Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites VII, Volume 33, Issue 2

Explores new discoveries and current challenges in the field
The Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics & Composites Symposium was held in January 2012 during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) in Daytona Beach, Florida. It offered researchers from around the world in academia, industry, and government the opportunity to explore new and emerging issues in all aspects of the field. Moreover, this long-standing symposium served as a forum for examining and evaluating solutions to overcome current challenges.
This issue focuses on the practical aspects of real-world engineering applications of ceramics. In addition, it deals with mechanical behaviors associated with systems ranging from diamond reinforced silicon carbide to rare earth pyrosilicates. Specific topics addressed at the symposium include:

• Composites: fibers, matrices, interfaces, and applications
• Fracture mechanics, modeling, and mechanical testing
• Nondestructive evaluation
• Processing-microstructure-properties correlations
• Tribological properties of ceramics and composites

Detailed diagrams and illustrations throughout this issue help readers grasp key mechanical behavior and performance issues. Moreover, there are references at the end of each paper to facilitate further research into each individual topic.
This issue represents one of nine CESP issues published from the 36th ICACC meeting. ICACC is the world's most prominent international meeting dedicated to advanced structural, functional, and nanoscopic ceramics, composites, and other emerging ceramic materials and technologies. ICACC has been organized each year by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society's Engineering Ceramics Division since 1977.

Preface ix
Introduction xi
NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF CERAMICS SYSTEMS
Damage Sensitivity and Acoustic Emission of SiC/SiC Composite During Tensile Test and Static Fatigue at Intermediate Temperature after Impact Damage 3
M. Picard, E. Maillet, P. Reynaud, N. Godin, M. R'Mili, G. Fantozzi, J. Lamon
Determination of Acoustic Emission Sources Energy and Application towards Lifetime Prediction of Ceramic Matrix Composites 15
E. Maillet, N. Godin, M. R'Mili, P. Reynaud, J. Lamon, and G. Fantozzi
Nondestructive Evaluation of Thermal Barrier Coatings by Optical and Thermal Imaging Methods 27
J. G. Sun
Visualization of Internal Defects in Ceramic Products by using a UT Probe Array 35
Yoshihiro Nishimura and Takayuki Suzuki, Katsumi Fukuda, and Naoya Saito
Evaluation of Ceramic Materials and Joints using UT and X-Ray 47
Yoshihiro Nishimura, Takayuki Suzuki, Naoki Kondo, and Hideki Kita
Investigation of Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods Applied to Oxide/Oxide Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composite 57
Richard E. Johnston, Martin R. Bache, Mathew Amos, Dimosthenis Liaptsis, Robert Lancaster, Richard Lewis, Paul Andrews, and Ian Edmonds
WEAR, CHIPPING, AND FATIGUE OF CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES
Edge Chip Fracture Resistance of Dental Materials 71
Janet B. Quinn, George D. Quinn, and Kathleen M. Hoffman
High Pressure Seawater Impingement Resistance of Low Silica Aluminum Oxides 85
Tim Dyer, Ralph Quiazon, and Mike Rodgers
Wear Behavior of Ceramic/Metal Composites 93
M. K. Aghajanian, B. P. Givens, M. C. Watkins, A. L. McCormick, and W. M. Waggoner
Use of Ceramic Sliding Systems in a Prototype Gasoline Pump with Operating Pressures of up to 80 MPa 101
C. Pfister, H. Kubach, U. Spicher, M. Riva, and M. J. Hoffmann
Machinability Studies of AI/SiC/B4C Metal Matrix Hybrid Composites using PCD 1600 Grade Insert 115
Akshay Maheshwari, E. N. Ashwin Kumar, and Anuttam Teja
Fretting Fatigue Failure of Engineering Ceramics 125
C. Wö rner and K. -H. Lang
MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MONOLITHIC AND COMPOSITE SYSTEMS
Low CTE and High Stiffness Diamond Reinforced SiC Based Composites with Machineable Surfaces for Mirrors and Structures 135
M. A. Akbas, D. Mastrobattisto, B. Vance, P. Jurgaitis, S. So, P. Chhillar and M. K. Aghajanian
Tailoring Microstructures in Mullite for Toughness Enhancement 143
D. Glymond, M. Vick, M. -J. Pan, F. Giuliani, and L. J. Vandeperre
Microstructures of La-Doped Low Thermal Expansion Cordierite Ceramics 153
Hiroto Unno, Shoichi Toh, Jun Sugawara, Kensaku Hattori, Seiichiro Uehara, and Syo Matsumura
Strategies to Optimize the Strength and Fracture Resistance of Ceramic Laminates 163
Raul Bermejo, Zdenek Chlup, Lucie Sestakova, Oldrich Sevecek, and Robert Danzer
Investigation of Critical Fiber Length in Phenol Matrix Based Short Fiber CFRP by Double Overlap Joints 175
Daniel Heim, Swen Zaremba, and Klaus Drechsler
Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of C/C-SiC Manufactured Via Triaxial and Biaxial Braided Fiber Preforms 183
Fabian Breede, Martin Friess, Raouf Jemmali, Dietmar Koch, Heinz Voggenreiter, Virginia Frenzel, and Klaus Drechsler
Influence of Fiber Fabric Density and Matrix Fillers as well as Fiber Coating on the Properties of OXIPOL Materials 195
Sandrine Hoenig, Enrico Klatt, Martin Frieß , Cedric Martin, Ibrahim Naji, and Dietmar Koch
Weave and Fiber Volume Effects in a PIP CMC Material System 207
G. Ojard, E. Prevost, U. Santhosh, R. Naik, and D. C. Jarmon
Innovative Clay-Cellulosic Biosourced Composite: Formulation and Processing 219
Gisele L. Lecomte-Nana, Olivier Barre, Catherine Nony, Gilles Lecomte, and Thierry Terracol
Processing and Testing Re2Si207 Matrix Composites 233
Emmanuel E. Boakye, Kristin A. Keller, Pavel S. Mogilevsky, Triplicane A. Parthasarathy, Mark A. Ahrens, Randall S. Hay, and Michael K. Cinibulk
Reaction Bonded Si/SiB6: Effect of Carbon Additions on Composition and Properties 243
S. Salamone, M. K. Aghajanian, and O. Spriggs, and S. E. Horner
Kinetics of Passive Oxidation of Hi-NICALON-S SiC Fibers in Wet Air: Relationships between Si02 Scale Thickness, Crystallization, and Fiber Strength 253
R. S. Hay, G. E. Fair, A. Hart, S. Potticary, and R. Bouffioux
Study on the Stiffness of Comeld Composites Joints 261
Hongjian Zhang, Weidong Wen, and Haitao Cui
High-Temperature Interlaminar Tension Test Method Development for Ceramic Matrix Composites 273
Todd Z. Engel
Tensile Fracture Mechanism of Silicon Impregnated C/C Composite 287
Akio Ohtani and Ken Goto
Effects of Target Supports on Foreign Object Damage in an Oxide/Oxide CMC 299
D. Calvin. Faucett, Jennifer Wright, Matthew Ayre, and Sung R. Choi
Experimental and Numerical Study on Application of a CMC Nozzle for High Temperature Gas Turbine 315
Kozo Nita, Yoji Okita, and Chiyuki Nakamata
Author Index 325