Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites IV: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 234 -- Contents -- Preface -- SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING -- Effect of Particle Size and Temperature on the Sintering Behaviour of Glass Compacts -- Investigation of Effective Parameters in Production of A356/ TiB2p Composite using TiB2p/CMC/PPS Mortar -- Chemical Interaction of Sr4AI6O12SO4 with Liquid Aluminum Alloys -- Effect of Temperature on the Hydration of Activated Granulated Blast Furnace Slag -- In Situ Formation of WC Platelets during the Synthesis of WC-Co Nano-Powder -- Synthesis, Shaped and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite-Anatase Biomaterials -- COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS AND SHS PROCESSING -- Combustion Formation of Ti2AIC MAX Phase by Electro-Plasma Processing -- Properties of Hot-Pressed Ti3AIC2 Obtained by SHS Process -- SHS Die-Casting (SHS-DC) of Magnesium Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) -- MICROWAVE AND MILLI-METER PROCESSING AND ITS FIELD EFFECTS -- Evaluation of Microwave-Sintered Titanium and Titanium Alloy Powder Compacts -- Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of TiC by Carbothermal Reduction -- Effect of Microwave Plasma Process Conditions on Nanocrystalline Diamond Deposition on AIGaN/GaN HEMT and Si Device Metallizations -- High Frequency Microwave Processing of Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramic -- Microwave Sintering of a PZT/Fe-Co Nanocomposite Obtained by In Situ Sol-Gel Synthesis -- Investigation on Microstructural Characterization of Microwave Cladding -- Dilatometric Study and in Situ Resistivity Measurements during Millimeter Wave Sintering of Metal Powder Compacts -- Roles of Electromagnetic Fields on Materials Processing and Performance-A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Perspective -- COMPOSITES -- Alumina-Based Composites Reinforced with Titanium Nanoparticles.

Fabrication of ZrO2-SiC Composites from Natural Zircon Ore by Carbothermal Reduction -- Manufacture and Applications of C/C-SiC and C/SiC Composites -- Laser Densification of Porous ZrB2-SiC Composites -- Structural and Compositional Investigations of Ceramic-Metal Composites Produced by Reactive Metal Penetration in Molten AI and Al-Fe Alloy -- Manufacture and Mechanical Characterization of Polymer-Composites Reinforced with Natural Fibers -- FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE -- Effects of the Mode of Target Supports on Foreign Object Damage in an Ml SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composite -- Foreign Object Damage (FOD) in Thermal Barrier Coatings -- TESTING, EVALUATION, AND MICROSTRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS -- High-Temperature Interlaminar Tension Test Method Development for Ceramic Matrix Composites -- High Temperature Furnace Door Test for Wollastonite Based Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics with Different Reinforcements -- Microstructure and Properties of Al2O3 Ceramic Composite Toughened by Different Grain Sizes of LiTaO3 -- Effect of Composition of Boron on the Tribological Performance of Alumina Matrix Multifunctional Composites for Energy Efficient Sliding Systems -- An Investigation into Solid-State Expansion of Ceramic Materials -- Properties of Shock-Synthesized Rocksalt-Aluminium Nitride -- MODELING -- Environmental Barrier Coating (EBC) Durability Modeling: An Overview and Preliminary Analysis -- Author Index.