Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites XI, Volume 37, Issue 2

Jonathan Salem is the author of seven business books, a former regular contributor to Forbes, Advertising Age, and marketing category expert at Answers.com, and a frequently quoted SME for the media on breaking business news. He previously wrote about the intersection of brands & technology for Information Week. He's a Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and a Disruptor Foundation Fellow.

• Preface ix Introduction xiInternational Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics—30 Years of Excellence 1Michael G. Jenkins, Jonathan A. Salem, John Helfinstine, George D. Quinn, and Stephen T. GonczyStable Fracture Testing of Brittle Materials 13C. Baudín and A. García-PrietoAdventures and Misadventures in Applying ASTM Standard Test Method C 1421 to Measurements of the Fracture Toughness, KIC, of Glasses 29G. D. Quinn and Jeffrey J. SwabEffects of Aqueous Solutions on Slow Crack Growth of Soda Lime Silicate Glass 45Bronson D. Hausmann and Jonathan A. SalemModified Asymmetric Four-Point Bend Test Method for In-Plane Shear Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures 53Hisato Inoue, Masahiro Takanashi, Takeshi Nakamura, Takuya Aoki, and Toshio OgasawaraDevelopment of Transthickness Tension Test Method for Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures 61Hisato Inoue, Masahiro Takanashi, and Takeshi NakamuraFatigue Behavior of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites 71Takeshi Nakamura, Shinji Muto, and Takashi ManabeTension-Compression Fatigue of a Nextel™720/Alumina Composite at 1200° C in Air and in Steam 79R.L. Lanser and M. B. Ruggles-WrennFacility for Testing SiC Fiber Tows at Elevated Temperature in Silicic Acid-Saturated Steam 95S. J. Robertson, K. B. Sprinkle, and M. B. Ruggles-WrennFiber Strength of Hi-NicalonTM-S After Oxidation and Scale Crystallization in Si(OH)4 Saturated Steam 109R. S. Hay, R. Corns, A. Ross, B. Larson, and P. KazmierskiLong Term Durability Results from Ceramic Matrix Composites: Comparison Across Multiple Material Systems (Part I) 121G. Ojard, A. Calomino, B. Flandermeyer, J. Brennan, D. Jarmon, and D. BrewerInfluence of Curvature on High Velocity Impact of SiC/SiC Composites 131Michael J. Presby, Rabih Mansour, Manigandan Kannan, Richard K. Smith, Gregory N. Morscher, Frank Abdi, Cody Godines, and Sung ChoiCharacterization of Deformation and Damage in Porous SOFC Components via Spherical Indentation and Simulation 143Zhangwei Chen, Alan Atkinson, and Nigel BrandonMicro-Scale Sand Particles within the Hot-Section of a Gas Turbine Engine 159M. J. Walock, B. D. Barnett, A. Ghoshal, M. Murugan, J. J. Swab, M. S. Pepi, D. Hopkins, G. Gazonas, C. Rowe, and K. KernerSintering Properties of TiB2 Synthesized from Carbon Coated Precursors 171Zhezhen Fu and Rasit KocMicrostructure and Phase Relationship of Aluminum Boride/Carbide Composites 183S. Salamone, M. Aghajanian, S. E. Horner, and J. Q. ZhengApplication of FeNbC as a Hardfacing Material Using Laser Cladding—Part II 195Eduardo Tavares Galvani, Sergio Simoes, Carlos Henrique Novaes Banov, Hugo Leandro Rosa, Eduardo Cannizza, and Edmundo Burgos CruzPressurless Infiltration of Al2O3 Preform Containing Aligned Two-Dimensional Channels with Al-Mg-Si Alloy 207E. C. Hammel, M. S. Shohag, D. O. Olawale, O. I. Okoli, and V. A. RaviFunctional Properties of MWCNT-Alumina Composites Prepared by Novel Approach 217Ondrej Hanzel, Jaroslav Sedlá ek, and Pavol ŠajgalíkStrength Improvements in Clay-Based Ceramic Reinforced with Discontinuous Basalt Fiber 227Gregory P. Kutyla, Patrick F. Keane, Waltraud M. Kriven, Thomas A. Carlson, and Charles P. MarshAn Experimental Study on Fabrication, Mechanical Behavior Characterization and Micro Structural Evolution in Glass-Metal Joints 235Rakesh Joshi and Rahul ChhibberA Multiscale Analysis Tool for Predicting Flat Coupon Analysis Based Behavior of Ceramic Matrix Composite Components/Sub-Elements 245M. Bailakanavar, A. Nair, P. Woelke, N. Abboud, G. Ojard, and G. JeffersonSimulation and Experimental Validation of the Deformation and Stress Evolution During Cosintering of Ceramic Laminated Composites 263S. E. van Kempen, N. A. Giang, U. A. Özden, A. Bezold, C. Broeckmann, R. Hammerbacher, A. Roosen, and F. LangeAuthor Index 271