Mechanical Properties and Processing of Ceramic Binary, Ternary, and Composite Systems -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- BINARY AND TERNARY CERAMICS -- Synthesis and Phase Development in the Cr-Al-N System -- Phase Evolution and Properties of Ti2AIN Based Materials, Obtained by SHS Method -- Synthesis of Ti3SiC2 by Reaction of TiC and Si Powders -- Toughening of a ZrC Particle-Reinforced Ti3AIC2 Composite -- Microstructure and Properties of the Cermets Based on Ti(C,N) -- Scratch-Induced Deformation and Residual Stress in a Zirconium Diboride-Silicon Carbide Composite -- Finite Element Modeling of Internal Stress Factors for ZrB2-Sic Ceramics -- Effects of Microstructural Anisotropy on Fracture Behavior of Heat-Pressed Glass-Ceramics and Glass-Infiltrated Alumina Composites for Dental Restorations -- SILICON CARBIDE, CARBON AND OXIDE BASED COMPOSITES -- Mechanical Properties of Hi-NICALON S and SA3 Fiber Reinforced SiC/SiC Minicomposites -- The Effect of Holes on the Residual Strength of SiC/SiC Ceramic Composites -- Through Thickness Modulus (E33) of Ceramic Matrix Composites: Mechanical Test Method Confirmation -- The Effects of Si Content and Sic Polytype on the Microstructure and Properties of RBSC -- In-Situ Reaction Sintering of Porous Mullite-Bonded Silicon Carbide, Its Mechanical Behavior and High Temperature Applications -- Study on Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Different Carbon Types in Carbon/Carbon Composites -- Effects of Temperature and Steam Environment on Creep Behavior of an Oxide-Oxide Ceramic Composite -- Characterization of Foreign Object Damage in an Oxide/Oxide Composite at Ambient Temperature -- Processing and Properties of Fiber Reinforced Barium Aluminosilicate Composites for High Temperature Radomes -- Author Index.