Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES -- Acoustic Emission and Electrical Resistivity Monitoring of SiC/SiC Composite Cyclic Behavior -- Characterization of SiC/SiCN Ceramic Matrix Composites with Monazite Fiber Coating -- Fiber, Porosity and Weave Effects on Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites -- Weave and Fiber Volume Effects on Durability of Ceramic Matrix Composites -- Cooling Performance Tests of a CMC Nozzle with Annular Sector Cascade Rig -- Study on Strength Prediction Model for Unidirectional Composites -- PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF FIBERS AND CERAMICS -- The Effect of the Addition of Ceria Stabilized Zirconia on the Creep of Mullite -- Microstructural Evolution of CVD Amorphous B-C Ceramics Heat Treated: Experimental Characterization and Atomistic Simulation -- Densification of SiC with AIN-Nd2O3 Sintering Additives -- Solid-Solution of Nitrogen-Containing Rare Earth Aluminates R2AIO3N (R=Nd and Sm) -- Microstructure and Properties of Reaction Bonded Metal Modified Ceramics -- Investigation into the Effect of Common Ceramic Core Additives on the Crystallisation and Sintering of Amorphous Silica -- Different Fibers Exposed to Temperatures Up to 1000°C -- Heat Diffusivity Measurements on Ceramic Foams and Fibers with a Laser Spot and an IR Camera -- Towards a Multiscale Model of Thermally-Induced Microcracking in Porous Ceramics -- Investigation on Reliability of High Alumina Refractories -- Evaluation of Subcritical Crack Growth in Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics -- Multilayer Ceramic Composite Armor Design and Impact Tests -- Compression Failure Analysis of Graphite Foam Core Based Sandwich Composite Constructions -- Tribological Profile of Binderless Niobium Carbide.

Tribological Properties of Alumina/Zirconia Composites with and without h-BN Phases -- Author Index.