Table of Contents
Preface ix
Ceramic Matrix Composites
Fabrication of Novel ZrO2(Y2O3)-AI2O3 Ceramics Having High Strength and Toughness by Pulsed Electric-Current Pressure Sintering (PECPS) of Sol-Gel Derived Solid Solution Powders Ken Hirota Kengo Shlbaya Masaki Kato Hideki Taguchi 3
SIC Manufacture via Reactive Infiltration Mario Caccia Javier Narciso 15
Fabrication and Characterization of Conductive Glass Composites with Networks of Silicon Carbide Whiskers Timothy L. Pruyn Rosario A. Gerhardt 27
Alumina-Titanium Composites with Improved Fracture Toughness and Electrical Conductivity Sergio J. Esparza-Vázquez Néstor L. Echavarría Méndez Roxana R. García García Ana D. Ramírez-Esparza Juan López-Hernández José A. Rodríguez-García Enrique Rocha-Rangel Elizabeth Refugio-García 37
Fracture Toughness Enhancement of Mullite-Ceramics Reinforced with Metals Elizabeth Refugio-García José G. Miranda Hernández José A. Rodriguez-García Enrique Rocha-Rangel 45
Innovative Processing
Steel-Ceramic Laminates Made by Tape Casting-Processing and Interfaces Anne Bergner 55
Comparison of Wax Extraction Methods used in Synthetic Granular Composite Sport Surfaces John W. Bridge Robert Fisher Tina Lai Michael Peterson 65
Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Cu Nano-Magnetic Ceramics Rapolu Sridhar D. Ravinder K. Vijaya Kumar 71
A Study of Armor Related Properties of Ceramic Olaniyi S. Fakolujo Ali Merati Michel Nganbe Mariusz Bielawski Manon Bolduc 83
A Novel Dip Coating Method for Reaction Bonding of Aluminum on Alumina Xiao-Shan Ning Sha Li Bo Wang Guocai Li Na Bi Yang Liu 93
Processing and Microstructural Characterization of Sintered Lanthanum Aluminate Obtained by Two Different Routes Juan Zárate Medina Gerardo Trapaga Martinez Bertha Esparza Esparza Alfredo Morales Hernández Juan Muñoz Saldaña 105
Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials
Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Noble Metal Catalysts on Mesoporous Biomorphic Carbon L. Czympiel A. Gutierrez-Pardo M. Frank J. Ramfrez-Rico J. M. Fernandez S. Mathur 117
Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites-Synthesis and Photocatalysis Amanda Muraca Naphtall O'Connor Ravnit Kaur-Bhatia Nicoleta Apostol Andrei Jitianu Mihaela Jitianu 123
Magnetic Synthesis and Characterization of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Iron Oxide Stabilized with Dextran Priscila Chaves Panta Ricardo Pavel Panta Romero Sabrina Karnopp Forte Carlos Pérez Bergmann 137
Magnetic and Mössbauer Behavior of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Stabilized with Polyethylene Glycol Priscila Chaves Panta Rúbia Young Sun Zamplva Sabrina Karnopp Forte Carlos Pérez Bergmann 147
Synthesis of Diamond and Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Double-Layered Nanostructures by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition L. Yang C. S. S. Kumar O. Yang Y. S. Li C. Zhang 155
Electronic And Functional Ceramics
Photoluminescence of Fe-Doped InP Single Crystals Produced with Various Wafer Processes Yung-Feng Chen Fuh-Shyang Juang Jason Ho Rudy Wu 167
Configurations, Characteristics and Applications of Novel Varistor-Transistor Hybrid Devices using Pseudobrookite Oxide Semiconductor Ceramic Substrates R. K. Pandey W. A. Stapleton I. Sutanto A. A.Scantlin S. Lin 175
Microstructural Design of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films as High Frequency Resonators P. Abhinav B. M. Skaria B. Pramanick K. Sreenivas S. B. Sant 197
Novel Method of Researching and Developing Piezoelectric Ceramics by Measuring Acoustic Wave Velocities Toshio Ogawa Taiki Ikegaya 205
Vacancy Modeling in Lead Titanate and Lead Zirconate Titanate Kevin Tolman Rick Ubic Meagan Papac Hans Kungl 215
Materials for Harsh Environments
Influence of the Cure Wet on Mechanical and Physical Chemical Mortar S. Boualleg P. Clastres M. Bencheikh 225
The Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate Fixator and Stabilizer of Glutaraldehyde Mohammed Bouzid Amina Djadi Samira Guechtouill 235
Morphological and Electrochemical Interactions of Admixed Zn-SnO2 Composites Electro-Deposited on Mild Steel O. S. I. Fayomi A. P .I. Popoola C. A. Lota 245
New Lean Alloy Alternatives for 300 Series Stainless Steels Paul Gümpel Amulf Hörtnagl Andreas Burkert Jens Lehmann Michail Karpenko 255
Ceramic Materials in Carbonate Fuel Cell C. Yuh A. Hilmi T. Jian L. Chen M. Farooque 267
Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
Microstructure and Magnetoelectric Properties of Microwave Sintered CoFe2O4-PZT Particulate Composite Synthesized In Situ Claudia P. Fernandez Ruth H. G. A Kiminami Fabio Luiz Zabotto Ducinei Garcia 281
Structure and Magnetic Property of FeAI204 Synthesized by Microwave Heating Jun Fukushima Yamato Hayashi Hirotsugu Takizawa 293
High Frequency Microwave Sintering of a Nanostructured Varistor Composition Rodolfo F. K. Gunnewlek Guido Link Ruth H. G. A. Kiminami 303
An Explanation of Microwave Effects by Expansion of Transit State Theories with Disturbed Velocity Distributions by Microwave Motoyasu Sato Jun Fukushima Sadatsugu Takayama 313
Synthesis of Divalent Sn Compounds under Microwave Non-Equilibrium Reaction Field Hirotsugu Takizawa Nozomi Sato Jun Fukushima Yamato Hayashi 321
Understanding Non-Thermal Microwave Effects in Materials Processing-A Classical Non-Quantum Approach Boon Wong 329
Application of Microwave Heating for Reduction of Tricalcium Phosphate with Carbon Manami Sunako Noboru Yoshikawa Shoji Taniguchi Keita Kawahira 339
Exchange of Cs Ion in Clay Minerals by Microwave Application N. Yoshikawa T. Sumi S. Mikoshiba S. Taniguchi 347
Microwave Autogenous Firing of Structural Ceramics Garth V. A. Tayler Paul Williams 357
Influence of Powerful Microwaves on the Termite Coptotermes Formosanus-Impact of Powerful Microwaves on Insects Aya Yanagawa Keiichiro Kashimura Tomohiko Mitani Naoki Shinohara Tsuyoshi Yoshimura 367
Author Index 375
