| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| List of Contributors |
| 1 Crystal Chemistry of Silicon Carbide Y. Inomata 1 |
| 2 Properties and Applications of Silicon Carbide Ceramics K. Yamada and M. Mohri 13 |
| 3 Epitaxial Growth of SiC Single Crystal Films Y. Nakajima 45 |
| 4 Silicon Carbide Prepared by Chemical Vapor Deposition T. Hirai and M. Sasaki 77 |
| 5 Continuous Silicon Carbide Fibers K. Okamura 99 |
| 6 Preparation and Sintering Properties of Ultrafine Silicon Carbide Powder Obtained by Vapor Phase Reaction M. Endo and N. Urasato 119 |
| 7 Sintering Behavior of Ultrafine Silicon Carbide Powder J. Hojo 149 |
| 8 Grain Boundaries in High-Purity Silicon Carbide Y. Ishida, H. Ichinose and Y. Inomata 169 |
| 9 Grain Boundary and High-Temperature Strength in SiC H. Kurishita, H. Yoshinaga and Y. Ikuhara 185 |
| 10 Sintering of Silicon Carbide H. Tanaka 213 |
| 11 Joining of SiC Ceramics T. Iseki 239 |
| 12 Multiple Toughening in Al2O3/SiC Whisker/ZrO2 Composites T. Uchiyama, S. Inoue and K. Niihara 265 |
| 13 Sintering Aids and Thermal Conductivity of Polycrystalline SiC T. Sakai, N. Hirosaki and T. Aikawa 275 |
| Index 289 |
| Acknowledgements |
| 1 Mitsui ultra high-purity SiC coating Y. Chinone ＆ Y. Nagashima 1 |
| 2 β-SiC fine powder by Mitsui Toatsu Chem. Inc. K. Maruyama 19 |
| 3 Sinterability of submicron β-SiC powder synthesized by carbothermal reduction of silica I. Yajima, M. Doi ＆ T. Kuramoto 39 |
| 4 Onoda silicon carbide powder M. Matsuno ＆ K. Iwasaki 51 |
| 5 Preparation of ultrafine SiC powders by plasma CVD and sintering M. Konishi, H. Noguchi ＆ K. Kijima 61 |
| 6 Silicon carbide continuous fiber (Nicalon) T. Ishikawa 81 |
| 7 Properties and applications of SiC whiskers K. Niwano 99 |
| 8 Silicon carbide whiskers (Tokawhiskers) and their application M. Akiyama ＆ M. Yamamoto 117 |
| 9 Hot-pressed SiC ceramics K. Nakamura ＆ K. Maeda 139 |
| 10 Pressureless-sintered silicon carbide with addition of aluminum oxide K. Suzuki 163 |
| 11 Fabrication method and properties of β-SiC ceramics H. Yamauchi ＆ H. Hasegawa 183 |
| 12 Showa Denko silicon carbide T. Sakaida ＆ M. Yamamoto 197 |
| 13 On various kinds of silicon carbide-containing ceramics N. Kaji 211 |
| 14 High-density sintered silicon carbide parts M. Furukawa ＆ S. Baba 247 |
| 15 Tokai Konetsu silicon carbide ceramics K. Kurahashi ＆ Y. Mizuno 257 |
| 16 Effect of atmosphere on the life of silicon carbide heating elements (Siliconit) G. Kimoto 271 |
| 17 Joining of SiC N. Iwamoto 279 |
| Index 297 |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| List of Contributors |
| 1 Crystal Chemistry of Silicon Carbide Y. Inomata 1 |
| 2 Properties and Applications of Silicon Carbide Ceramics K. Yamada and M. Mohri 13 |
| 3 Epitaxial Growth of SiC Single Crystal Films Y. Nakajima 45 |
