Narottam P. Bansal & J. P. Singh 
Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites VII [PDF ebook] 

Preface ix
Processing
Novel Ceramic-Ceramic Composites via Fused Deposition 3
R. Atisivan J. Marusich, S. Onagoruwa, and A.
Bandyopadhyay
Super-Fast Densification of Bioactive and Structural Ceramics
and Composites 15
Z. Shen and M. Nygren
Manufacturing of Ceramic Matrix Composites for Automotive
Applications 25
R. Gadow and M. Speicher
The Effect of Carbon on the Processing of Si C/Si Cf Composites
43
S.J. Wheeler, J. Sibold, and I. Reimanis
A Novel Method for the Generation of Zirconium and Magnesium
Silicates Using Smectite Clays 55
T. Blanton, D. Chatterjee, D. Majumdar, and S. Ghosh
Oxide Composites
Design of Oxide Composites with Debonding Interphases 69
W.M. Kriven
Development of Superplastic Al2O3/Y-TZP
Duplex Laminates 89
T Sullivan, J.Wang, D. Kovar, and E.M.Talef
Nonoxide Composites
CMCs–Critical Weight Reduction for Next-Generation
Propulsion Systems 103
M.C.L Patterson, C. Leslie, and L.L. Fehrenbacher
Characterization of in situ Nonoxide-Boron Nitride (NOBN)
Composites 115
G.J. Zhang, J.F.Yang, T Ohji, and S. Kanzaki
Mechanical Properties
Fatigue Behavior at High Temperatures in Air of a 2D Si C/Si-B-C
Composite with a Self-Healing Multilayered Matrix 127
R Forio and J. Lamon
Crack Healing and Strength Recovery in Thermally Shocked
Sintered Alumina-Si C Nanocomposite 143
S. Maensiri and S.G. Roberts
Corrosion and Environmental Effects
Alkaline Corrosion of Si C and Carbon Fibers Surface–A
Raman and Electron Microscopy Study 157
R Colomban, G. Gouadec, and L Mazerolles
Mechanical Properties and Thermal Stability of Surface
La2O3- and
Fe2O3-Modified Y-TZP Ceramics on Annealing in
Water at 200°C 169
Z. Zhao, C. Liu, and D.O. Northwood
Characterization and Test Methods
Micro-Raman Spectroscopy in Micromechanics: The Giant Awakes
185
M.S. Armer
Noncontact Damage Detection of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix
Composites by Electromagnetic Waves 199
Y Kagawa and S. Zhu
Experimental Evaluation of an Indentation-Quench Method for
Measuring Thermal Shock Properties 219
R Petterson, M. Johnsson, and Z. Shen
Design of CMC Components
Design Evaluation of Cooled Silicon Nitride Plates Using Finite
Element Analysis 233
A. Abdul-Aziz, G.Y Baaklini, and R.T Bhatt
Joining
Joining Ceramics by Superplastic Flow 251
F. Gutierrez-Mora, K.C. Goretta, J.L. Routbort, and A.
Dominguez-Rodriguez
Index 259

Narottam P. Bansal, Ph D, is Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has conducted research on glasses, ceramics, and composites since 1985. In addition to publishing more than 230 papers, Dr. Bansal holds seven patents and is the author or editor of five books and 32 conference proceedings.
J. P. Singh is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites VII, published by Wiley.
Hua-Tay Lin currently is a Distinguished R&D staff member, Ceramic Science and Technology Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and has served as a principal investigator on numerous programs sponsored by Department of Energy’s Office of Distributed Energy, Office of Transportation Technologies, Office of Industrial Technologies, and Office of Power Technologies. He served as the Chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society and currently serves on the Journal of Materials Engineering & Performance Committee of ASM International and as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology of the American Ceramic Society. He is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and received a Science and Technology Agency (STA) Fellowship Award to conduct research in Japan.