Narottam P. Bansal, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has conducted research on glasses, ceramics, and composites since 1985. In addition to publishing more than 230 papers, Dr. Bansal holds seven patents and is the author or editor of five books and 32 conference proceedings.J. P. Singh is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites IX, published by Wiley.Waltraud M. Kriven is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Kriven received her Ph.D. in 1976 in Solid State Chemistry from the University of Adelaide in South Australia and her B.Sc. (Honors) and Baccalaureate degrees in Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry from the same institute. She is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of phase transformations in inorganic compounds and their applications in structural ceramic composites. She has authored or co-authored over 240 research publications, and fourteen books to date.Hartmut Schneider is the head of the "Structural and Functional Ceramics" group at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Materials Research, Köln (Germany) and is a Professor of Applied Mineralogy at the University of Hannover (Germany). He has been working on different topics of high pressure mineralogy and on refractory and ceramic materials. He is renowned for his research work in crystal chemistry, ceramics and composites of mullite, an alumino silicate of the stoichiometric composition 3Al2O3·2SiO2. Professor Schneider has published over 200 scientific and technical papers. His list of awards includes the Japanese Government Research Award, the Lilienthal Award, and the Fellowship of the American Ceramic Society.

• Preface ixCeramic FibersFine Ceramic Fibers: From Microstructure to High Temperature Mechanical Behavior 3M.-H. BergerFabrication and Grain Growth In YAG and Mullite Fibers 27W.M. Kriven, K. Jurkschat, B.R. Johnson, WYoon, and C. ChiritescuRaman and Rayleigh Imaging of the Corrosion Process of SiC Fibers 47M. Havel and Ph. ColombanProcessing and DesignThe Use of Electrophoretic Deposition for the Fabrication of Ceramic and Glass Matrix Composites 57A.R. Boccaccini and C. KayaFabrication of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials with Nanosize Particle Infiltration 67S.R Lee, J.O. Jin, and A. KohyamaProduction of AI203-Ti3AI Cermets by the Pressureless Reaction Sintering Process 81E. Rocha-Rangel, C.L Echeverria, R.L. Hernandez,VS. Cortes, and G.M. GonzalezProduction of Multilayer Ceramic Laminates with Improved Mechanical Properties 89M. Bertoldi, M. Paternoster; and V.M. SglavoDesigning with C/C-SiC Composites 103W. KrenkelPreparation and Characterization of La-ln-Mg-O and La-ln-Ca-O Ceramic Matrix Composites 125C-F.KaoandC.-TWuOxide Matrix CompositesDevelopment of Si3N4/BAS Ceramic Matrix Composite for Engineering Applications 141F.YU.Y. Fang, and K.W.WhiteInterfacial Behavior of Two Oxide/Oxide Composites 163N. Du Souich.Y Fang, U. Wilkund, and K.W WhiteGeopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix CompositesWhat are These Things Called Geopolymers? A Physicochemical Perspective 175K.J.D. MacKenzieEffect of Blast Furnace Slag Addition on Microstructure and Properties of Metakaolinite Geopolymeric Materials 187C.K.Yip, G.C. Lukey, and J.S.J. van DeventerComposite Cold Ceramic Geopolymer in a Refractory Application 211D.C. Comrie and W.M. KrivenMicrostructure and Michrochemistry of Fully-Reacted Geopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix Composites 227W.M. Kriven, J.L Bell, and M. GordonMechanical PropertiesMechanical Behavior of Carbon-Carbon Composites at Room and Elevated Temperatures 253N. Sundaram, R.WTrice, and TJ. BowmanEffect of Thermal Exposure on Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials 267S.R Lee.J.O. LinJ.K. Lee, B.H. Min, H.KYoon, J.S. Park,Y Katoh, and A. KohyamaFatigue Life and Crack Growth Behavior of AI|8B4033 Whisker Reinforced Composite 277WJ. ParkYB. Choi, S.C. Huh, and H.K.YoonMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Alumina-Copper Composites 285S. Menon and WG. FahrenholtzCharacterizationCharacterization of Zirconium Diboride-Molybdenum Disilicide Ceramics 299A.L Chamberlain, W.G. Fahrenhottz, G.E. Hilmas, and D.T EllerbySliding Wear Characteristics and Processing of MoSi2 Composites 309Y.H. Park, H.K.Yoon, S.R Lee, WJ. ParkY.B. Choi and S.C. HuhEnhanced Wetting of Carbon-Coated Alumina Substrates by Aluminum Alloys 317E. Rocha-Rangel, RF. Becher and E. Lara-CurzioThermal/Environmental Barrier CoatingsThermal Conductivity and Stability of Hf02-Y203 and LajZr207 Evaluated for 1650°C Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coating Applications 331D. Zhu, N.R Bansal, and R.A. MillerIndex 345

Narottam P. Bansal, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has conducted research on glasses, ceramics, and composites since 1985. In addition to publishing more than 230 papers, Dr. Bansal holds seven patents and is the author or editor of five books and 32 conference proceedings.J. P. Singh is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites IX, published by Wiley.Waltraud M. Kriven is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Kriven received her Ph.D. in 1976 in Solid State Chemistry from the University of Adelaide in South Australia and her B.Sc. (Honors) and Baccalaureate degrees in Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry from the same institute. She is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of phase transformations in inorganic compounds and their applications in structural ceramic composites. She has authored or co-authored over 240 research publications, and fourteen books to date.Hartmut Schneider is the head of the "Structural and Functional Ceramics" group at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Materials Research, Köln (Germany) and is a Professor of Applied Mineralogy at the University of Hannover (Germany). He has been working on different topics of high pressure mineralogy and on refractory and ceramic materials. He is renowned for his research work in crystal chemistry, ceramics and composites of mullite, an alumino silicate of the stoichiometric composition 3Al2O3·2SiO2. Professor Schneider has published over 200 scientific and technical papers. His list of awards includes the Japanese Government Research Award, the Lilienthal Award, and the Fellowship of the American Ceramic Society.

• Preface ixCeramic FibersFine Ceramic Fibers: From Microstructure to High Temperature Mechanical Behavior 3M.-H. BergerFabrication and Grain Growth In YAG and Mullite Fibers 27W.M. Kriven, K. Jurkschat, B.R. Johnson, WYoon, and C. ChiritescuRaman and Rayleigh Imaging of the Corrosion Process of SiC Fibers 47M. Havel and Ph. ColombanProcessing and DesignThe Use of Electrophoretic Deposition for the Fabrication of Ceramic and Glass Matrix Composites 57A.R. Boccaccini and C. KayaFabrication of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials with Nanosize Particle Infiltration 67S.R Lee, J.O. Jin, and A. KohyamaProduction of AI203-Ti3AI Cermets by the Pressureless Reaction Sintering Process 81E. Rocha-Rangel, C.L Echeverria, R.L. Hernandez,VS. Cortes, and G.M. GonzalezProduction of Multilayer Ceramic Laminates with Improved Mechanical Properties 89M. Bertoldi, M. Paternoster; and V.M. SglavoDesigning with C/C-SiC Composites 103W. KrenkelPreparation and Characterization of La-ln-Mg-O and La-ln-Ca-O Ceramic Matrix Composites 125C-F.KaoandC.-TWuOxide Matrix CompositesDevelopment of Si3N4/BAS Ceramic Matrix Composite for Engineering Applications 141F.YU.Y. Fang, and K.W.WhiteInterfacial Behavior of Two Oxide/Oxide Composites 163N. Du Souich.Y Fang, U. Wilkund, and K.W WhiteGeopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix CompositesWhat are These Things Called Geopolymers? A Physicochemical Perspective 175K.J.D. MacKenzieEffect of Blast Furnace Slag Addition on Microstructure and Properties of Metakaolinite Geopolymeric Materials 187C.K.Yip, G.C. Lukey, and J.S.J. van DeventerComposite Cold Ceramic Geopolymer in a Refractory Application 211D.C. Comrie and W.M. KrivenMicrostructure and Michrochemistry of Fully-Reacted Geopolymers and Geopolymer Matrix Composites 227W.M. Kriven, J.L Bell, and M. GordonMechanical PropertiesMechanical Behavior of Carbon-Carbon Composites at Room and Elevated Temperatures 253N. Sundaram, R.WTrice, and TJ. BowmanEffect of Thermal Exposure on Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Reaction Sintered SiC Based Materials 267S.R Lee.J.O. LinJ.K. Lee, B.H. Min, H.KYoon, J.S. Park,Y Katoh, and A. KohyamaFatigue Life and Crack Growth Behavior of AI|8B4033 Whisker Reinforced Composite 277WJ. ParkYB. Choi, S.C. Huh, and H.K.YoonMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Alumina-Copper Composites 285S. Menon and WG. FahrenholtzCharacterizationCharacterization of Zirconium Diboride-Molybdenum Disilicide Ceramics 299A.L Chamberlain, W.G. Fahrenhottz, G.E. Hilmas, and D.T EllerbySliding Wear Characteristics and Processing of MoSi2 Composites 309Y.H. Park, H.K.Yoon, S.R Lee, WJ. ParkY.B. Choi and S.C. HuhEnhanced Wetting of Carbon-Coated Alumina Substrates by Aluminum Alloys 317E. Rocha-Rangel, RF. Becher and E. Lara-CurzioThermal/Environmental Barrier CoatingsThermal Conductivity and Stability of Hf02-Y203 and LajZr207 Evaluated for 1650°C Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coating Applications 331D. Zhu, N.R Bansal, and R.A. MillerIndex 345