Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites VIII, Volume 34, Issue 2

Preface ix Introduction xi CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC MATRIXCOMPOSITES Acoustic Emission and Electrical Resistivity Monitoring ofSiC/SiC Composite Cyclic Behavior 3 Christopher R. Baker and Gregory N. Morscher Characterization of SiC/SiCN Ceramic Matrix Composites withMonazite Fiber Coating 11 Enrico Klatt, Klemens Kelm, Martin FrieG, Dietmar Koch, andHeinz Voggenreiter Fiber, Porosity and Weave Effects on Properties of CeramicMatrix Composites 23 G. Ojard, J. Cuneo, I. Smyth, E. Prevost, Y. Gowayed, U.Santhosh, and A. Calomino Weave and Fiber Volume Effects on Durability of Ceramic MatrixComposites 33 G. Ojard, E. Prevost, U. Santhosh, R. Naik, and D. C.Jarmon Cooling Performance Tests of a CMC Nozzle with Annular SectorCascade Rig 45 Kozo Nita, Yoji Okita, and Chiyuki Nakamata Study on Strength Prediction Model for Unidirectional Composites57 Hongjian Zhang, Weidong Wen, Haitao Cui, Hui Yuan, and JianfengXiao PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF FIBERS AND CERAMICS The Effect of the Addition of Ceria Stabilized Zirconia on theCreep of Mullite 69 D. Glymond, M. Vick, M.-J. Pan, F. Giuliani, and L. J.Vandeperre Microstructural Evolution of CVD Amorphous B-C Ceramics HeatTreated: Experimental Characterization and Atomistic Simulation79 Camille Pallier, Georges Chollon, Patrick Weisbecker, Jean-MarcLeyssale, and F. Teyssandier Densification of SiC with AIN-Nd203 Sintering Additives 89 Laner Wu, Yong Jiang, Wenzhou Sun, Yuhong Chen, and ZhenkunHuang Solid-Solution of Nitrogen-Containing Rare Earth AluminatesR2AI03N (R=Nd and Sm) 95 Yong Jiang, Laner Wu, and Zhengkun Huang Microstructure and Properties of Reaction Bonded Metal ModifiedCeramics 101 S. M. Salamone, M. K. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q.Zheng Investigation into the Effect of Common Ceramic Core Additiveson the Crystallisation and Sintering of Amorphous Silica 111 Ben Taylor, Stewart T. Welch, and Stuart Blackburn Different Fibers Exposed to Temperatures Up to 1000° C123 Henry A. Colorado, Clem Hiel, and Jenn-Ming Yang Heat Diffusivity Measurements on Ceramic Foams and Fibers with aLaser Spot and an IR Camera 137 G. L. Vignoles, C. Lorrette, G. Bresson, and R. Backov Towards a Multiscale Model of Thermally-Induced Microcracking inPorous Ceramics 145 Ray S. Fertig, III and Seth Nickerson Investigation on Reliability of High Alumina Refractories155 Wenjie Yuan, Qingyou Zhu, Jun Li, Chengji Deng, and HongxiZhu Evaluation of Subcritical Crack Growth in Low TemperatureCo-Fired Ceramics 161 Raul Bermejo, Peter Supancic, Clemens Krautgasser, and RobertDanzer Multilayer Ceramic Composite Armor Design and Impact Tests173 Faruk Elaldi Compression Failure Analysis of Graphite Foam Core BasedSandwich Composite Constructions 179 Hooman Hosseini, Seyyed Reza Ghaffarian, Mohammad Teymouri, andAli Reza Moeini Tribological Profile of Binderless Niobium Carbide 189 Mathias Woydt and Hardy Mohrbacher Tribological Properties of Alumina/Zirconia Composites with andwithout h-BN Phases 195 Liang Xue and Gary L. Doll Author Index 207