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 High Temperature Structural Silicides (pages 1–17): John J. PetrovicChapter 2 Advanced Ceramics in the U.S. for the 21ST Century: Prospects and Challenges (pages 19–27): Stephen W. Freiman and George Y. OnodaChapter 3 Synthesis and Characterization of Mullite and Yag Fibers Grown from Deeply Undercooled Melts (pages 29–38): Dong Zhu, Mohammad H. Jilavi and Waltraud M. KrivenChapter 4 Solar Reflector Coatings for Space Applications (pages 39–46): Yoshiro Harada and Mukund DeshpandeChapter 5 Passivation of Inner Surfaces of Chemical Process Reactor Tubes by Chemical Vapor Deposition (pages 47–54): Terence J. ClarkChapter 6 Synthesis and Thermal Stability of a Si?N?(O) Fiber (pages 55–64): Ulrich Vogt, Georg Chollon and Karl BerrothChapter 7 Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Melt Spun Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Yag) Fiber (pages 65–70): Dragan Popovich, John L. Lombardi and Bruce H. KingChapter 8 Scaling Technogy for Production of Continuous Ceramic Fiber (pages 73–85): J. J. BiernackiChapter 9 Piezoelectric Fibers Produced by the Fibrous Monolith Technique (pages 87–94): Gene A. Danko, Dragan Popovich and Fatih DoganChapter 10 Creep and Subcritical Crack Growth of Nextel 720 Alumino Silicate Fibers as Received and After Heat Treatment at 1300°C (pages 95–102): J. Goring and H. SchneiderChapter 11 Microstructure and Interfacial Properties of Laser Ablation Coated, Fiber?Reinforced Ceramic Composite (pages 105–112): Dong Zhu, Helen Chung, Mohammad H. Jilavi and Waltraud M. KrivenChapter 12 Thermal Stability and Chemical Corrosion Resistance of Newly Developed Continuous Si?Zr?C?O Tyranno Fiber (pages 113–118): Kiyoshi Kumagawa, Hiroyuki Yamaoka, Masaki Shibuya and Takemi YamamuraChapter 13 On the Statistical Strength of Nicalon Fibers and its Characterization (pages 119–126): Yuntian T. Zhu, Seth T. Taylor, Michael G. Stout, Darryl P. Butt, William R. Blumenthal and Terry C. LoweChapter 14 Polymer Architecture and Crystallization Behavior of SiCN?Fiber Precursors (pages 127–133): D. Suttor, J. Hacker, S. Tra?l, H. Muller, H.?J. Kleebe and G. ZieglerChapter 15 High Temperature Contraction Behavior of Polymer?Derived Sic Fibers (pages 135–142): Hee Mann Yun and James A. DicarloChapter 16 Structure and Properties of Sylramic™ Silicon Carbide Fiber—A Polycrystalline, Stoichiometric ??Sic Composition (pages 147–157): J. Lipowitz, J. A. Rabe, A. Zangvil and Y. XuChapter 17 Joining of Silicon Carbide ? Based Ceramics by Reaction Forming Approach (pages 159–166): M. SinghChapter 18 Electrically Insulating Joining of Carbon?Carbon Composites for High Temperature Applications (pages 167–175): Liang A. XueChapter 19 Joining Ceramic Composites Using Active Metal/Hpcs Preceramic Polymer Slurries (pages 177–182): W. J. Sherwood, C. K. Whitmarsh, J. M. Jacobs and L. V. InterranteChapter 20 Intra?Granular Strengthening and Toughening by Brittle Nanoparticles in Ceramic Nanocomposites (pages 187–194): Tatsuki OhjiChapter 21 Thermal Shock Resistance of Mullite and Mullite?ZrO2?SiC?Whisker Composites (pages 195–203): William H. Kelly, Anthony N. Palazotto, Robert Ruh, Jonas K. Heuer and Avigdor ZangvilChapter 22 Grain Size Control and Phase Transformations in Nanophase Al2O3?ZrO2 (pages 205–210): Bridget M. Smyser, Jane F. Connelly, Richard D. Sisson and Virgil ProvenzanoChapter 23 Fracture Toughness and Reliability of Si3N4 Whisker?Reinforced Si3N4 Ceramics (pages 211–218): Celio A. Costa and Judith A. ToddChapter 24 Sinter?Plus?Hiping of Zirconia and Zirconia?Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 219–226): A. G. SolomahChapter 25 Spark?Erosion Process Effects on the Properties and Performance of a Tib2 Particulate?Reinforced/SiC Matrix Ceramic Composite (pages 227–238): M. Ramulu, M. G. Jenkins and J. A. DaigneaultChapter 26 Solid?Particle Erosion of an Al2O3?SiC?TiC Composite (pages 239–246): Ming Jiang, K. C. Goretta, Dileep Singh and J. L. RoutbortChapter 27 Fractal Analysis of a Multilayered Composite DCB Specimen (pages 247–252): J. Cuneo, Z. Chen, J. J. Mecholsky and T. L. JessenChapter 28 Stress Relaxation Around Crack Tip in Ceramic Composites (pages 253–260): Hidenari Baba, Seijiro Hayashi and Akihiko SuzukiChapter 29 Characterization of Grain?Boundary Fracture in Ceramics (pages 261–265): T. Nishida, K. Maruyama, N. Muraki, H.?J. Kleebe and G. PezzottiChapter 30 Monazite Interface Coatings in Polymer and Sol?Gel Derived Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 267–277): A. Cazzato, M. Colby, D. Daws, J. Davis, P. Morgan, J. Porter, S. Butner and B. JurfChapter 31 Isotropic Complex Oxides as Fiber Coatings for Oxide?Oxide CFCC (pages 279–284): Richard W. Goettler, Sankar Sambasivan and Vinayak P. DravidChapter 32 Liquid MOCVD Precursors and Their Application to Fiber Interface Coatings (pages 287–294): Paul V. ChaykaChapter 33 Microstructural Characterization of a 2?D Woven Nicalon/SiC Ceramic Composite by Scanning Electron Microscopy Line?Scan Technique (pages 295–300): Wei Zhao, Peter K. Liaw and David C. JoyChapter 34 Effect of the Surface Structure of Si?Ti?C?O Fiber on the Properties of 3?Dimensional Fiber Reinforced Silicon Carbide Composites (pages 303–310): T Tanaka, N. Tamari, I. Kondo and M. IwasaChapter 35 Evaluation of Fibre?Matrix Interfacial Strength in a SiC Fibre?Reinforced Ti?6A1–4V Composite (pages 312–320): R. Berriche, P. Saxena, A. K. Koul and J. BeddoesChapter 36 The Characterisation and Properties of Coatings on High Volume Fraction Metal Matrix Composites (pages 321–328): S. M. Nuttall, P. M. Mummery and R. M. K. YoungChapter 37 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties for Alumina/Copper Nanocomposites (pages 329–336): Sung?Tag Oh, Tohru Sekino and Koichi NiiharaChapter 38 Studies of NbC?WC Solid Solution?Graphite Composites (pages 337–344): Yoshiro Harada and Mukund DeshpandeChapter 39 The Role of Crack Morholgy on the Failure Behavior of Laminated Composites (pages 345–349): S. B. BinerChapter 40 Mechanical Performance of Multi?Layered Silicon Nitride (pages 353–360): Tatsuki Ohji, Kiyoshi Hirao and Shuzo KanzakiChapter 41 Effects of Oil Degradation on the Friction and Wear Properties of Silicon Nitride/M?50 Steel Sliding Couples (pages 361–368): Robert Sabia, David Mitchell and James H. AdairChapter 42 Alumina Woven Fibre?Reinforced Composites Produced by Directed Melt Oxidation (pages 369–378): X. Gu and E. G. ButlerChapter 43 Effects of Interface Modification on Mechanical Behavior of Hi?Nicalon Fiber?Reinforced Celsian Matrix Composites (pages 379–389): Narottam R Bansal and Jeffrey I. EldridgeChapter 44 Processing and Performance of CFCCs Using Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding and Blackglas™ Preceramic Polymer Pyrolysis (pages 391–399): M. N. Ghaseminejhad, Jocelyn K. Bayliss, R. Leung and J. G. SikoniaChapter 45 Effects of Lamina Stacking Sequence on the in?Plane Elastic Stress Distribution of a Plain?Weave Nicalon Fiber Reinforced SiC Laminated Composite with a Lay?Up OF [0/30/60] (pages 401–406): Wei Zhao, Peter K. Liaw and Niann?I YuChapter 46 Fabrication and Properties of SiC/SiC Composites Derived from Ceraset™ SN Preceramic Polymer (pages 409–417): David V. Miller, Donald L. Pommell and Gerhard H. SchirokyChapter 47 Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Reaction Sintered Silicon Carbide Matrix Composite (pages 419–426): T. Kameda, A. Sayano, N. Amiji, H. Ichikawa, H. Hamada, A. Fujita and T. UozumiChapter 48 Structure and Characterization of SiC Matrix Composite Via Slurry and Pulse CVI Joint Process (pages 427–430): K. Suzuki and K. NakanoChapter 49 Redistribution of Internal Stresses in Composites: An Approach for Increasing the Matrix Cracking Stress (pages 436–446): Edgar Lara?Curzio and Christiana M. RussChapter 50 Modeling Strength Degradation of Hypervelocity Impacted Windows for the Space Shuttle (pages 447–454): G.?Q. Zhu, J. E. Ritter and K. JakusChapter 51 Multiaxial Internal Variable Modeling of the Creep Deformation and Fracture of an Advanced Silicon Nitride (pages 455–465): R. M. Hazime and C. S. WhiteChapter 52 An Analysis of Creep Crack Growth of Interface Cracks in Layered/Graded Materials (pages 467–474): S. B. BinerChapter 53 Prediction of Sialon Diesel Valve Failure Probability Using Allied Signal's Ceramic and Erica Life Prediction Codes (pages 475–480): A. A. Wereszczak, T. P. Kirkland, M. K. Ferber and M. J. AndrewsChapter 54 Numerical Modeling of the Mechanical Response of a Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composite in Flexure (pages 485–493): K. Y. Mark and M. G. JenkinsChapter 55 Error in Flexure Testing of Advanced Ceramics Under Cyclic Loading (pages 495–502): Sung R. ChoiChapter 56 Fracture in Unidirectional Off?Axis Ceramic Matrix Composite (pages 503–510): Alex S. Selvarathinam and Y. J. WeitsmanChapter 57 Effects of Coal Slag Corrosion on the Mechanical Properties of Sintered ??Silicon Carbide (pages 512–523): Sophie E. Hannel, Kristin Breder and Debra L. JoslinChapter 58 Environmental Durability of BN?Based Interphases (for SiCf/SiCm Composites) in H2O Containing Atmospheres at Intermediate Temperatures (pages 525–534): G. N. Morscher, D. R. Bryant and R. E. TresslerChapter 59 Silicon Nitride at Very High Temperatures: Bubble and Pit Formation (pages 535–546): K. G. Nickel and E. ButchereitChapter 60 Stressed Oxidation of C/SiC Composites (pages 547–554): Michael C. Halbig, David N. Brewer, Andrew J. Eckel and James D. CawleyChapter 61 Thermal?Mechanical Fatigue of Fiber?Reinforced Ceramics (pages 555–569): David J. Weinberg, Frank K. Myers and John W. HolmesChapter 62 Processing and Oxidation Behavior of Y5Si3 (pages 571–578): J. Williams and M. AkineChapter 63 The Effect of Neutron Irradiation on Silicon Carbide Fibers (pages 579–583): G. A. NewsomeChapter 64 Effect of Irradiation on Thermal Expansion of SiCf/SiC Composites (pages 591–598): D. J. Senor, D. J. Trimble, G. A. Newsome, J. J. Woods and Lockheed MartinChapter 65 Oxidation and Hot Corrosion of Dupont Lanxide Enhanced SiC/SiC and Hitco SiC/C Composites (pages 599–606): George Y. Richardson and Robert W. KowalikChapter 66 Fabrication and Properties of Quasi?Isotropic Silicon Nitride?Boron Nitride Fibrous Monoliths (pages 607–613): Gene A. Danko, Gregory E. Hilmas, John W. Halloran and Bruce KingChapter 67 Silicon Nitride Composites Materials with an Improved High Temperature Oxidation Resistance (pages 615–623): Hagen Klemm, Mathias Herrmann and Christian SchubertChapter 68 Selective Material Characterisation of Ceramic Matrix Composites for Advanced Gas Turbines (pages 625–632): K. Ifflander, G. C. Gualco, F. Rosatelli, S. Hampshire, E. H. Van Brug, A. Ferriere, G. P. Rodriguez, R. J. Fordham, P. Dupel, N. Mason and M. NedeleChapter 69 The Behavior of two Si3N4 and Two SiC Ceramics Subject to Oxidation Environments (pages 633–643): H. S. Rho, N. L. Hecht and G. A. GravesChapter 70 Prediction of the Oxidation Behaviour of Carbon Fibre?Based High Temperature Composites for Hypersonic Flight and Power Generation (pages 645–652): K. Ifflander and K. KellerChapter 71 Hypervelocity Micrometeorite Damage in Fused Silica Space Shuttle Windows (pages 653–660): J. Lankford, K. Edelstein and Lyndon B. JohnsonChapter 72 Effects of Material Removal Process on the High?Temperature Performance of an Oxide?Matrix CFCC (pages 661–669): K. R. Fehlmann and M. G. JenkinsChapter 73 Creep Behavior of Compositionally Varied Si/SiC Composites (pages 672–680): Hong Zhou, James E. Webb and Raj N. SinghChapter 74 High?Temperature Load Transfer in Nicalon/Bmas Glass?Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 681–685): Sujanto Widjaja, Karl Jakus, John E. Ritter, Edgar Lara?Curzio, Ellen Y. Sun, Thomas R. Watkins and John J. BrennanChapter 75 The Effect of High Temperature on the Microstructure and Properties of Nicalon?Reinforced Zirconium Phosphate Composites (pages 689–696): Barry A. Bender, Roy J. Rayne, Todd L. Jessen and Scott BrowningChapter 76 Effect of Fiber Architecture on Mechanical Behavior of SiC(f)/SiC Composites (pages 697–708): Dileep Singh, Jitendra P. Singh and Manish SutariaChapter 77 Development of Engineered Inhomogeneities for Mechanical Behavior Studies of Unidirectional CFCMCs (pages 709–717): Todd L. Jessen, Victor A. Greenhut and Barry A. BenderChapter 78 Thermal?Shock Behavior of Advanced Ceramic/Composite Hot?Gas Filters (pages 719–727): J. P. Singh, M. Sutaria and W. BielkeChapter 79 Tensile Tests of Miniature Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Composites for Screening Process?Property Relations (pages 729–736): S. T. Gonczy, R. C. Sprandel and K. T. FaberChapter 80 The Effect of Static and Cyclic Tensile Stress and Temperature on Fatlure for Precracked Hi?Nicalon/BN/CVD Sic Minicomposites in Air (pages 737–745): Gregory N. MorscherChapter 81 The Monotonic and Fatigue Behavior of a Nicalon™/Alumina Composite at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures (pages 747–755): N. Miriyala, P. K. Liaw, C. J. Mchargue, L. L. Snead and J. A. MorrisonChapter 82 Effect of Abrasive Wear on Interfacial Shear Sliding Resistance in Sic Fiber?Reinforced Al2O3 Matrix Composite (pages 757–762): H. Kakisawa and Y. KagawaChapter 83 Thermo?Mechanical Fatigue Behavior of Cross?Ply Ceramic Matrix Composite Under Tension?Tension Loading (pages 763–770): D. G. Allen and S. MallChapter 84 Structure and Properties of Si?Ti?C?O Fiber?Bonded Ceramics (pages 771–778): Toshihiro Ishikawa, Shinji Kajii, Yasuhiko Kohtoku and Takemi YamamuraChapter 85 Some Mechanical Properties of Sic(Hinicalon™) Fiber?Reinforced Sic Matrix Nicaloceram™ Composites (pages 779–784): M. Takeda, Y. Imai, H. Ichikawa, Y. Kagawa, H. Iba and H. KakisawaChapter 86 Optmechanical Fiber?Reinforced Glass Matrix Composite: Fabrication and Properties (pages 787–792): H. Iba, T. Chang and Y. Kagawa