[eBook Code] Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites X (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface vii

Introduction ix

International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics 1
Michael G. Jenkins, Jonathan A. Salem, John Helfinstine, George D. Quinn,

and Stephen T. Gonczy

Tensile Creep and Rupture Behavior of Different Fiber Content and Type Single Tow SiC/SiC Minicomposites 11
Amjad Almansour, Emmanuel Maillet, and Gregory N. Morscher

Optical Deformation Analysis of Alumina Based Wound Highly Porous CMCs 21
S. Hackemann and J. Wischek

Electrical Resistance and Acoustic Emission during Fatigue Testing of SiC/SiC Composites 33
Zipeng Han and Gregory N. Morscher

Ti-Based Ceramic Composite Processing using Hybrid Centrifugal Thermite Assisted Technique 41
Reza Mahmoodian, M.A. Hassan, and Mohd Hamdi Bin Abd Shukor

Ceramic Matrix Composites: Residual Tensile Testing after Intermediate Temperature Oxidation 49
G. Ojard, I. Smyth, U. Santhosh, Y. Gowayed, and D. C. Jarmon

Ceramic Matrix Composites: Effect of Defects on Fatigue and Nondestructive Evaluation 59
I. Smyth, G. Ojard, N. Magdefrau, U. Santhosh, J. Ahmad, and Y. Gowayed

Effect of Particle Loading on Properties, Damping, and Wear of Al/SiC MMCs 65
S. Salamone, B. Givens, K. Kremer, and M. Aghajanian

Novel Application of Fractal Analysis in Refractory Composite Microsturctural Characterization 73
Anja Terzi , Vojislav Miti , Ljubiša Koci , Zagorka Radojevi , and Sne?ana

Pašali

Hardmetals based on Niobium Carbide (NbC) versus Casted NbC Bearing MMCs 87
Mathias Woydt and Hardy Mohrbacher

Weight Loss Mechanism of (La_0.8Sr_0.2)_0.98MnO_3±δ during Thermal Cycles 93
Shadi Darvish, Ali Karbasi, Surendra K. Saxena, and Yu Zhong

Engineering Application of Menger Sponge 101
R. Kitazawa

Author Index 109