| Preface S. SOMIYA and R.C. BRADT |
| Participants |
| 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 |
| 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 |
