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<p>Preface ix</p> <p><b>CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES</b></p> <p>Development of Continuous SiC Fiber Reinforced HfB2-SiC Composites for Aerospace Applications 3<br /><i>Clifford J. Leslie, Emmanuel E. Boakye, Kristin A. Keller, and Michael K. Cinibulk</i></p> <p>Effect of Primary Grain Size of SrZr03/Zr02 Nano-Dispersed Composite Abrasive on Glass Polishing Properties 13<br /><i>Takayuki Honma, Koichi Kawahara, Seiichi Suda, and Masasuke Takata</i></p> <p>Thermal Effect Studies on Flexural Strength of SiCf/C/SiC Composites for Typical Aero Engine Application 21<br /><i>Vijay Petley, Shweta Verma, Shankar, S.N. Ashritha, S. N. Narendra Babu, and S. Ramachandra</i></p> <p>Effect of Phase Architecture on the Thermal Expansion Behavior of Interpenetrating Metal/Ceramic Composites 33<br /><i>Siddhartha Roy, Pascal Albrecht, Lars Przybilla, Kay Andre Weidenmann, Martin Heilmaier, and Alexander Wanner</i></p> <p>High Temperature Interactions in Platinum/Alumina System 45<br /><i>Ali Karbasi, Ali Hadjikhani, Rostislav Hrubiak, Andriy Durygin, and Kinzy Jones</i></p> <p>Fracture Mechanics of Recycled PET-Based Composite Materials Reinforced with Zinc Particles 55<br /><i>Jessica J. Osorio-Ramos, Elizabeth Refugio- Garcia, Victor Cortes-Suarez, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel</i></p> <p><b>INNOVATIVE PROCESSING</b></p> <p>Fabrication of GaSb Optical Fibers 65<br /><i>Brian L. Scott and Gary R. Pickrell</i></p> <p>Characterization and Synthesis of Samarium-Doped Ceria Solid Solutions 71<br /><i>Aliye Arabaci</i></p> <p>Influence of Precursors Stoichiometry on SHS Synthesis of Ti3AIC2 Powders 79<br /><i>L. Chlubny and J. Lis</i></p> <p>Chemical Vapor Deposition and Characterization of Thick Silicon Carbide Tubes for Nuclear Applications 87<br /><i>P. Drieux, G. Chollon, A. Allemand, and S. Jacques</i></p> <p>Uniform Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis for the Production of Metastable Nanomaterials 99<br /><i>Kamal Hadidi, Makhlouf Redjdal, Eric H. Jordan, Olivia A. Graeve, and Colby M. Brunet</i></p> <p>Characterization of the Conductive Layer Formed During u-Electric Discharge Machining of Non-Conductive Ceramics 105<br /><i>Nirdesh Ojha, Tim Hosel, Claas Muller, and Holger Reinecke</i></p> <p>Forming Mullite-Ceramics Reinforced with ZrO2-t Starting from Mullite-ZrO2-t and Kyanite-AI2O3-ZrO2-t Mixtures 111<br /><i>Elizabeth Refugio-Garcia, Jessica Osorio-Ramos, Jose G. Miranda-Hernandez, Jose A. Rodriguez-Garcia, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel</i></p> <p>Impact of Nanoparticle-Microstructure on Cosmeceuticals UV Protection, Transparency and Good Texture 119<br /><i>Yasumasa Takao</i></p> <p>Piezoelectric Thick-Film Structures for High-Frequency Applications Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition 131<br /><i>Danjela Kuscer, Andre-Pierre Abelard, Marija Kosec, and Franck Levassort</i></p> <p>Low Temperature Growth of Oxide Thin Films by Photo-Induced Chemical Solution Deposition 143<br /><i>Tetsuo Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Nakajima, and Kentaro Shinoda</i></p> <p>The Effect of Active Species during TiN Thin Film Deposition by the Cathodic Cage Plasma Process 149<br /><i>Natalia de Freitas Daudt, Julio Cesar Pereira Barbosa, Danilo Cavalcante Braz, Marina de Oliveira Cardoso Macedo, Marcelo Barbalho Pereira, and Clodomiro Alves Junior</i></p> <p>Cathode Ray Tube Glasses in Glass Ceramics 159<br /><i>M. Reben and J. Wasylak</i></p> <p>Application of Alum from Kankara Kaolinite in Catalysis: A Preliminary Report 167<br /><i>L.C. Edomwonyi-Otu, B.O. Aderemi, A.S. Ahmed, N.J. Coville, and M. Maaza</i></p> <p>Grain Boundary Resistivity in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia 175<br /><i>Jun Wang and Hans Conrad</i></p> <p>Multiscale Thermal Processes in High Voltage Consolidation of Powders 189<br /><i>Evgeny G. Grigoryev and Eugene A. Olevsky</i></p> <p><b>NANOTECHNOLOGY</b></p> <p>Nanotechnology Development in Arab States 199<br /><i>Bassam Alfeeli and Ma'moun Al-Rawashdeh</i></p> <p>Viscosity of Ethylene Glycol + Water Based Al203 Nanofluids with Addition of SDBS Dispersant 211<br /><i>Babak LotfizadehDehkordi, Salim. N. Kazi, and Mohd Hamdi</i></p> <p>Clustering Theory Evaluation for Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Titania Nanofluid 219<br /><i>Azadeh Ghadimi and Hendrik Simon Cornells Metselaar</i></p> <p>An Environmentally-Benign Electrochemical Method for Formation of a Chitosan-Based Coating on Stainless Steel as a Substrate for Deposition of Noble Metal Nanoparticles 229<br /><i>Gary P. Halada, Prashant Jha, Michael Cuiffo, James Ging, and Kweku Acquah</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Nickel/Zinc Oxide Particles by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis 239<br /><i>llayda Koc, Burcak Ebin, and Sebahattin Gurmen</i></p> <p>Iron-Nickel-Cobalt (Fe-Ni-Co) Alloy Particles Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis and Hydrogen Reduction (USP-HR) Method 247<br /><i>Cigdem Toparli, Burcak Ebin, and Sebahattin Gurmen</i></p> <p><b>ELECTRONIC AND FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS</b></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Polyvinilidene Fluoride (PVDF) Cerium Doped 257<br /><i>Evaristo Alexandre Falcao, Lais Weber Aguiar, Eriton Rodrigo Botero, Anderson Rodrigues Lima Caires, Nelson Luis Domingues, Claudio Teodoro de Carvalho, and Andrelson Wellinghton Rinaldi</i></p> <p>Effect of Poling Field on Elastic Constants in Piezoelectric Ceramics 267<br /><i>Toshio Ogawa, Keisuke Ishii, Tsubasa Matsumoto, and Takayuki Nishina</i></p> <p>Energy Harvesting Utilized Resonance Phenomena of Piezoelectric Unimorph 277<br /><i>Toshio Ogawa, Hiroshi Aoshima, Masahito Hikida, and Hiroshi Akaishi</i></p> <p>Internal Strain and Dielectric Losses by Compositional Ordering on the Microwave Dielectrics Pseudo-Tungstenbronze Ba6.3xR8+2XTi18054 (R=Rare Earth) Solid Solutions 283<br /><i>Hitoshi Ohsato</i></p> <p>Characteristics of BaTi03/(Ba,Sr)Ti03 Superlattices Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition 293<br /><i>N. Ortega, Ashok Kumar, J. F. Scott, and Ram S. Katiyar</i></p> <p>Novel Devices using Oxide Semiconductors in Fe-Ti-0 Family 301<br /><i>R. K. Pandey, William A. Stapleton, Anup K. Bandyopadhyay, Ivan Sutanto, and Amanda A. Scantlin</i></p> <p>Fabrication and Improvement of the Properties of Mn-Doped Bismuth Ferrite-Barium Titanate Thin Films 313<br /><i>Yuya Ito, Makoto Moriya, Wataru Sakamoto, and Toshinobu Yogo</i></p> <p>Correlating the Crystal Structure and the Phase Transitions with the Dielectric Properties of KyBa1-xGa2-xGe2+xO8 Solid Solutions 321<br /><i>Marjeta Macek Krzmanc, Qin Ni, and Danilo Suvorov</i></p> <p>The Effect of A-Site Vacancies on Cell Volume and Tolerance Factor of Perovskites 331<br /><i>Rick Ubic, Kevin Tolman, Kokfoong Chan, Nicole Lundy, Steven Letourneau, and Waltraud Kriven</i></p> <p>Sintering Effects on Microstructure and Electrical Properties of CaCu3Ti4012 Ceramics 337<br /><i>S. Markovic, M. Lukic, C. Jovalekic, S.D. Skapin, D. Suvorov, and D. Uskokovic</i></p> <p>Crystal Chemistry and Phase Diagrams of Three Thermoelectric Alkaline-Earth Cobaltate (Ca-M-Co-O, M=Sr, Zn and La) Systems 349<br /><i>W. Wong-Ng</i></p> <p>Author Index 363</p>

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