Preface ix
Introduction xi
International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics—30 Years of Excellence 1
Michael G. Jenkins, Jonathan A. Salem, John Helfinstine, George D. Quinn, and Stephen T. Gonczy
Stable Fracture Testing of Brittle Materials 13
C. Baudin and A. Garcia-Prieto
Adventures and Misadventures in Applying ASTM Standard Test Method C 1421 to Measurements of the Fracture Toughness, KIC, of Glasses 29
G. D. Quinn and Jeffrey J. Swab
Effects of Aqueous Solutions on Slow Crack Growth of Soda Lime Silicate Glass 45
Bronson D. Hausmann and Jonathan A. Salem
Modified Asymmetric Four-Point Bend Test Method for In-Plane Shear Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures 53
Hisato Inoue, Masahiro Takanashi, Takeshi Nakamura, Takuya Aoki, and Toshio Ogasawara
Development of Transthickness Tension Test Method for Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures 61
Hisato Inoue, Masahiro Takanashi, and Takeshi Nakamura
Fatigue Behavior of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites 71
Takeshi Nakamura, Shinji Muto, and Takashi Manabe
Tension-Compression Fatigue of a Nextel™720/Alumina Composite at 1200° C in Air and in Steam 79
R.L. Lanser and M. B. Ruggles-Wrenn
Facility for Testing SiC Fiber Tows at Elevated Temperature in Silicic Acid-Saturated Steam 95
S. J. Robertson, K. B. Sprinkle, and M. B. Ruggles-Wrenn
Fiber Strength of Hi-NicalonTM-S After Oxidation and Scale Crystallization in Si(OH)4 Saturated Steam 109
R. S. Hay, R. Corns, A. Ross, B. Larson, and P. Kazmierski
Long Term Durability Results from Ceramic Matrix Composites: Comparison Across Multiple Material Systems (Part I) 121
G. Ojard, A. Calomino, B. Flandermeyer, J. Brennan, D. Jarmon, and D. Brewer
Influence of Curvature on High Velocity Impact of SiC/SiC Composites 131
Michael J. Presby, Rabih Mansour, Manigandan Kannan, Richard K. Smith, Gregory N. Morscher, Frank Abdi, Cody Godines, and Sung Choi
Characterization of Deformation and Damage in Porous SOFC Components via Spherical Indentation and Simulation 143
Zhangwei Chen, Alan Atkinson, and Nigel Brandon
Micro-Scale Sand Particles within the Hot-Section of a Gas Turbine Engine 159
M. J. Walock, B. D. Barnett, A. Ghoshal, M. Murugan, J. J. Swab, M. S. Pepi, D. Hopkins, G. Gazonas, C. Rowe, and K. Kerner
Sintering Properties of TiB2 Synthesized from Carbon Coated Precursors 171
Zhezhen Fu and Rasit Koc
Microstructure and Phase Relationship of Aluminum Boride/Carbide Composites 183
S. Salamone, M. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q. Zheng
Application of FeNbC as a Hardfacing Material Using Laser Cladding—Part II 195
Eduardo Tavares Galvani, Sergio Simoes, Carlos Henrique Novaes Banov, Hugo Leandro Rosa, Eduardo Cannizza, and Edmundo Burgos Cruz
Pressurless Infiltration of Al2O3 Preform Containing Aligned Two-Dimensional Channels with Al-Mg-Si Alloy 207
E. C. Hammel, M. S. Shohag, D. O. Olawale, O. I. Okoli, and V. A. Ravi
Functional Properties of MWCNT-Alumina Composites Prepared by Novel Approach 217
Ondrej Hanzel, Jaroslav Sedla ek, and Pavol Šajgalik
Strength Improvements in Clay-Based Ceramic Reinforced with Discontinuous Basalt Fiber 227
Gregory P. Kutyla, Patrick F. Keane, Waltraud M. Kriven, Thomas A. Carlson, and Charles P. Marsh
An Experimental Study on Fabrication, Mechanical Behavior Characterization and Micro Structural Evolution in Glass-Metal Joints 235
Rakesh Joshi and Rahul Chhibber
A Multiscale Analysis Tool for Predicting Flat Coupon Analysis Based Behavior of Ceramic Matrix Composite Components/Sub-Elements 245
M. Bailakanavar, A. Nair, P. Woelke, N. Abboud, G. Ojard, and G. Jefferson
Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Deformation and Stress Evolution During Cosintering of Ceramic Laminated Composites 263
S. E. van Kempen, N. A. Giang, U. A. Özden, A. Bezold, C. Broeckmann, R. Hammerbacher, A. Roosen, and F. Lange
Author Index 271
