Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II

Narottam P. Bansal is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Ricardo H. R. Castro is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Michael Jenkins is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Amit Bandyopadhyay is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Susmita Bose is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Amar S. Bhalla is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. J. P. Singh is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Morsi M. Mahmoud is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Gary Pickrell is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley. Sylvia Johnson is the editor of Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, published by Wiley.

Preface xi ADVANCES IN COMPOSITES The Effect of Paste Water Content on the Green Microstructure of Extruded Titanium Dioxide 3 Mustafa Kanaan Alazzawi and Richard A. Haber Compaction Plasticity of Spray Dried Alumina Granules to Form Microstructural Uniformity and Green Strength 15 I. P. Maher and R. A. Haber A Model for the Numerical Simulation of Liquid Silicon Infiltration into Porous Carbon/Carbon Preforms 23 Khurram Iqbal, Sudhanshu Dwivedi, and Stevens Cadet Foreign Object Damage in a SiC Fibrous Composite 33 Nesredin Kedir, David Faucett, Luis Sanchez, and Sung R. Choi INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED CERAMICS ASTM Subcommittee C28.01 Mechanical Properties and Reliability 47 Michael G. Jenkins ASTM Committee C28: International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics-Three Decades of High-Quality, Technically-Rigorous Normalization 59 Michael G. Jenkins and Jonathan A. Salem ASTM Subcommittee C28.07 Ceramic Matrix Composites 81 Michael G. Jenkins and Andrew Wereszczak Activities in ISO/TC206 Fine Ceramics-A Quarter Century of 95 Progress Shuji Sakaguchi SINTERING AND RELATED POWDER PROCESSING The Usage of Heat Explosion to Synthesize Intermetallic Compounds and Alloys 111 Karina Belokon and Yuriy Belokon Structural Characterization of Carbon-Based Materials Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering of Non-Graphitic Carbon with Nickel and Iron as Catalysts and Space Holders 117 A. V. Ukhina, B. B. Bokhonov, D. V. Dudina, K. Yubuta, and H. Kato On the Effect of Electric Field during Spark Plasma Sintering-A "Faraday Cage" Approach 127 Anil Prasad, Somi Doja, and Lukas Bichler Enhancement of Diffusion Bonding of Silver Graphite to Copper by Severe Plastic Deformation 137 Daudi R. Waryoba SURFACE PROPERTIES OF BIOMATERIALS Hydroxyapatite Precipitation on Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloys: Effect of Surface Conditions 153 Mahmoud Abdel-salam, Waleed Khalifa, and Shimaa El-Hadad Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Heat Treated Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy 169 Ahmed Fityan, Shimaa El-Hadad, and Waleed Khalifa Surface Modification of Titanium Foams Produced by Freeze-Casting 179 Silvia Briseno Murguia, Joshua Barclay, Samir M. Aouadi, and Marcus L. Young The Effect of Plastic Deformation on the Cell Viability and Adhesion Behavior in Metallic Implant Materials 187 INNOVATIVE PROCESSING Influence of Hot-Pressing Time on Phase Evolution of SHS Obtained Ti2AlC Active Precursor Powder 199 L. Chlubny, J. Lis, P. Borowiak, and K. Chabior Increasing the Silicon Carbide Content in Laser Sintered Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide 207 Sebastian Meyers, Lien De Leersnijder, Jef Vleugels, and Jean-Pierre Kruth Challenges in Spark Plasma Sintering of Cerium (IV) Oxide 217 Anil Prasad, Linu Malakkal, Lukas Bichler, and Jerzy Szpunar DIELECTRIC MATERIALS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES Study of the Dielectric Response of Rare-Earth Modified PZT Ferroelectric Ceramics-An Approach to the Diffuse Phase Transition 227 S. P. Hessel, A. C. Silva, R. Guo, A. S. Bhalla, and J. D. S. Guerra Influence of Processing and Microstructure on Dielectric Properties of Calcium Copper Titanate Ceramics 237 Disna P. Samarakoon, Nirmal Govindaraju, and Raj N. Singh Effect of A-Site Doping by La, Ba, and Ca on Thermoelectric Properties of Sr2FeTiO6 Double Perovskites 245 P. Roy and T. Maiti PROCESSING AND PERFORMANCE OF MATERIALS USING MICROWAVES, ELECTRIC, AND MAGNETIC FIELDS Change of Energy Transfer Medium from High Temperature Gas to Microwave 255 Kazuhiro Nagata and Motoyasu Sato Effect of Laser Shock Peening (LSP) on AISI L6 Hot Work Tool Steel 267 Sachin Patil, Valmik Bhavar, Prakash Kattire, P. P. Date, and Rajkumar Singh Comprehending Microwave-Enhanced Isothermal Process Kinetics in Ceramic Processing 275 Boon Wong THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS Characterization of Deposits Found on Carrier Panel Tiles Recovered from the Space Shuttle