London ; New York : Elsevier Applied Science , New York, NY, USA : Sole distributor in the USA and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co. , Tokyo : Sole distributor in Japan, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd., c1988 2 v. ; 25 cm
Sinterability of Agglomerated Powders F.F. LANGE 1
Hydrothermal Preparation of Fine Powders S. SOMIYA and M. YOSHIMURA 11
Monodispersed Colloidal Metal Oxides, Sulfides, and Phosphates: New Materials for Research and Applications E. MATIJEVIC 31
Free Energy Theory of Material Transport Controlled by Diffusion Y. INOMATA 49
Solid State Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics with the Addition of BeAl2O4 H. TABATA, S. KANZAKI, O. ABE, and M. MACHIDA 63
Pressureless Sintering of Silicon Carbide K. SUZUKI and M. SASAKI 75
Pressure Bonding between Ceramics and Metals M. SHIMADA, K. SUGANUMA, T. OKAMOTO, and M. KOIZUMI 89
Densification and Properties of AIN K. KOMEYA, A. TSUGE and N. IWASE 97
Relationship between Densification and High Temperature Mechanical Properties of HIP'ed Silicon Nitride R.R. WILLS, M.C. BROCKWAY, and G.K. BANSAL 113
ZrO2-Toughened Al2O3; CVD Powder Preparation, Sintering and Mechanical Properties S. HORI, R. KURITA, H. KAJI, M. YOSHIMURA, and S. SOMIYA 123
High Temperature Creep in Reaction-Bonded and Chemically Vapor Deposited Silicon Carbides R.F. DAVIS, C.H. CARTER, Jr., and J. BENTLEY 135
Subcritical Crack Growth in Polycrystalline Ceramics N. SOGA and T. SHIONO 159
On Mechanical Properties in Sialon Ceramic Y. NAKAMURA 171
Strength and Oxidation Resistance of Post Sintered Silicon Nitride Ceramics I. FUKUURA 183
Size Effect on Tensile Strength of Silicon Nitride I. ODA, T. SOMA, and M. MATSUI 191
Oxydation and Sublimation Behaviour of Carbon/Carbon Composite S. KIMURA, E. YASUDA, and Y. TANABE 205
Fabrication of New Carbon-Based Ceramic Composites and Their Properties K. KOBAYASHI, H. YOSHIDA, K. MIYAZAKI, I. OGAWA, T. HAGIO, T. YAMAMOTO, and K. KASHIMA 219
NDE Methods for Green Ceramics D.S. KUPPERMAN, W.A. ELLINGSON, and H. BERGER 235
Tensile Testing of SiC Whiskers J.J. PETROVIC 255
Thermal Stress Resistance of Engineering Ceramics D.P.H. HASSELMAN 261
Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Some Structural Ceramics by High Energy Ion Irradiation O. KAMIGAITO、 S. NODA, H. DOI, J. KAWAMOTO, T. HIOKI, and A. ITOH 283
Recent Progress in Ceramic Machining in Japan O. IMANAKA 297
Property Screening and Evaluation of Ceramic Turbine Materials D.C. LARSEN and J.W. ADAMS 327
Materials Requirements for High-Pressure Ceramic Heat Exchangers W.T. BAKKER and D. KOTCHICK 409
Ceramic Engine Components Y. HAMANO 431
A Study and Development of Ceramic Turbocharger for Small Passenger Cars S. KURITA 439
Automotive Applications of Structural Ceramics A.F. McLEAN and T.J. WHALEN 447
Preface S. SOMIYA and R.C. BRADT
Participants
Sinterability of Agglomerated Powders F.F. LANGE 1
14. Pressureless Sintered Si3N4 Alloys for Application in Automotive Engines G. Petzow and P. Greil 177
15. Silicon Oxynitride and O'-Sialon Ceramics M.B. Trigg and K.H. Jack 199
16. Sintering of Silicon Nitride with Non-Oxide Additives R. Peitzsch and H. Hausner 208
17. Sintering Characteristics of Some Fine Si3N4 Powders by Different Preparatory Methods T.S. Yen, H.R. Zhuang, W.L. Li, S.L. Wen and X.R. Fu 218
18. Crystallization of Y-Al-Garnet in Pressureless Sintered β-Sialon Materials P. Greil, J.C. Bressiani and G. Petzow 228
19. Thermal Cycling Behaviour of Silicon Nitride G. Ziegler 236
20. Surface Characteristics of Metal Bondable Silicon Nitride Ceramics S. Tanaka, K. Nishida and T. Ochiai 249
21. High Temperature Character of Amorphous Powder of Silicon Nitride K. Kijima 257
22. Tensile Testing of Sintered Silicon Carbide and Silicon Nitride M. Kawai, H. Fujita, Y. Kanki, H. Abe and J. Nakayama 269
23. Tensile Creep Test of Hot-Pressed Si3N4 F. Wakai, S. Sakaguchi, Y. Matsuno and H. Okuda 279
24. A Theoretical Model of Indentation and Impact Damages of Structural Ceramics B.M. Liaw, A.S. Kobayashi and A.F. Emery 286
25. Primary Creep of Sintered Silicon Nitride H. Tanaka and Y. Inomata 296
26. On Hot Isostatic Pressing of Shaped Ceramic Parts H.T. Larker 304
27. Strength Distribution of Sintered β-Sialon Ceramics M. Mitomo, S. Nagata and M. Tsutsumi 311
28. Relationship between Densification and High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Hip'ed Silicon Nitride R.R. Wills, M.C. Brockway and G.K. Bansal 321
29. Preparation of Silicon Nitride Powder by Imide Decomposition Method T. Yamada, T. Kawahito and T. Iwai 333
30. The Fabrication of Two-Phase β'-Sialon-Yag Ceramics C.J. Spacie, N.S. Jameel and D.P. Thompson 343
31. The Effect of Carbon Content of Silicon Nitride on the Subsequent Oxidation of Phases in the Y-Si-O-N System S. Hampshire and K.H. Jack 350
32. Non-Oxide Powders for High-Temperature Ceramics G. Schwier 358
33. Microstructure and Properties of Post-Sintered Rbsn with Yag as Grain-Boundary Phase H.R. Zhuang, W.L. Li, D.Q. Hua, S.L. Wen, Y.Y. Sun, X.R. Fu and T.S. Yen 368
34. Characterization of α-Sialon Ceramics M. Mitomo, F. Izumi, Y. Bando and Y. Sekikawa 377
35. Solid State Joining of Silicon Nitride Ceramics H. Tabata, S. Kanzaki and M. Nakamura 387
36. Nitrogen Glasses and Glass Ceramics R.A.L. Drew, S. Hampshire and K.H. Jack 394
37. Fabrication and Characterization of Si3N4 with Metal Nitride Additives by High Pressure Hot-Pressing M. Shimada, N. Uchida and M. Koizumi 404
38. Microstructural Development of Sintered, Hot-Pressed and Hot-Isostatic-Pressed Silicon Nitride G. Woetting and G. Ziegler 412
39. Hot Isostatic Pressing: its Application in High Performance Ceramics T. Fujikawa, M. Moritoki, T. Kanda, K. Homma and H. Okada 425
40. Densification of Si3N4 by Hot Isostatic Press in N2 Atmosphere K. Hirota, T. Ichikizaki, Y.T. Hasegawa and H. Suzuki 434
41. Hiping of Shock-Treated Si3N4 Powder with Y2O3 S. Somiya, M. Yoshimura, S. Fujiwara, A. Sawaoka, K. Kondo, T. Hattori, J. Mohri and M. Araki 442
42. Hot Gas Corrosion of Si3N4' Sialon and SiC K. Kobayashi, K. Kishi, S. Umebayashi and K. Miyazaki 449
43. Characterization of AlN Ceramics without Additives Sintered by High Pressure Hot Pressing O. Yamada, M. Shimada and M. Koizumi 457
44. Fabrication and Characterization of AlN-SiC Ceramics by High Pressure Hot-Pressing M. Shimada, K. Sasaki and M. Koizumi 466
45. Ceramic Alloys of Silicon Carbide with Aluminium Nitride and Nitrogen M.M. Patience, P.J. England, D.P. Thompson and K.H. Jack 473
46. Preparation and Mechanical Properties of CVD-SiC K. Niihara, A. Suda and T. Hirai 480
47. Mechanical Strength of Sintered Silicon Carbide H. Suzuki and K. Kijima 490
48. Carbon Fibre Reinforced Silicon Carbide E. Fitzer, W. Fritz and R. Gadow 505
49. Structural Change of SiC at High Temperature -an Application of High-Temperature X-ray Diffractometer to the Observation of Transformation and Thermal Expansion- Z. Inoue and Y. Kurachi 519
50. Strength and Microstructure of Dense Silicon Carbide Ceramics Y. Takeda, T. Kosugi, S. Iijima and K. Nakamura 529
51. Sintering of Silicon Carbide with a Narrow Particle Size Range L. Hermansson, E. Carlstroem, M. Persson and R. Carlsson 538
52. High Temperature Long Term Properties and Microstructural Peculiarities of Sintered α-SiC F. Thuemmler, G. Grathwohl and R. Hamminger 548
53. Investigations of the Reactivity of Different Carbons with Liquid Silicon E. Fitzer and R. Gadow 561
54. Engineering Data for Silit SK a Si-infiltrated SiC for Gasturbine Components H. Boeder and W. Heider 573
55. Injection Molded Sintered Turbine Components of Aluminium Doped Alpha Silicon Carbide K.A. Schwertz, F. Isemann and A. Lipp 583
56. Effect of Initial Compaction on Sintering of SiC R. Saikudo, S. Yamaoka, Y. Moriyoshi and O. Fukunaga 595
57. Joining of Dense Silicon Carbide T. Iseki and H. Suzuki 603
58. Detectability of Natural Flaws in Sintered SiC by Ultrasonic Technique H. Kawai, Y. Yoshida, T. Nishida, M. Kawai, H. Abe and T. Ono 612
59. Transport Properties of Fluorite Oxides for Oxygen Sensing J.F. Baumard, P. Abelard and A.M. Anthony 622
60. Damage Processes in Sliding Partially Stabilized Zirconia Pairs C.S. Yust and F.J. Carignan 632
61. Properties of Mullite-Zirconia Composites Prepared by Different Processing Routes J.S. Wallace, N. Claussen and S. Prochazka 642
62. Suitability of Mg-PSZ for Adiabatic and Conventional Diesel Engine Applications M. Marmach and M.V. Swain 650
63. Strength and Durability of PSZ Ceramics I. Oda, M. Matsui and T. Soma 660
64. Electron Optical and Microchemical Examination of the ZrO2-CaZrO3 Eutectic N. Stenton, M.R. Notis and D.B. Williams 672
65. Study of the Thermal Fatigue Resistance of Plasma-Sprayed Zirconia Coatings for Diesel Components P. Boch, J.F. Coudert and C. Gault 682
66. Fracture Mechanics and Material Removal Mechanism in Micro-Cutting of Sintered Alumina T. Sugita, K. Ueda and T. Hashimoto 690
67. Sol-Gel Processing of Electronic Ceramics for Automotive Applications J.B. Blum 700
68. Ultra-Rapid Sintering of Ceramics in Gas Plasmas D.L. Johnson 710
69. Solid State Bonding of Metal to Ceramic A. Wicker, Ph. Darbon and F. Grivon 716
70. The Fabrication of SiC, Si3N4 and AlN by Combustion Synthesis J.B. Holt and Z.A. Munir 721
71. Permeability of Colloidally Filtered (Slip Cast) Monosized Ceramic Powder S.C. Danforth and M. Velazquez 729
72. Hydrothermal Processing for Ceramics Powder Preparation and Sintering S. Somiya, M. Yoshimura, H. Toraya, E. Tani, M. Suzuki, S. Kikugawa and T. Hattori 739
73. Free Energy Theory of Material Transport for Sintering and Diffusional Creep Y. Inomata 753
74. Fracture of Circular Structural Element of Ceramics under Compressive Contact Loading S. Koga and T. Sasa 762
75. Ceramic Coatings for Heat Engine Materials -Status and Future Needs W.J. Lackey, D.P. Stinton, G.A. Cerny, L.L. Fehrenbacher and A.C. Schaffhauser 770
76. Microstrucure and Related Properties in C/C Composites S. Kimura, E. Yasuda and Y. Tanabe 783
77. Some Properties of Binderless Carbon from Ground Coke Powder and the Carbon-B4C-SiC Composites K. Kobayashi, H. Yoshida, I. Ogawa, T. Hagio and T. Yamamoto 791
78. Niobium-Wire Reinforced MoSi2 E. Fitzer, R. Gadow and W. Remmele 799
Subject Index 808
Forword Shigeyuki Somiya, Eizo Kanai and Ken-ichiro Ando