This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.Content: Chapter 1 Diamond as the Ultimate Ceramic (pages 3–22): Liselotte J. SchiolerChapter 2 Characterization of Polymer?Derived Silicon Carbide Fibers with Low Oxygen Content. Near?Stoichiometric Composition. and Improved Thermomechanical Stability (pages 25–35): M. D. Sacks, A. A. Morrone, G. W. Scheiffele and M. SaleemChapter 3 High Performance Silicon Carbide Fiber Hi?Nicalon for Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 37–44): M. Takeda, J. Sakamoto, A. Saeki, Y. Imai and H. IchikawaChapter 4 Preparation of Silicon Carbide Fiber from Activated Carbon Fiber and Gaseous Silicon Monoxide (pages 45–54): K. Okada, H. Kato, R. Kubo and K. NakajimaChapter 5 Structure and Properties of Polymer?Derived Stoichiometric SiC Fiber (pages 55–62): J. Lipowitz, J. A. Rabe, K. T. Nguyen, L. D. Orr and R. R. AndrolChapter 6 An Engineering Analysis for CMC Material Design Considerations Using Carborundum's Sintered SiC Fiber and Slurry Cast/Melt Infiltration Process (pages 63–72): G. V. Srinivasan, V. Venkateswaran and S. K. LauChapter 7 Fully?Reversed Cyclic Fatigue Response of Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature (pages 75–85): Mehran Elahi, Kin Liao, Kenneth Reifsnider and Thomas DunyakChapter 8 Effect of Preloading on Fatigue Strength in Dynamic Fatigue Testing of Ceramic Materials at Elevated Temperatures (pages 87–94): Sung R. Choi and Jonathan A. SalemChapter 9 Heat Transfer During Burner Rig Thermal Fatigue of Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 95–104): T. Erturk and J. McKelligetChapter 10 Strength and Fracture Toughness of Hot Pressed SiC Materials (pages 105–112): K. Cho and R. N. KatzChapter 11 High Temperature Flexural Strength and Creep Behavior of Reaction?Formed Silicon Carbide Ceramics (pages 113–120): M. Singh and W.A. SandersChapter 12 Fracture Toughness of Oxide Fiber Reinforced Silicon Carbide Composites (pages 121–125): Robert S. KirkChapter 13 Tensile Creep and Creep Rupture of SiC?Reinforced MoSi2 (pages 129–132): Jonathan D. French, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn and John J. PetrovicChapter 14 Fracture Behavior of MoSi2/Si3N4 Composite (pages 137–146): Lynn J. Neergaard and John J. PetrovicChapter 15 Mullite Whisker ? Molybdenum Disilicide Composites (pages 147–154): A. A. McFayden, G. Thomas and J. J. PetrovicChapter 16 Creep of Intermetallics and Their Composites (pages 155–162): K. Sadananda and C. R. FengChapter 17 Innovative Infrared Processing of Metal Matrix Composites (pages 163–172): Ray Y. Lin and G. SunilChapter 18 Thermodynamic Stability of Titanium?Aluminum Alloys in Air (pages 173–180): Wei?Heng Shih, J. B. Boodey, W. E. Frazier and S.?W. WangChapter 19 Fatigue Crack Growth in Ceramics and Composites (pages 181–188): K. Sadananda and A. K. VasudevanChapter 20 Development of a Flow Model Based Simulation for RTM of Blackglas™ Ceramic Composites (pages 191–199): R. Leek, G. Carpenter, J. Madsen and T. M. DonnellanChapter 21 An Infrared Attenuated Total Reflection Cure Monitor for Control of the Liquid Composite Molding Process (pages 201–208): Joy P. Dunkers and Richard S. ParnasChapter 22 Morphology and Structure Development in the Densification of 3?D Blackglas™ Nextel 312 Composites (pages 209–216): Roger Y. Leung and Michael GlazierChapter 23 Redistribution Reactions in Blackglas™ During Pyrolysis and Their Effect on Oxidative Stability (pages 217–224): Frances I. Hurwitz, Paula J, Heimann and Terrence A. KacikChapter 24 Modeling, Analysis and Kinetics of Transformations in Blackglas™ Preceramic Polymer Pyrolysis (pages 225–232): J. Annamalai, W. N. Gill and A. TobinChapter 25 Effects of Processing, Oxidation, & Fiber Architecture on Thermal & Mechanical Properties of BN?Nextel™ 312/Blackglas™ Composites (pages 233–241): A. Tobin, J. Holmes, K. R. Vaidyanathan, W. R. Cannon and S. C. DanforthChapter 26 Design and Development of a CMC Interturbine Seal (pages 243–250): P. K. Khandelwal and W. D. WildmanChapter 27 Fiber Architecture Design for CMC Engine Seal (pages 251–260): Frank K. KoChapter 28 Oxidation Protection of Carbon?Carbon Composites by (B+Si)N Coatings (pages 263–270): A. W. Moore, M. B. Dowell, E. R. Stover and L.D. BentsenChapter 29 Oxidation Behavior of a Partially Protected C/C Composite in a Hypersonic Flow (pages 271–277): J. Talandier, O. Sudre and J.?M. DorvauxChapter 30 Light Weight, Highly Thermally Conductive Composites for Space Radiators (pages 279–288): Jyh?Ming Ting, Jason R. Guth and Max L. LakeChapter 31 Ultrasonic and Vibration Characterization of Hybrid and Sandwich Carbon?Carbon Composites (pages 289–298): U. K. Vaidya, H. Mahfuz and S. JeelaniChapter 32 Rapid Fabrication of Carbon?Carbon Composites (pages 299–306): W. J. Lackey, S. Vaidyaraman, G. B. Freeman, P. K. Agrawal and M. D. LangmanChapter 33 Carbon?Carbon Composite IC Engine Valve Feasibility Investigation? A Summary (pages 307–314): Roy W. RiceChapter 34 Rapid Densification of Carbon?Carbon by Thermal?Gradient Chemical Vapor Infiltration (pages 315–322): I. Golecki, R. C. Morris, D. Narasimhan and N. ClementsChapter 35 Effect of Test Parameters on Tensile Mechanical Behaviour of a Continuous Fibre Ceramic Composite (CFCC) (pages 325–336): J. P. Piccola and M. G. JenkinsChapter 36 Evaluation of Four CMCS for Aerospace Turbine Engine Divergent Flaps and Seals (pages 337–339): L. P. Zawada and S. S. LeeChapter 37 The High Temperature Tensile Fatigue Behavior of a Polymer?Derived Ceramic Matrix Composite (pages 341–349): Edgar Lara?Curzio, Mattison K. Ferber, Ronald Boisvert and Andy SzwedaChapter 38 Room and High Temperature Fatigue Damage Evaluation of SiCySi3N4 Composites (pages 351–360): H. Mahfuz, M. Maniruzzaman, U. K. Vaidya, T. Brown and S. JeelaniChapter 39 On Damage Evolution of Cross?Ply Ceramic Composites (pages 361–368): N. Yu, H. Zhu and Y. WeitsmanChapter 40 The Effect of Non?Uniform Fiber Distribution on the Properties of a Unidirectional CFCMC: Mechanical & Physical Properties (pages 369–376): Todd L. Jessen, Victor A. Greenhut, John J. Friel and David LewisChapter 41 Fiber Twist Test: A New Single Fiber Test Method to Measure Composite Interface Properties (pages 377–382): Turgay Erturk and William M. ChepolisChapter 42 Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of LaAl11O18 by a Liquid Precursor Route (pages 385–387): Peter W. BrownChapter 43 Oxidation?Resistant Interfacial Coatings for Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composites (pages 389–399): S. Shanmugham, D. P. Stinton, F. Rebillat, A. Bleier, T. M. Besmann, E. Lara?Curzio and P. K. LiawChapter 44 Thermodynamic Analysis of CVD Mullite Coatings (pages 401–408): Rao Mulpuri and Vinod K. SarinChapter 45 Improved Interface Coatings for SiC Fibers in Ceramic Composites (pages 409–416): A. W. Moore, H. Sayir, S. C. Fanner and G. N. MorscherChapter 46 Preceramic Polymers for Use as Fiber Coatings (pages 417–423): P. J. Heimann, F. I. Hurwitz, D. Wheeler, J. Eldridge, R. Baranwal and R. DickersonChapter 47 CVD Processing of Fiber Coatings for CMCs (pages 425–432): C. J. Griffin and R. R. KieschkeChapter 48 Blackglas™?Nicalon™ Composites with CVD Boron Nitride Fiber Interface Coatings (pages 433–441): S. T. Gonczy, E. P. Butler, N. R. Khasgiwale, L. Tsakalakos, W. R. Cannon and S. C. DanforthChapter 49 Influence of Fiber Content on Mechanical Performance of SiC?Fiber?Reinforced Reaction?Bonded Silicon Nitride Composites (pages 445–458): D. Singh, J. P. Singh and R. T. BhattChapter 50 Ceramic Composite Turbine Engine Component Evaluation (pages 459–466): W. R. Fohey, J. M. Battison and T. A. NielsenChapter 51 Gas Pressure Sintering of Silicon Nitride to Optimize Fracture Toughness (pages 467–473): T. N. Tiegs, S. D. Nunn, T. M. Beavers, P. A. Menchhofer, D. L. Barker and D. W. CoffeyChapter 52 Opportunities for Enhancing the Thermal Conductivities of SiC and Si3N4 Ceramics Through Improved Processing (pages 475–487): J. S. Haggerty and A. LightfootChapter 53 Fabrication and Properties of Si3, N4?TiN Composites (pages 489–496): Shome N. Sinha and Terry N. TiegsChapter 54 A Porous, Oxidation?Resistant Fiber Coating for CMC Interphase (pages 497–505): Linus U. J. T. OgbujiChapter 55 High Temperature Slow Crack Growth of Sl3N4 Specimens Subjected to Uniaxial and Biaxial Dynamic Fatigue Loading Conditions (pages 509–517): Sung R. Choi, Noel N. Nemeth, Jonathan A. Salem, Lynn M. Powers and John P. GyekenyesiChapter 56 Stress Relaxation of Silicon Nitride at Elevated Temperatures (pages 519–528): A. A. Wereszczak, M. K. Ferber, T. P. Kirkland, E. Lara?Curzio, V. Parthasarathy and T. T. GribbChapter 57 Evaluation of Oxidation Exposure on the Mechanical Properties of Nextel™ 312/BN/Blackglas™ Composites (pages 529–537): K. Ranji Vaidyanathan, W. Roger Cannon, Stephen C. Danforth, Albert G. Tobin and John W. HolmesChapter 58 Surface Crack in Flexure (SCF) Measurements of the Fracture Toughness of Advanced Ceramics (pages 539–547): Robert J. Gettings and D. GeorgeChapter 59 Creep Resistance of Nextel™ 312/BN/Blackglas™ Composites (pages 549–557): K. Ranji Vaidyanalhan, W. Roger Cannon, Stephen C. Danforth and Albert G. TobinChapter 60 Uniaxial and Multiaxial Fatigue of Ceramic Composite Tubes (pages 559–569): Kin Liao, Mehran Elahi and Ken ReifsniderChapter 61 Slow Crack Growth in Alumina with R?Curve at Elevated Temperatures (pages 571–578): James E. Webb, Karl Jakus and John E. RitterChapter 62 Hertzian Indentation Damage in Alumina with R?Curve Behavior (pages 579–586): Sujanto Widjaja, Karl Jakus and John E. RitterChapter 63 High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Phosphate Bonded Ceramics (pages 587–594): C. A. Martin and I. G. Talmy