pantano, and
Ross
Lisa C. Klein
Pressureless Sintering of AlPJSiC Whisker
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Composites 720
Hae-Weon Lee and Michael D. Sacks
Stress Relaxation in Sintering of Fiber-Reinforced
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Composites Through Fiber Coating 730
Claudia P. Ostertag and Subhas Malghan
Effect of Processing Parameters on the Mechanical
Properties of Hot-Pressed Alumina-Sic Whisker
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Composites 735
R. H. Krabill, M. H. Rawlins, and D. Nixdorf
R.
A New Type of Ceramic Matrix Composite Using
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Si-Ti-C-0 Fiber 736
Takemi Yamamura, Toshihiro Ishikawa, Masaki Shibuya,
Makoto Tamura, Toshio Nagasawa, and Kiyohito Okamura
Toughening in Metal Particulate-Glass Ceramic
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Composites 748
P. L. Yoder, T. L. Jessen, and J. J. Mecholsky, Jr.
Chemical Stability of Monoclinic and Tetragonal
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ZrOt Particles in a Cordierite Matrix 749
N. k Travitzky and N. Claussen
Polymer Derived Nicalon/Si-C-0 Composites:
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Processing and Mechanical Behavior 750
Frances I. Hurwitz, John Z. Gyekenyesi, and
Paula J. Conroy
Stability of a Sapphire/Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
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Composite System 764
L. E. Matson, R. S. Hay, and T. Mah
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Furnace For Use in Air Up To 2000°C 765
Charles W. Miller, Jr.
Monolithic Ceramics: ProcessindProPerties
Extrusion of AlzOl Ceramics with Low Organic
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Content................................... 773
Andrea Chen and James D. Cawley
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The Formation of Reaction Bonded SiJU4a t Low
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Temperatures and in Short Times 784
B. W. Sheldon and J. S. Haggerty
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Nitridation Mechanisms of Silicon Powder Compacts 794
M. Barsoum, Kangutar, and M. J.
P. Konak
The Effect of Grain Size on the Toughness of
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Sintered SiJU, 807
Keiji Matsuhiro and Tomonori Takahashi
Dense Silicon Nitride Without Additives: Sintering
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and High Temperature Behaviors 817
Tanaka, Giuseppe Pezzotti, Taka Okamoto, and
Isao
Yoshinari Miyamoto
Joining of Silicon Nitride for Heat Engine
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Applications 823
G. J. Sundberg and K. Ferber
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Inj ected-Molded, Pressureless-Sintered Silicon
Carbide: Process and Mechanical Property
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Improvements 832
T. J. Whalen, W. Trela, and J. R. Baer
Silicon Carbide and Silicon Nitride Structural
Ceramics Derived from a Preceramic Polymer
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Binder 833
John J. Roger, John Semen, and Daniel Y.-F.
Yu
Preparation, Characterization, and Pyrolysis of
Decaborane( 14)-Based Polymers: B&C/BN and
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BN Procedures 837
William S. Rees, Jr. and Dietmar Seyferth
Variations in the Structure and Morphology of
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Pyrolytic Boron Nitride 846
A. W. Moore and S. L. Strong
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Microwave Sintering of Titanium Diboride 857
J. D. R. D. Blake, and C. P. Scherer
Katz,
Composites: Interface Phenomena
New Technique for Measuring Debond Strength and
Interfacial Fractional Shear Resistance in Fiber-
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Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites 871
D. G. Brandon and E. R. Fuller, Jr.
A Technique To Measure the Interfacial Bond
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Strength 872
T. A. Parthasarathy, N. J. Pagano, and R. J. Kerans
Measurement of Interfacial Strengths of Ceramic
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Composites Via an Indentation Push-Out Test 882
David C. Cranmer
Fiber-Matrix Interfacial Characteristics In a Fiber-
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Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composite 883
Raj N. Singh
Use of Coacervate or Polyphosphate Gel for Coating
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Process 894
P. Vast and G. Palavit
Interface Structures and In-Situ Deformation Study of
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the SIC Coated Graphite Fiber/Aluminum Composite 895
J. Megusar, Q. Li, and J. A. Cornie
Environmental Limits for High-Temperature Sifl,-
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Based Ceramics 896
S. Mason, M. H. Lewis, and C. J. Reed
The Characterization of Interfaces in Al@,-Sic,
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Composites 897
R. Barrett and T. F. Page
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Synthesis and Properties of Ceramic Fibers 911
V. Hlavacek and V. V. S. Revankar
Interfacial Properties of C-Coated Alumina
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Fiber/Glass Matrix Fiber Composites 912
Cheryl A. Doughan, Richard L. Lehman, and
Victor A. Greenhut
The Interfacial Strengths of Coated and Uncoated
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Sic Monofilaments Embedded in Borosilicate Glass 925
A. J. G. Jurewicz, R. J. Kerans, and J. Wright
Interfacial Microstructure and C.r.y.st.a.ll.i.z.at.i.o.n. i.n. ........
Sic-Glass Ceramic Composites 938
S. R. Murthy, Li Jie, and M. H. Lewis
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Characterization and NDE
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Particle Size Classification of Ceramic Materials 955
Scott Switzer
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Characterization of Recent Sic Whiskers 966
Keith Karasek, Steven A. Bradley, Jeffrey T. Donner,
R.
and Harry C. Yeh
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3-D Localization of Flaws in Structural Ceramics by
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Use of Scanning Laser Acoustic Microscopy 967
A C. Wey and L. W. Kessler
AES Study of Composition and Microstructure of
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Sic Sintered with Rare Earth Oxides 976
R. L. Moore and L. Cordrey
Degradation of. S..ic. .W.h.i.sk.e.r.s. a.t. E.l.e.va.t.e.d ..............
Temperatures 986
A. J. Whitehead, T. F. Page, and I. Higgins
Nondestructive Characterization of Slip Cast Sic
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Fiber- and Whisker-Reinforced Alumina 998
S. Karunanithy and M. Falk
Indentation .T.e.s.ti.n.g. o.f. a.n. [email protected]. .W..h.is.k.e.r .........
Composite 1005
Kristin Breder, Kaiyang Zeng, and David J. Rowcliffe
Thermal Diffusivity/C.o.n.du.c.t.i.vi.t.y. o.f. .A.lu.m..in.u.m..-S.i.li.c.o.n ..
Carbide Composites 1014
P. H. McCluskey, R. K. Williams, R. S. Graves, and
T. N. Tiegs
Characterization of SislJJSiC Whisker Composites .......
Without Additives: Analysis of Whisker Dispersion 1015
Giuseppe Pezzotti, Tanaka, Taira Okamoto, and
Isao
Yoshinari Miyamoto
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Correlation of NDE and Fractography in Sia, 1021
R. A Roberts and J. P. Singh
An Initial Comparison of X-Ray and NMR
Computed Tomography for Detection of Organic
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Binder Distribution 1022
W. A. Ellingson, P. S. Wong, S. L. Dieckman,
J. P. Pollinger, H. Yeh, and M. W. Vannier
