Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites IX, Volume 35, Issue 2

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Creep, Fatigue, and Damage Characterization

Anisotropic Creep Behavior of a Unidirectional All-Oxide CMC 3
Katia Artzt, Stefan Hackemann, Ferdinand Flucht, and Marion Bartsch

Indicators for the Damage Evolution at Intermediate Temperature under Air of a SiC/[Si-B-C] Composite Subjected to Cyclic and Static Loading 15

Eiie Racie, Nathalie Godin, Pascal Reynaud, Mohamed R'Mili, Gilbert Fantozzi, Lionel Marcin, Florent Bouillon, and Myriam Kaminski

Durability Results from Ceramic Matrix Composite with Differing Porosity Levels 27
G. Ojard, I. Smyth, U. Santhosh, J. Ahmad, and Y. Gowayed

Effects of Stress Concentrators on Damage Evolution in SiC/SiC Composites 37
Christopher Baker, Emmanuel Maillet, Matthew Appleby, Richard Smith, Gregory N. Morscher, and Thomas Cook

Advancements in Acoustic Micro Imaging for the Non-Destructive Inspection of Ceramic Components and Devices 45
John H. Richtsmeier and Thomas J. McClenahan

Effect of Specimen Geometry on Microstructural Fracture Behavior in Nano Composites under HVEM 57
Hisashi Serizawa, Tamaki Shibayama, and Hidekazu Murakawa

Processing and Properties of Carbides

Effects on Mechanical and Thermal Properties by Varying the Interconnectivity of SiC in a Si:SiC Composite System 67
A. L. Marshall

Microstructure-Property Relationships in SiC/Diamond Composites as a Function of Diamond Content 75
A. L. Marshall, A. F. Liszkiewicz, S. M. Salamone, P. G. Karandikar, and M. K. Aghajanian

Effect of SiC:B4C Ratio on the Properties of Si-Cu/SiC/B4C Composites 83
S. M. Salamone, M. K. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q. Zheng

Plastic Deformation and Cracking Resistance of SiC Ceramics Measured by Indentation 91
James Wade, Phoebe Claydon, and Houzheng Wu

Fabrication of SiC Fiber-Reinforced SiC Matrix Composites by Low Temperature Melt Infiltration Method using Si-Hf and Si-Y Alloy 101
Yosuke Okubo, Toyohiko Yano, Katsumi Yoshida, Takuya Aoki, and Toshio Ogasawara

Processing and Properties of Non-Carbides

Development of Electrical Porcelain Insulators from Ceramic Minerals in Uganda 115
Peter W. Olupot, Stefan Jonsson, and Joseph K. Byaruhanga

The Mechanical Properties of Sandwich Structures based on a Metal Ceramic Core and Fiber Metal Laminate Skin Material 127
K. Myers, M. Curl, P. Cortes, B. Hetzel, and K.M. Peters

Alkali Treatment on Sugarcane Bagasse to Improve Properties of Green Composites of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibers-Polypropylene 139
Juliana Anggono, Niko Riza Habibi, and dan Suwandi Sugondo

Characteristics of a Zirconia-Spinel Composite Processed by a Current-Activated Pressure-Assisted Densification Method 151
Mahmood Shirooyeh, Javier E. Garay, and Terence G. Langdon

Oxidation and Healing

Enhancement of Oxidation Resistance of Graphite Foams by SiC Coating for Concentrated Solar Power Applications 163
Taeil Kim, Dileep Singh, and Mrityunjay Singh

Spark Plasma Sintering of Ceramic Matrix Composites with Self-Healing Matrix 177
Jerome Magnant, Laurence Maill6, Rene Pailler, and Alain Guette

Advanced Ceramic Composite using Self-Healing and Fiber- Reinforcement 187
Wataru Nakao, Daisuke Maruoka, Shingo Ozaki, Makoto Nanko, and Toshio Osada

Delamination, Chipping, and Wear

Applying Fracture Mechanics Methods to Model Coating Delamination 197
M. Prabhakar Rao, Xuemei Wang, Robert G. Hutchinson, and G.V. Srinivasan

A New Analysis of the Edge Chipping Resistance of Brittle Materials 209
G. D. Quinn and J. B. Quinn

Tribological Background for the Use of Niobium Carbide (NbC) as Cutting Tools and For Wear Resistant Tribosystems 225
Mathias Woydt and Hardy Mohrbacher

Author Index 233