12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS PART E -- Preface -- Committees -- Table of Contents -- SECTION I - ADVANCES IN DEPOSITION, SURFACE MODIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION -- 3-D Static and Time-Depending Modelling of DC and RF Thermal Plasmas for Industrial Applications -- Ti-Si-C Films Formed by Dual Beam Ion Assisted Deposition -- A Comparison between Conventional Thermal Treatment and Excimer Laser Irradiation Performed on Alumina/PEEK Composite Coatings -- Application of SEM/TEM to Tests on Pt Distribution in Al2O3 Films Obtained by Oxidising FeCrAl Steel Foil Coated with Pt-Al Nanofilms -- A Chemometric Study of Alumina/PEEK and Hydroxyapatite/PEEK Suspensions Prepared for Electrophoretic Deposition of Multifunctional Coatings -- Effect of Methane Flow Rate on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide Thin Films Deposited by Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering -- ESR Study of Elements Added-DLC Films Deposited by PBII and RF-CVD Methods -- SECTION II - PROTECTIVE COATINGS IN OXIDIZING AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS -- Development of Advanced Coatings for ITER and Future Fusion Devices -- Mechanical and Surface Properties of Chemical Vapor Deposited Protective Aluminium Oxide Films on TA6V Alloy -- Oxidation Behavior of Thermal Barrier Coatings on Copper Substrates -- Overview: How to Quantify the Capability of Yttrium Silicates to be Used as an Environmental Barrier Coating -- Influence of Inorganic Sealant in Hot and Cold Erosive Wear in Plasma Sprayed Alumina Coating -- Corrosion Resistance of Titanium Aluminide Layers on Two Phase (α+β) Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloy -- Slurry Coating of Environmental Barrier Coating (EBC) on Silicon Carbide Based Material -- SECTION III - THIN FILMS AND COATINGS FOR TRIBOLOGICAL AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS -- Advanced Ceramic Tribological Layers by Thermal Spray Routes.

Effect of Phases on the Frictional Properties of Electroless Ni-B Nano-Composite Coating -- Damping Properties of Hard Coatings for Engine Applications -- Advances in the Field of New Smart Thermal Barrier Coatings -- Anti-Bacteria Behaviors of TaN-Cu and TaN-Ag Nanocomposite Thin Films -- Easy-to-Clean Coatings on Glass and Glazed Surfaces -- Hydrogen Effect on Structure and Mechanical Properties of ZnO Films Deposited in Ar/H2 Plasma -- Optimisation of the Ceramic Phase for Ceramizable Silicone Rubber Based Composites -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.