Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Volume 39, Issue 3

Introduction

ADVANCING FRONTIERS OF CERAMICS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF DR. MRITYUNJAY SINGH

Progress in Polymer-Derived SiC-Based Fibers: Improvement of Surface Roughness The Influence of Casting-Calendering Process on the Microstructure of Pure Al2O3 Ceramic Substrate 15
S. X. Wang, H. F. Lan, W. J. Wang, Y. J. Huang, and S. J. Li

Improved Shielding Method for Reducing Magnetic Field Leakage through Magnetically Shielded Room Openings 23
H. Sugiyama, T. Tokuda, K. Kamata, T. Nakayama, T. Suzuki, and H. Suematsu

Oxynitride Glasses for Potential Bio medical Usage 33
Stuart Hampshire, Ahmed Bachar, Cyrille Mercier, Arnaud Tricoteaux, Anne Leriche, and Claudine Follet

Development of Ultra Low Density Refractory Granules (ULDRG) 53 for Kilns
L. K. Sharma and D. P. Karmakar

POROUS CERAMICS: NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS

Optical Response of Mesoporous Silica Layer on Plasmonic Array to Isopropanol Vapor 61
Shunsuke Murai, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Koji Fujita, and Katsuhisa Tanaka

Fabrication and Microstructures of Porous Alumina with Porous-and-Denser Zebra-Patterned Surfaces Created by One-Pot Direct Blowing Method 69
Akihiro Shimamura, Mikinori Hotta, and Naoki Kondo

Fabrication Procedure for Porous Carbon Material with Three Dimensionally Networked Structure 77
Yusei Kaneda, Ryo Inoue, and Yasuo Kogo

VIRTUAL M ATERIALS (COMPUTATIONAL) DESIGN AND CERAMIC GENOME Numerical Modeling of the 2D Crack Propagation in Carbon-Carbon Composites 89
R. Piat, Y. Zuo, and P. Megyesi

MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS (UHTCS) AND NANO-LAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES AND NITRIDES (MAX PHASES)

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Ni-Ti3SiC2 Composites 107
M. Dey, M. Fuka, F. AlAnazi, and S. Gupta

ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE NUCLEAR FISSION AND FUSION ENERGY

Preliminary Characterization and Projections of PVD Coatings on SiC Cladding for Light Water Reactors 119
Caen Ang, David Carpenter, Kurt Terrani, and Yutai Katoh

SINGLE CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICALS, OPTICAL MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Advanced Sensors for CMC Gas Turbine Engine Components 137
Kevin Rivera, Matt Ricci, and Otto Gregory

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES

Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics for Protection Systems:Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics for Protection Systems:Technical Challenges and Opportunities 147
Tyrone L Jones

Three Dimensional Ceramics Printed via Ink Jet Methods 163
David Crenshaw, Patrick Cigno, Phillip Kurtis, Gerry Wynick, Xingwu Wang,Ryan Jeffrey, Carol Craig, Sam Deriso, and Jim Royston

GEOPOLYMERS,CHEMIACLLY BONDED CERAMICS,ECO-FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

Microstructure and Flexure Strengths of Dolomite Particulate-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites 173
Patrick F. Keane and Waltraud M. Kriven

One-Part Geopolymers and Aluminosilicate Gel-Zeolite Composites Based on Silica: Factors Influencing Microstructure and Engineering Properties 183
G. J. G. Gluth, P. Sturm, S. Greiser, C. Jaeger, and H.-C. Kuehne G.J. G. Gluth, P. Sturm, S. Greiser, C. Jaeger, and H.-C. Kuehne

Thermal Resistant Alkali-Activated Materials Using Argillite and Two Types of Solution 197
Colin Dupuy, Myriam Fricheteau, Manon Elie, Ameni Gharzouni, Nathalie Texier-Mandoki, Xavier Bourbon and Sylvie Rossignol

Preliminary Mix Design Procedure for Alkali Activated Cement Mortars Based on Metakaolin and Industrial Waste Products Activated with Potasium Silicate 209

Luke Oakes, Allistair Wilkinson, and Bryan Magee Geopolymer Roof Tile 225
A. Reggiani

BIO-INSPIRED PROCESSING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS

Microstructure and Composition Characterization of Teeth from Different Species 235
Jun Tian, Hui Zeng, Hang Ping, Wei Ji, Jingjing Xie, Wenhao Chi, Hao Xie and Zhengyi Fu

7TH GLOBAL YOUNG INVESTIGATORS FORUM (GYIF)

Evaluation of Power Generation from Biomass using Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and Downdraft Gasifiers245
Shimpei Yamaguchi, Kazuaki Katagiri, Takuya Ehiro, Tomoatsu Ozaki and Atsushi Kakitsuji