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<p><i>Preface ix</i></p> <p><i>Introduction xi</i></p> <p><b>GREEN MANUFACTURING AND SMART PROCESSING</b></p> <p>Securing the Supply of Precious and Special Metals—The Need of Closing the Loop 3<br /> <i>Christian Hagelüken</i></p> <p>Mechanical Properties of Cr-Si-N-0 Thin Films Deposited by RF Reactive Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering 15<br /> <i>Jun Shirahata, Tetsutaro Ohori, Hiroki Asami, Tsuneo Suzuki,Tadachika Nakayama, Hisayuki Suematsu, and Koichi Niihara</i></p> <p>Room-Temperature Deposition and Magneto-Optical Properties of Transparent Cobalt/Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Nanocomposite Films by Aerosol Deposition<br /> <i>Jae-Hyuk Park and Jun Akedo</i></p> <p>Influence of Dispersant on Rheology of Zirconia-Paraffin Feedstocks and Mechanical Properties of Micro Parts Fabricated via LPIM 31<br /> <i>Fatih A. Cetinel, Marcus Müller, Joachim Rogner, Werner Bauer, and Jürgen Hausselt</i></p> <p><b>ADVANCED COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING</b></p> <p>Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites Processed by a Hybrid Process Based on Chemical Vapor Infiltration, Slurry Impregnation and Spark Plasma Sintering 47<br /> <i>Jerome Magnant, Rene Pailler, Yann Le Petitcorps, Laurence Maille, Alain Guette, Jimmy Marine, and Eric Philippe</i></p> <p>Manufacturing of the CMC Nose Cap for the Expert Spacecraft 59<br /> <i>Christian Zuber, Thomas Reimer, Kornelia Stubicar, Bernhard Heidenreich, and Hermann Hald</i></p> <p>The Nature of Silicon Carbide Phases Developed from Different Carbonaceous Sources and Its Impact on the Microstructure of C/C-SiC Composites 73<br /> <i>Andrew Leatherbarrow and Houzheng Wu</i></p> <p>Shaping Radiation Curable Colloidal Dispersions—From Polymer/Ceramic Fibers and Microspheres to Gradient Porosity Ceramic Bulk Materials 85<br /> <i>Yoram de Hazan, Maciek Wozniak, Judit Heinecke, Gregor Müller, Veronika Märkl, and Thomas Graule</i></p> <p>Melt-Infiltration Processing of Titanium Carbide-Stainless Steel Cermets 97<br /> <i>Tyler Stewart, R. Bradley Collier, Zoheir N. Farhat, Georges J. Kipouros, and Kevin P. Plucknett</i></p> <p>Oxidation Behavior of Zirconium Diboride-Silicon Carbide Composites 105<br /> <i>Ipek Akin, Filiz Cinar Sahin, Onuralp Yucel, and Gultekin Goller</i></p> <p><b>RAPID PROCESSING</b></p> <p>Nano-Crystalline Yttria Samaria Codoped Zirconia: Comparison of Electrical Conductivity of Microwave and Conventionally Sintered Samples 115<br /> <i>Soumyajit Koley, Abhijit Ghosh, Ashok Kumar Sahu, and Ashok Kumar Suri</i></p> <p>Spark Plasma Sintering (FAST/SPS) of Novel Materials—Taking the Next Step Forward to Industrial Production 127<br /> <i>H. U. Kessel, J. Hennicke, R. Kirchner, andT. Kessel</i></p> <p>Rapid Manufacturing of Ceramic Parts by Selective Laser Melting 137<br /> <i>Jan Wilkes, Yves-Christian Hagedorn, Sörn Ocylok, Wilhelm Meiners, and Konrad Wissenbach</i></p> <p><b>JOINING AND MACHINING</b></p> <p>Active Metal Brazing and Characterization of Brazed Joints between Silicon Carbide and Metallic Systems 151<br /> <i>Bryan P. Coddington, Rajiv Asthana, Michael C. Halbig, and Mrityunjay Singh</i></p> <p>Joining of Silicon Nitride with Glass or Powder under Mechanical Pressure 163<br /> <i>Naoki Kondo, Hideki Hyuga, Takaaki Nagaoka, and Hideki Kita</i></p> <p>Fabrication of Thermodynamic Crystals by Structural Joining 169<br /> <i>Soshu Kirihara, Yasunori Uehara, and Youhei Takinami</i></p> <p>Effect of Various Factors on Interface Formation in Magnetic Pressure Seam Welding 175<br /> <i>Hisashi Serizawa, Isao Shibahara, Sherif Rashed, Hidekazu Murakawa, and Shinji Kumai</i></p> <p>Production Environment Laser Assisted Machining of Silicon Nitride 183<br /> <i>Federico Sciammarella, Joe Santner, Jeff Staes, Richard Roberts, Frank Pfefferkorn, Stephen T. Gonczy, Stefan Kyselica, and Ricardo Deleon</i></p> <p><b>NET SHAPE FORMING</b></p> <p>Gelcasting of High Performance Carbide Ceramics with Larger Size/Complex Shape 197<br /> <i>Dongliang Jiang</i></p> <p>Processing of Complex-Shaped Micro Parts by Reaction-Bonding and Sintering of Silicon Nitride 213<br /> <i>M. Müller, W. Bauer, R. Knitter, and J. Rogner</i></p> <p>Thermoplastic Ceramic Injection Molding of Zirconia Toughened Alumina Components 223<br /> <i>F. Kern, M. Abou El-Ezz, and R. Gadow</i></p> <p>Fabrication of Alumina Dental Crown Model with Biomimetic Structure by Using Stereolithography 239<br /> <i>Mitsuyori Suwa, Soshu Kirihara, and Taiji Sohmura</i></p> <p><i>Author Index 247</i></p>

<p>Tatsuki Ohji is a Prime Senior Research Scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and a Designated Professor in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Japan. He has authored or coauthored more than 330 peer-reviewed papers and 12 book chapters, edited 30 book volumes, chaired or co-chaired more than 30 international conferences and symposia, and hold more than 40 patents. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Ceramic Society and ASM International, and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, he has received numerous awards including ECD Bridge Building Award of the American Ceramic Society, Academic Achievement Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, IIM Lectureship Award of ASM International, Lee Hsun Lecture Award of IMR Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Distinguished Research Achievement Award of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy.</p>

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