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Introduction xi

CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

Acoustic Emission and Electrical Resistivity Monitoring of SiC/SiC Composite Cyclic Behavior 3 Christopher R. Baker and Gregory N. Morscher

Characterization of SiC/SiCN Ceramic Matrix Composites with Monazite Fiber Coating 11 Enrico Klatt, Klemens Kelm, Martin FrieG, Dietmar Koch, and Heinz Voggenreiter

Fiber, Porosity and Weave Effects on Properties of Ceramic Matrix 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 Matrix Composites 33 G. Ojard, E. Prevost, U. Santhosh, R. Naik, and D. C. Jarmon

Cooling Performance Tests of a CMC Nozzle with Annular Sector Cascade Rig 45 Kozo Nita, Yoji Okita, and Chiyuki Nakamata

Study on Strength Prediction Model for Unidirectional Composites 57 Hongjian Zhang, Weidong Wen, Haitao Cui, Hui Yuan, and Jianfeng Xiao

PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF FIBERS AND CERAMICS

The Effect of the Addition of Ceria Stabilized Zirconia on the Creep of Mullite 69 D. Glymond, M. Vick, M.-J. Pan, F. Giuliani, and L. J. Vandeperre

Microstructural Evolution of CVD Amorphous B-C Ceramics Heat Treated: Experimental Characterization and Atomistic Simulation 79 Camille Pallier, Georges Chollon, Patrick Weisbecker, Jean-Marc Leyssale, and F. Teyssandier

Densification of SiC with AIN-Nd203 Sintering Additives 89 Laner Wu, Yong Jiang, Wenzhou Sun, Yuhong Chen, and Zhenkun Huang

Solid-Solution of Nitrogen-Containing Rare Earth Aluminates R2AI03N (R=Nd and Sm) 95 Yong Jiang, Laner Wu, and Zhengkun Huang

Microstructure and Properties of Reaction Bonded Metal Modified Ceramics 101 S. M. Salamone, M. K. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q. Zheng

Investigation into the Effect of Common Ceramic Core Additives on the Crystallisation and Sintering of Amorphous Silica 111 Ben Taylor, Stewart T. Welch, and Stuart Blackburn

Different Fibers Exposed to Temperatures Up to 1000° C 123 Henry A. Colorado, Clem Hiel, and Jenn-Ming Yang

Heat Diffusivity Measurements on Ceramic Foams and Fibers with a Laser Spot and an IR Camera 137 G. L. Vignoles, C. Lorrette, G. Bresson, and R. Backov

Towards a Multiscale Model of Thermally-Induced Microcracking in Porous Ceramics 145 Ray S. Fertig, III and Seth Nickerson

Investigation on Reliability of High Alumina Refractories 155 Wenjie Yuan, Qingyou Zhu, Jun Li, Chengji Deng, and Hongxi Zhu

Evaluation of Subcritical Crack Growth in Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics 161 Raul Bermejo, Peter Supancic, Clemens Krautgasser, and Robert Danzer

Multilayer Ceramic Composite Armor Design and Impact Tests 173 Faruk Elaldi

Compression Failure Analysis of Graphite Foam Core Based Sandwich Composite Constructions 179 Hooman Hosseini, Seyyed Reza Ghaffarian, Mohammad Teymouri, and Ali Reza Moeini

Tribological Profile of Binderless Niobium Carbide 189 Mathias Woydt and Hardy Mohrbacher

Tribological Properties of Alumina/Zirconia Composites with and without h-BN Phases 195 Liang Xue and Gary L. Doll

Author Index 207