Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites VII: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 128

Preface ix Processing Novel Ceramic-Ceramic Composites via Fused Deposition 3 R. AtisivanJ. Marusich, S. Onagoruwa, and A. Bandyopadhyay Super-Fast Densification of Bioactive and Structural Ceramics and Composites 15 Z. Shen and M. Nygren Manufacturing of Ceramic Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications 25 R. Gadow and M. Speicher The Effect of Carbon on the Processing of SiC/SiCf Composites 43 S.J. Wheeler, J. Sibold, and I. Reimanis A Novel Method for the Generation of Zirconium and Magnesium Silicates Using Smectite Clays 55 T. Blanton, D. Chatterjee, D. Majumdar, and S. Ghosh Oxide Composites Design of Oxide Composites with Debonding Interphases 69 W.M. Kriven Development of Superplastic Al 2 O 3 /Y-TZP Duplex Laminates 89 T Sullivan, J.Wang, D. Kovar, and E.M.Talef Nonoxide Composites CMCs--Critical Weight Reduction for Next-Generation Propulsion Systems 103 M.C.L Patterson, C. Leslie, and L.L. Fehrenbacher Characterization of in situ Nonoxide-Boron Nitride (NOBN) Composites 115 G.J. Zhang, J.F.Yang, T Ohji, and S. Kanzaki Mechanical Properties Fatigue Behavior at High Temperatures in Air of a 2D SiC/Si-B-C Composite with a Self-Healing Multilayered Matrix 127 R Forio and J. Lamon Crack Healing and Strength Recovery in Thermally Shocked Sintered Alumina-SiC Nanocomposite 143 S. Maensiri and S.G. Roberts Corrosion and Environmental Effects Alkaline Corrosion of SiC and Carbon Fibers Surface--A Raman and Electron Microscopy Study 157 R Colomban, G. Gouadec, and L Mazerolles Mechanical Properties and Thermal Stability of Surface La 2 O 3 - and Fe 2 O 3 -Modified Y-TZP Ceramics on Annealing in Water at 200degreeC 169 Z. Zhao, C. Liu, and D.O. Northwood Characterization and Test Methods Micro-Raman Spectroscopy in Micromechanics: The Giant Awakes 185 M.S. Armer Noncontact Damage Detection of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites by Electromagnetic Waves 199 Y Kagawa and S. Zhu Experimental Evaluation of an Indentation-Quench Method for Measuring Thermal Shock Properties 219 R Petterson, M. Johnsson, and Z. Shen Design of CMC Components Design Evaluation of Cooled Silicon Nitride Plates Using Finite Element Analysis 233 A. Abdul-Aziz, G.Y Baaklini, and R.T Bhatt Joining Joining Ceramics by Superplastic Flow 251 F. Gutierrez-Mora, K.C. Goretta, J.L. Routbort, and A. Dominguez-Rodriguez Index 259