Preface ix
Introduction xi
GEOPOLYMERS AND CHEMICALLY BONDED CERAMICS
Properties of Granite Powder Reinforced Potassium Geopolymer 3
Daniel S. Roper, Gregory P. Kutyla, and Waltraud M. Kriven
Ceramic Felt Reinforced Geopolymer Composites 11
Elias C. Koehler and Waltraud M. Kriven
Ammonia-Borane Geopolymer (AB-G) Composite 21
Lars Schomborg, Zeina Assi, J. Christian Buhl, Claus H. Ruscher, and Michael Wark
Monitoring the Structural Evolution during Geopolymer Formation by 27Al NMR 37
Ameni Gharzouni, Emmanuel Joussein, Isabel Sobrados, Jesus Sanz, Samir Baklouti, Basma Samet, and Sylvie Rossignol
Recycled Geopolymer on New Formulations 49
N. Essaidi, L. Vidal, F.Gouny, E. Joussein, and S. Rossignol
Impact of Alkaline Solution and Curing Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alkali-Activated Blast Furnace Slag 61
Elodie Prud'homme, Jean Ambroise, and Marie Michel
Long-Term Development of Mechanical Strengths of Alkali-Activated Metakaolin, Slag, Fly Ash, and Blends 77
F. Jirasit, C. H. Ruscher, L. Lohaus, and P. Chindaprasirt
Preparation of Geopolymer-Type Mortar and "Light-Weight Concrete" from Copper Floatation Waste and Coal Combustion By Products 89
J. Temuujin, A. Minjigmaa, B. Davaabal, Ts. Zolzaya and U. Bayarzul, Ts.Jadambaa, and C. H. Ruscher
Portland Cement with Luffa Fibers 103
H. A. Colorado, S. A. Colorado, and R. Buitrago-Sierra
VIRTUAL MATERIALS (COMPUTATIONAL) DESIGN AND CERAMIC GENOME
Two-Phase Nanocrystalline/Amorphous Simulations of Anisotropic Grain Growth using Q-State Monte-Carlo 115
J. B. Allen
First Principles Calculations of Dopant Effects in Boron Suboxide 131
J. S. Dunn, A. B. Rahane, and Vijay Kumar
Composition Dependent Hardness of Covalent Solid Solutions and Its Electronic Structure Origin 143
Qing-Miao Hu, Rui Yang, Borje Johansson, and Levente Vitos
Experimental and Numerical Determination of the Elastic Moduli of Freeze Cast MMC with Different Lamellae Orientation 153
Matthias Merzkirch, Yuri Sinchuk, Kay Andre Weidenmann, and Romana Piat
Doping of CeO2 as a Tunable Buffer Layer for Coated Superconductors: A DFT Study of Mechanical and Electronic Properties 169
Danny E. P. Vanpoucke
Quantitative Analysis of (La0.8Sr0.2)0.98MnO3± Electronic Conductivity using CALPHAD Approach 179
Shadi Darvish, Surendra K, Saxena, and Yu Zhong
ADVANCED CERAMIC COATINGS
The Effects of Ni3Al Binder Content on the Electrochemical Response of TiC-Ni3Al Cermets 193
M. B. Holmes, A. Ibrahim, G. J. Kipouros, Z. N. Farhat, and K. P. Plucknett
A Study of a NiAl Bondcoat Deposited onto CMSX-4 Superalloy for Thermal Barrier Applications 203
A. D. Chandio, X. Zhao, Y. Chen, M. Bai, and P. Xiao
Mechanical Properties of Air Plasma Sprayed Environmental Barrier Coating (EBC) Systems: Preliminary Assessments 219
Bradley T. Richards, Dongming Zhu, Louis J. Ghosn, and Haydn N. G. Wadley
Iron-Copper Nitride Thin Films Fabricated by Sputtering 239
Xingwu Wang, James P. Parry, Hrishikesh Kamat, Ruikun Pan, and Hao Zeng
MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS AND NANOLAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES AND NITRIDES
Influence of Nitrogen Pressure on SHS Synthesis of Ti2AlN Powders 253
L. Chlubny, J. Lis, and M. M. Buko
Ultra High Temperature Ceramic Coatings for Environmental Protection of Cf/SiC Composites 261
Franziska Uhlmann, Christian Wilhelmi, Steffen Beyer, Stephan Schmidt-Wimmer, and Stefan Laure
MATERIALS DIAGNOSTICS AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF CERAMIC COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS
Nanomonitoring of Ceramic Surface 275
V. A. Lapina, P. P. Pershukevich, T. A. Pavich, S. B. Bushuk, and J. Opitz
Semi-Automated Inspection Unit for Ceramics 283
Christian Wolf, Andreas Lehmann, and Gregor Unglaube
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSING FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ROOT TECHNOLOGY
Modelling of Fluid Flow in Tape Casting of Thin Ceramics: Analytical Approaches and Numerical Investigations 291
Masoud Jabbari and Jesper Hattel
2ND EUROPEAN-USA ENGINEERING CERAMICS SUMMIT AND 4TH GLOBAL YOUNG INVESTIGATORS FORUM
Wettability and Reactivity of Y2O3 with Liquid Nickel and Its Alloys 309
N. Sobczak, R.M. Purgert, R. Asthana, J.J. Sobczak, M. Homa, R. Nowak, G. Bruzda, A. Siewiorek, and Z. Pirowski
Computational Materials Science: Where Theory Meets Experiments 323
Danny E. P. Vanpoucke
Author Index 335
