Dileep Singh & Jonathan Salem 
Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites VIII, Volume 34, Issue 2 [EPUB ebook] 

Preface ix
Introduction xi
CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC MATRIX
COMPOSITES
Acoustic Emission and Electrical Resistivity Monitoring of
Si C/Si C Composite Cyclic Behavior 3
Christopher R. Baker and Gregory N. Morscher
Characterization of Si C/Si CN Ceramic Matrix Composites with
Monazite Fiber Coating 11
Enrico Klatt, Klemens Kelm, Martin Frie G, Dietmar Koch, and
Heinz Voggenreiter
Fiber, Porosity and Weave Effects on Properties of Ceramic
Matrix Composites 23
G. Ojard, J. Cuneo, I. Smyth, E. Prevost, Y. Gowayed, U.
Santhosh, and A. Calomino
Weave and Fiber Volume Effects on Durability of Ceramic Matrix
Composites 33
G. Ojard, E. Prevost, U. Santhosh, R. Naik, and D. C.
Jarmon
Cooling Performance Tests of a CMC Nozzle with Annular Sector
Cascade Rig 45
Kozo Nita, Yoji Okita, and Chiyuki Nakamata
Study on Strength Prediction Model for Unidirectional Composites
57
Hongjian Zhang, Weidong Wen, Haitao Cui, Hui Yuan, and Jianfeng
Xiao
PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF FIBERS AND CERAMICS
The Effect of the Addition of Ceria Stabilized Zirconia on the
Creep of Mullite 69
D. Glymond, M. Vick, M.-J. Pan, F. Giuliani, and L. J.
Vandeperre
Microstructural Evolution of CVD Amorphous B-C Ceramics Heat
Treated: Experimental Characterization and Atomistic Simulation
79
Camille Pallier, Georges Chollon, Patrick Weisbecker, Jean-Marc
Leyssale, and F. Teyssandier
Densification of Si C with AIN-Nd203 Sintering Additives 89
Laner Wu, Yong Jiang, Wenzhou Sun, Yuhong Chen, and Zhenkun
Huang
Solid-Solution of Nitrogen-Containing Rare Earth Aluminates
R2AI03N (R=Nd and Sm) 95
Yong Jiang, Laner Wu, and Zhengkun Huang
Microstructure and Properties of Reaction Bonded Metal Modified
Ceramics 101
S. M. Salamone, M. K. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q.
Zheng
Investigation into the Effect of Common Ceramic Core Additives
on the Crystallisation and Sintering of Amorphous Silica 111
Ben Taylor, Stewart T. Welch, and Stuart Blackburn
Different Fibers Exposed to Temperatures Up to 1000° C
123
Henry A. Colorado, Clem Hiel, and Jenn-Ming Yang
Heat Diffusivity Measurements on Ceramic Foams and Fibers with a
Laser Spot and an IR Camera 137
G. L. Vignoles, C. Lorrette, G. Bresson, and R. Backov
Towards a Multiscale Model of Thermally-Induced Microcracking in
Porous Ceramics 145
Ray S. Fertig, III and Seth Nickerson
Investigation on Reliability of High Alumina Refractories
155
Wenjie Yuan, Qingyou Zhu, Jun Li, Chengji Deng, and Hongxi
Zhu
Evaluation of Subcritical Crack Growth in Low Temperature
Co-Fired Ceramics 161
Raul Bermejo, Peter Supancic, Clemens Krautgasser, and Robert
Danzer
Multilayer Ceramic Composite Armor Design and Impact Tests
173
Faruk Elaldi
Compression Failure Analysis of Graphite Foam Core Based
Sandwich Composite Constructions 179
Hooman Hosseini, Seyyed Reza Ghaffarian, Mohammad Teymouri, and
Ali Reza Moeini
Tribological Profile of Binderless Niobium Carbide 189
Mathias Woydt and Hardy Mohrbacher
Tribological Properties of Alumina/Zirconia Composites with and
without h-BN Phases 195
Liang Xue and Gary L. Doll
Author Index 207