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ADVANCES IN COMPOSITES
The Effect of Paste Water Content on the Green Microstructure of Extruded Titanium Dioxide 3
Mustafa Kanaan Alazzawi and Richard A. Haber
Compaction Plasticity of Spray Dried Alumina Granules to Form Microstructural Uniformity and Green Strength 15
I. P. Maher and R. A. Haber
A Model for the Numerical Simulation of Liquid Silicon Infiltration into Porous Carbon/Carbon Preforms 23
Khurram Iqbal, Sudhanshu Dwivedi, and Stevens Cadet
Foreign Object Damage in a SiC Fibrous Composite 33
Nesredin Kedir, David Faucett, Luis Sanchez, and Sung R. Choi
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED CERAMICS
ASTM Subcommittee C28.01 Mechanical Properties and Reliability 47
Michael G. Jenkins
ASTM Committee C28: International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics-Three Decades of High-Quality, Technically-Rigorous Normalization 59
Michael G. Jenkins and Jonathan A. Salem
ASTM Subcommittee C28.07 Ceramic Matrix Composites 81
Michael G. Jenkins and Andrew Wereszczak
Activities in ISO/TC206 Fine Ceramics-A Quarter Century of 95
Progress
Shuji Sakaguchi
SINTERING AND RELATED POWDER PROCESSING
The Usage of Heat Explosion to Synthesize Intermetallic Compounds and Alloys 111
Karina Belokon and Yuriy Belokon
Structural Characterization of Carbon-Based Materials Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering of Non-Graphitic Carbon with Nickel and Iron as Catalysts and Space Holders 117
A. V. Ukhina, B. B. Bokhonov, D. V. Dudina, K. Yubuta, and H. Kato
On the Effect of Electric Field during Spark Plasma Sintering-A "Faraday Cage" Approach 127
Anil Prasad, Somi Doja, and Lukas Bichler
Enhancement of Diffusion Bonding of Silver Graphite to Copper by Severe Plastic Deformation 137
Daudi R. Waryoba
SURFACE PROPERTIES OF BIOMATERIALS
Hydroxyapatite Precipitation on Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloys: Effect of Surface Conditions 153
Mahmoud Abdel-salam, Waleed Khalifa, and Shimaa El-Hadad
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Heat Treated Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy 169
Ahmed Fityan, Shimaa El-Hadad, and Waleed Khalifa
Surface Modification of Titanium Foams Produced by Freeze-Casting 179
Silvia Briseno Murguia, Joshua Barclay, Samir M. Aouadi, and Marcus L. Young
The Effect of Plastic Deformation on the Cell Viability and Adhesion Behavior in Metallic Implant Materials 187
INNOVATIVE PROCESSING
Influence of Hot-Pressing Time on Phase Evolution of SHS Obtained Ti2AlC Active Precursor Powder 199
L. Chlubny, J. Lis, P. Borowiak, and K. Chabior
Increasing the Silicon Carbide Content in Laser Sintered Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide 207
Sebastian Meyers, Lien De Leersnijder, Jef Vleugels, and Jean-Pierre Kruth
Challenges in Spark Plasma Sintering of Cerium (IV) Oxide 217
Anil Prasad, Linu Malakkal, Lukas Bichler, and Jerzy Szpunar
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Study of the Dielectric Response of Rare-Earth Modified PZT Ferroelectric Ceramics-An Approach to the Diffuse Phase Transition 227
S. P. Hessel, A. C. Silva, R. Guo, A. S. Bhalla, and J. D. S. Guerra
Influence of Processing and Microstructure on Dielectric Properties of Calcium Copper Titanate Ceramics 237
Disna P. Samarakoon, Nirmal Govindaraju, and Raj N. Singh
Effect of A-Site Doping by La, Ba, and Ca on Thermoelectric Properties of Sr2FeTiO6 Double Perovskites 245
P. Roy and T. Maiti
PROCESSING AND PERFORMANCE OF MATERIALS USING MICROWAVES, ELECTRIC, AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
Change of Energy Transfer Medium from High Temperature Gas to Microwave 255
Kazuhiro Nagata and Motoyasu Sato
Effect of Laser Shock Peening (LSP) on AISI L6 Hot Work Tool Steel 267
Sachin Patil, Valmik Bhavar, Prakash Kattire, P. P. Date, and Rajkumar Singh
Comprehending Microwave-Enhanced Isothermal Process Kinetics in Ceramic Processing 275
Boon Wong
THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS
Characterization of Deposits Found on Carrier Panel Tiles Recovered from the Space Shuttle Columbia 293
Brenda R. Arellano, Stephen W. Stafford, Darren M. Cone, and Mayra Contreras
Unlocking the Thermal Protection Potential of Ceramic Matrix Composites 305
R. Cook
Determination of the Mechanical Properties of the Lightweight Ablative Material ZURAM 311
Thomas Reimer, Christian Zuber, Jakob Rieser, and Thomas Rothermel
ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
In Situ TEM Observations of Corrosion in Nanocrystalline Fe Thin Films 329
David Gross, Josh Kacher, Jordan Key, Khalid Hattar, and Ian M. Robertson
Removal and Separation of Metal Ions from the Chromium Plating Wastewater using Persimmon Gel and Immobilized Microbe 339
Takehiko Tsuruta and Tomonobu Hatano
ZIRCONIA BASED MATERIALS
Microstructural Evolution and Tribocorrosion Performance of Novel Laser Clad Ti-Ni-ZrO2 Composite Coatings in 3.5% NaCl Solution 355
Babatunde A. Obadele, Oladeji O. Ige, and Peter A. Olubambi
The Evolution of the Structure and the Transport Properties of ZrO2-Y2O3, ZrO2-Sc2O3 and ZrO2-Y2O3-Sc2O3 Crystals, Obtained by Skull Melting Technique 365
M. A. Borik, S. I. Bredikhin, V. T. Bublik, A. V. Kulebyakin, I. E. Kuritsyna, E. E. Lomonova, F. O. Milovich, V. A. Myzina, V. V. Osiko, P. A. Ryabochkina, S. V. Seryakov, and N. Yu. Tabachkova
CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS, PROCESSING, AND APPLICATIONS OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS
Preparation and Characterization of Poly (Meta-Phenylene Isophthalamide) Microporous Membranes by Coaxial Electrospinning 381
Weiwang Chen and Wenguo Weng
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Glancing Angle Deposition of Polymer Nanoparticles 391
David A. Kessler and Marriner H. Merrill
CERAMIC OPTICAL MATERIALS
Highly Translucent, High Strength Zirconia Ceramics with Nano-Sized Tetragonal Domain 407
Isao Yamashita, Yuya Machida, and Shouichi Yamauchi
MULTIFUNCTIONAL OXIDES
Physical Property Relationships in Spinel Ferrite Thin Films Developed Using the Spin-Spray Deposition Method 417
N. M. Ray, W. T. Petuskey, H. Lorzel, and M. R. McCartney
