Content: Chapter 1 Properties of Rare Earth Oxynitride Glasses and the Implications for High Temperature Behaviour of Silicon Nitride Ceramics (pages 2–8): Stuart Hampshire and Michael J. PomeroyChapter 2 Mechanical Properties of Porous Silicon Nitride from Fine/Coarse Powder Mixture (pages 9–12): Masato Ishizaki, Motohide Ando, Naoki Kondo and Tatsuki OhjiChapter 3 Production and Characterization of Ultra Refractory HfB2?SiC Composites (pages 13–18): Frederic Monteverde and Alida BellosiChapter 4 Sintering Behavior of Dense Nanocrystalline Zirconia Ceramics: A Comparative Investigation (pages 19–24): M. Wolff, G. Falk and R. ClasenChapter 5 Direct Evaluation of Local Thermal Conduction in Silicon Nitrides with Enhanced Grain Growth (pages 25–30): Akira Okada, Toshio Hori, Takeo Okamura, Yasuyuki Niino and Jiping YeChapter 6 Mechanical Properties of Pressureless Sintered SiC?AIN Composites Obtained without Sintering Bed (pages 31–36): G. Magnani and L. BeaulardiChapter 7 The Influence of Beta?Eucryptite Glassceramics on the Structure and Main Properties of Alumina Ceramics (pages 37–42): James A. Geodakyan, Aram K. Kostanyan, Karen J. Geodakyan, Svetlana T. Sagatelyan and Berta V. PetrosyanChapter 8 Mechanical Behavior of SiC?Polycrystalline Fiber?Bonded?Cermics (pages 43–48): S. Kajii, K. Matsunaga, M. Sato and T. IshikawaChapter 9 Design, Manufacture and Quality Assurance of C/C?SiC Composites for Space Transportation Systems (pages 49–58): W. Krenkel, J. M. Hausherr, T. Reimer and M. Frie?Chapter 10 Effect of Fabrication Process on Internal Friction of SiC/SiC Composites (pages 59–64): Hisashi Serizawa, Hiroshi Araki, Tetusji Noda, Shinji Sato and Akira KohyamaChapter 11 Effect of Interphase on Transthickness Tensile Strength of High?Purity Silicon Carbide Composites (pages 65–70): T. Hinoki, Y. Maki, A. Kohyama, E. Lara?Curzio and L. L. SneadChapter 12 Through?Thickness Properties of 2D Woven SiC/SiC Panels with Various Microstructures (pages 71–78): H. M. Yun and J. A. DicarloChapter 13 An Assessment of Variability in the Average Tensile Properties of a Melt?Infiltrated SiC/SiC Composite (pages 79–86): Sreeramesh Kalluri, Anthony M. Calomino and David N. BrewerChapter 14 Net Shape Manufacturing of Fabric Reinford Oxide/Oxide Components Via Resin Transfer Moulding and Pyrolysis (pages 87–92): Bernhard Heidenreich, Walter Krenkel, Martin Frie? and Heiner GedonChapter 15 In?Situ Reaction Depposition Coating of LaPO4 on Al2O3 Fabric Cloth for Al2O3/Al2O3 Composites (pages 93–98): Toyohiko Yano, Pengyuan Lee and Masamitsu ImaiChapter 16 Effect of Alkali Choice on Geopolymer Properties (pages 99–104): Waltrud M. Kriven and Jonathan L. BellChapter 17 Thermal Shock Resistance of Nextel ™610 and Nextel ™720 Continuous Fiber?Reinforced Mullite Matrix Composites (pages 105–110): Reinhard A. Simon and Peter SupancicChapter 18 Tensile Properties of Nextel ™720?Based Tows and Minicomposites Subjected to High?Temperature Soaking (pages 111–116): D. M. Pai, S. Yarmolenko, B. Kailasshankar, C. Murphy, J. Sankar and L. P. ZawadaChapter 19 Effect of Monazite Coating on Tensile Behavior of Nextel™ 720 Fibers at High Temperatures (pages 117–122): D. M. Pai, S. Yarmolenko, E. Freeman, J. Sankar and L. P. ZawadaChapter 20 BN Interphase Processed by LP?CVD from Tris(Dimethylamino)Borane and Characterized using SiC/SiC Minicomposites (pages 123–128): S. Jacques, B. Bonnetot, M.?P. Berthet and H. VincentChapter 21 Oxidation Effects on Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Electroconductive Ceramic Composites (pages 129–135): Alida Bellosi, Valentina Medri and Diletta ScitiChapter 22 Oxidation Kinetics and Strength Degradation of Carbon Fibers in a Cracked Ceramic Matrix Composite (pages 137–146): Michael C. HalbigChapter 23 Mechanical Behavior and Oxidation?Resistance of an Orthogonal 3D ??SIC Fiber/Carbon Matrix Composite (pages 147–152): Takuya Aoki, Toshio Ogasawara and Takashi IshikawaChapter 24 Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites Exposed to Rig Tests (pages 153–159): G. Y. Richardson, C. S. Lei and Raj N. SinghChapter 25 Composition and Microstructural Design for Improved Wear Properties in Sialon Ceramics (pages 161–166): Mark I Jones, Kiyoshi Hirao, Yukihiko Yamauchi and Hideki HyugaChapter 26 Plasma?Treated Silicon Nitrides Exhibiting Ultra?Low Friction (pages 167–172): Akira Okada, Toshio Hori, Kenichi Ueoka and Jiping YeChapter 27 Tribological Properties of Si3N4/Si3N4?BN Alternate Layered Composites (pages 173–178): Takashi Hirao, Kiyoshi Hirao and Yukihiko YamauchiChapter 28 A Motorcycle Brake System with C/C?SiC Composite Brake Discs (pages 179–184): Zmago Stadler, Tomaz Kosmac, Mihael Kermc and Ales DakskoblerChapter 29 The Tribological Property Effects of Graphite within a Composite Pad?Cast Iron Braking System (pages 185–190): Severine RamousseChapter 30 High Performance C/C?SIC Brake Pads (pages 191–196): Walter Krenkel, Hussam Abu El?Hija and Michael KriescherChapter 31 Sliding Contact Damage of Y??/? COmposite SiAlON Ceramics (pages 197–202): Wataru Kanematsu, Mark I. Jones and Kiyoshi HiraoChapter 32 Processing and Wear Behavior of Cr?Al2O3?ZrO2 and Mo?Al2O3?ZrO2 Composites. (pages 203–209): R. Janssen, S. Scheppokat, G. De Portue, R. Hannink and N. ClaussenChapter 33 Improving Performance of Polycrystalline Diamond Components in Three?Cone Roller Bits using Fibrous Monolith Technology (pages 211–218): Anthony Griffo and Dan BelnapChapter 34 Enhancement of the Fracture Resistance of SiC Fiber (NICALON™) /SiC Refractory Composites (pages 219–224): Tomohiro Tanaka, Shigeru Fukumaru, Hiroshi Ichikawa and Hiroshi AbeChapter 35 Critical Frontal Process Zone Evaluation of Aluminum Titanate/Alumina Based Ceramics by SEVNB Technique (pages 225–230): Chun?Hong Chen and Hideo AwajiChapter 36 Atomistic Study of Crack Propagation Near the Cu(111)/Al2O3(0001) Interface (pages 231–236): Sergey V. Dmitriev, Nobuhiro Yoshikawa, Makoto Hasegawa, Yutaka Kagawa, Masanori Kohyama and Shingo TanakaChapter 37 Sensitivity of Silicon Carbide and Other Ceramics to Edge Fracture: Method and Results (pages 237–246): George Gogotsi, Sergey Mudrik and Andreas RendtelChapter 38 Determination of Elastic Properties of a Ceramic?Based Joint Using a Digital Image Correlation Method (pages 247–253): Matthieu Puyo?Pain and Jacques LamonChapter 39 Evaluation of Four Different Experimental Techniques for Determination of Elastic Properties of Solids (pages 255–260): Miladin Radovic, Edgar Lara?Curzio and Laura RiesterChapter 40 Strength Testing System for Ceramic Grains (pages 261–266): Kristin Breder, Edgar Lara?Curzio and Laura RiesterChapter 41 Characterization of C/Enhanced SiC Composite During Creep?Rupture Tests Using an Ultrasonic Guided Wave Scan System (pages 267–274): Don J. Roth, Michael J. Verrilli, Richard E. Martin and Laura M. CosgriffChapter 42 Design of a High Temperature Test Device for Bidirectional Loading for CMC Samples (pages 275–281): I. Fischer, T. Reimer and H. WeihsChapter 43 Biaxial Strength Test of Discs of Different Size Using the Ball on Three Balls Test (pages 283–288): Andreas Borger, Robert Danzer and Peter SupancicChapter 44 Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Surface Degradation Mechanisms of Zirconia Based Ceramics (pages 289–294): Sylvain Deville, Jerome Chevalier, Gilbert Fantozzi, Ramon Torrecillas, Jose F. Bartolome and Jose S. MoyaChapter 45 Internal Pressure Testing of Structural Ceramic Tubes (pages 295–300): R. H. Carter and J. J. SwabChapter 46 Characterization of Si3N4 Bars Extracted from Various Regions of a Billet by Resonance and Flex Testing (pages 301–306): G. Ojard, T. Barnett, M. Ferber and K. JohnsonChapter 47 Laser Scattering characterization of Subsurface Defect/Damage in Silicon?Nitride Ceramic Valves (pages 307–312): J. G. Sun, J. M. Zhang and M. J. AndrewsChapter 48 A Model for the Bulk Mechanical Response of Porous Ceramics Exhibiting a Ferroelectric?to?Antiferroelectric Phase Transition During Hydrostatic Compression (pages 313–318): Stephen T. Montgomery and David H. ZeuchChapter 49 Random Local Load Sharing in Multifilament Bundles: Modelling and Influence on Ceramic Matrix Composite Failure (pages 319–325): V. Calard and J. LamonChapter 50 Experimental and Numerical Fluid?Structure Investigations of a Generic Bodyflap Region Model (pages 327–332): Roger Schaefer, Burkard Esser, Ali Guelhan and Andreas MackChapter 51 Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Structural, Environmental and Functional Applications (pages 333–338): Chapter 52 Erosion of Bare and Coated Polymer Matrix Composites by Solid Particle Impingement (pages 339–344): Kazuhisa Miyoshi, James K. Sutter, Richard A. Horan, Subhash K. Naik and Randall J. CuppChapter 53 The Effect of Thermal Mismatch on Stresses, Morphology and Failures in Thermal Barrier Coatings (pages 345–350): J. Shi, S. Darzens and A. M. KarlssonChapter 54 Mechanically Induced Delamination Cracking in Thermal Barrier Composites (pages 351–356): Takashi Wakui, Jurgen Malzbender, Egbert Wessel, Rolf W. Steinbrech and Lorenz SingheiserChapter 55 Investigation of Thermal Fatigue Life of Thermal Barrier Coating (pages 357–362): Y. Ohtake and T. NatsumuraChapter 56 Evaluation of Two New Thermal Barrier Coating Materials Produced by APS and EB?PVD (pages 363–373): B. Saruhan, U. Schulz, P. Bengtsson, R. Knoedler, P. Moretto, F. Taricco, R. Vassen, G. Pracht, C. Friedrich, O. Lavigne, C. Siry, N. Coignard and R. WingChapter 57 Low Thermal Conductivity Ceramics for Turbine Blade Thermal Barrier Coating Application (pages 375–380): Uwe Schulz, P. Moretto, B. Saint?Ramond, A. Vanlieshout, O. Lavigne and A. BorgerChapter 58 Solution Precursor Plasma Spray: A PROmising New Technique for Forming Functional Nanostructured Films and Coatings (pages 381–387): Xinqing Ma, Jeff Roth, T. D. Xiao, L. D. Xie, M. Gell, E. H. Jordan and N. P. PadtureChapter 59 Further Improvement of the Properties of Sprayed TBC Using Hollow PSZ Spheres (pages 389–398): Ghislaine Bertrand, Priscille Roy, Remy Mevrel, Cathy Meunier and Didier DemangeChapter 60 Effects of Bond Coat Surface Roughness and Pre?Oxidation on the Thermal Cycling Lifetime of Thermal Barrier Coatings (pages 399–404): J. Liu and Y. H. SohnChapter 61 Chemical Etching of Silicon Carbide Ceramic Surface in Chlorine?Containing Gas Mixtures (pages 405–410): A. V. Zinovev, J. F. Moore, J. Hryn, O. Auciello, J. Carlisle and M. J. PellinChapter 62 Micromechanisms Affecting Macroscopic Deformation of Plasmasprayed TBCs (pages 411–416): E. Trunova, R. Herzog, T. Wakui, R. W. Steinbrech, E. Wessel and L. SingheiserChapter 63 Stability of Silicon Nitride Coated with Lutetium Disilicate in an Oxidative Environment (pages 417–422): Tomohiro Suetsuna, Motohide Ando, Masato Ishizaki, Tatsuki Ohji and Masahiro AsayamaChapter 64 Effect of Scattering on the Combined Reflection and Thermal Radiation Emission of a Typical Semitransparent TBC Material (pages 423–428): Charles M. SpucklerChapter 65 Behavior of Sputter?Deposited Alumina Thin Films Under Subcritical Hydrothermal Conditions (pages 429–434): Sang Tae Park and Ronald H. BaneyChapter 66 Stability and Performance of High Emissivity Coatings for Radiation Coupled Thermionic Converters (pages 435–440): Paul N. Clark, Bryan H. C. Chen, William H. Robertson and Holger H. StreckertChapter 67 Functionally Graded CVD Mullite Environmental Barrier Coatings (pages 441–450): S. N. Basu and V. K. SarinChapter 68 Corrosion Mechanism of Lu2Si2O7 Phase in Static State Water Vapor Environment (pages 451–455): Shunkichi Ueno, D. Doni Jayaseelan, Naoki Kondo, Tatsuki Ohji and Shuzo KanzakiChapter 69 Examination of Fracture Process and Environmental Resistance of Ceramic Matrix Composites (SiC/SiC) (pages 457–462): Mitsutoshi Okada, Isao Yuri, Tohru Hisamatsu, Akito Nitta, Tsuneji Kameda and Yoshiyuki YasutomiChapter 70 Corrosion of Ceramic Materials in Hot Gas Environment (pages 463–468): Hagen Klemm, Marco Fritsch and Bjoern SchenkChapter 71 Optimizing Cu?Cr Coatings for Environmental Protection of Copper Alloys (pages 469–477): Linus U. OgbujiChapter 72 Characterization of Y2O3?Doped La2Zr2O7 Based EB?PVD Thermal Barrier Coatings Using X?Ray Microtomography (CMT) and Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) (pages 479–484): B. Saruhan, A. Flores Renteria, F. Decarlo, A. Kulkarni and J. IlavskyChapter 73 Growth of Thermally Grown Oxide on (Ni, Pt)Al Bondcoat During Short Term Oxidation (pages 485–490): S. Laxman, Y. H. Sohn and K. S. MurphyChapter 74 Measuring and Modeling Residual Stresses in Air Plasma Spray Thermal Barrier Coatings (pages 491–496): Xiaoqun Chen, Jalees Ahmad and Jeff PriceChapter 75 Formation of Environmental Barrier Coating on SI3N4 by Gas?Pressure Sintering (pages 497–500): D. Doni Jayaseelan, S. Ueno, N. Kondo, T. Ohji and S. KanzakiChapter 76 Wear of a Bioceramic Dental Restorative Material by Tooth Brushing (pages 502–508): Anna Pallas, Harkan Engqvist, L?A Linden and Leif HermanssonChapter 77 Depth?Profiling of Composition and Texture in Human Tooth Enamel–A Functionally Graded Material (pages 509–514): I. M. LowChapter 78 Morphologies of Precipitate in the Carbonate Plus Phosphate Aqueous Solution (pages 515–521): Wen?Yi Huang and Tzer?Shin SheuChapter 79 Calcium Phosphate Ceramics as Substrate for Cartilage Cultivation (pages 523–528): Rolf Janssen, Stephanie Nagel?Heyer, Christiane Goepfert, Ralf Portner, Derya Toykan, Oliver Krummhauer, Michael Morlock, Peter Adamietz, Norbert M. Meenen, Waltraud M. Kriven, Dong?Kyu Kim, Anna Tampieri and Giancarlo CelottiChapter 80 Resorbable Polymer?Ceramic Composites for Orthopedic Scaffold Applications (pages 529–536): R. Vaidyanathan, B. Hecht, A. Studley, T. Phillips, P. D. Calvert, B. Tellis, A. Coleman and J. SzivekChapter 81 Nanoceramics as Drug Delivery Carriers (pages 537–542): Waltraud M. Kriven, Seo?Young Kwak, Matthew A. Wallig, Tomas Martin?Jimenez, Robert B. Clarkson, Barbara E. Kitchell and Jin?Ho ChoyChapter 82 Chemical Processing of Brushite: Its Conversion to Apatite or Ca2P2O7 (pages 543–548): A. Cuneyt Tas and Sarit B. BhaduriChapter 83 Chemical Interactions between Ca?Aluminate Implants and Bone (pages 549–554): H. Engqvist, M. Couillard, G. A. Botton, N. Axen, N. O. Ahnfelt and L. HermanssonChapter 84 Fabrication of Novel Hydroxyapatite/Titanium Composite Coating Using rf Reactive Plasma Spraying (pages 555–564): Y. Yokogawa, M. Inagaki and T. KameyamaChapter 85 Manufacturing of Ceramic Dental Components by Means of Electro?Phoretic Deposition (pages 565–570): Christian Oetzel, Jan Tabellion and Rolf ClasenChapter 86 New and Conventional Simulated Body Fluids (pages 571–576): Hiroaki Takadama, Masami Tanahashi Hashimoto, Yorinobu Takigawa, Mineo Mizuno and Tadashi KokuboChapter 87 Scratch Testing of a Dental Restorative Material Based on Calcium Aluminate (pages 577–582): Anna Pallas, Hakan Engqvist, S. Jacobsson and Leif HermanssonChapter 88 Near?Shape Manufacturing of Complex Silica Glasses by Electrophoretic Deposition of Mixtures of Nanosized and Coarser Particles (pages 584–590): Jan Tabellion and Rolf ClasenChapter 89 Alumina Ceramics by Means of Electrophoretic Deposition of Submicron Powders (pages 591–596): Adelina Braun, Matthias Wolff, Christian Oetzel, Jan Tabellion, Guido Falk and Rolf ClasenChapter 90 Influence of the Synthesis Temperature on the Crystallization Path and Kinetics of YAG Powder (pages 597–602): Paola Palmero, Laura Montanaro, Claude Esnouf and Gilbert FantozziChapter 91 High Strength SISiC Ceramics Derived from Wood Powders (pages 603–608): Andreas Hofenauer, Olaf Treusch, Fritz Troger, Michaela Gahr, Jens Schmidt, Gerd Wegener, Walter Krenkel and JORg FrommChapter 92 Development of Screen Printable Sensors with Templated Mesoporous Silica (pages 609–614): Karin Lindqvist, Mari Areno and Elis CarlstromChapter 93 Synthesis and Characterization of Sol?Gel Derived Nanostructured Composite of ZnO/PVP Thin Film as Biosensor (pages 615–620): Tianbao Du, Hongwei Song and Olusegun J. IlegbusiChapter 94 Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of Carbon Based Films in the System C?N (pages 621–626): R. Ramamurti, R. S. Kukreja, L. Guo, V. Shanov and R. N. SinghChapter 95 Manufacturing of Thick Layers Made from Nanosized SiO2 Powders by dip?Coating (pages 627–632): Georg Fehringer and Rolf ClasenChapter 96 Mechanical Properties of Ni Embedded Alumina Nanocomposite Thin Films (pages 633–638): S. Neralla, D. Kumar, S. Yarmolenko and J. SankarChapter 97 Synthesis and Crystal Phase Evaluation of Hydroxylapatite Using the Rietveld?Maximum Entropy Method (pages 639–645): AndrE Vitor Chaves de Andrade, Jose Caetano Zurita da Silva, Carlos Oliveira Paiva?Santos, Cleverson Weber, Vegner Hizau dos Santos Utuni, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani, Christiane Phihppini Ferreira Borges, Elias da Costa, Salvador Martinez Manent and Av. Gal Carlos CavalcantiChapter 98 Processing and Hardness of a AL2O3 ? MgAl2O4 Nanocomposite (pages 647–653): B. W. McEnemey, G. Quinn, V. A. Greenhut, R. K. Sadangi, V. Shukla, B. Kear and D. E. Niesz