Introduction xi

GEOPOLYMERS AND CHEMICALLY BONDED CERAMICS

NaBH4 Geopolymer Composites 3
Lars Schomborg, Claus H. Rüscher, J. Christian Buhl, and Florian Kiesel

In Situ Carbothermal Reduction/Nitridation Carbon-Nano Powder Added Geopolymer Composites 15
Cengiz Bagci, Greg Kutyla, and Waltraud M. Kriven

Effect of Si/K Ratio Alkaline Solutions on Mechanical Properties of Geomaterial Compounds 29
A. Autef, E. Joussein, G. Gasgnier, and S. Rossignol

Sodium Geopolymer Reinforced with Jute Weave 39
Kaushik Sankar and Waltraud M. Kriven

Potassium Geopolymer Reinforced with Alkali-Treated Fique 61
Kaushik Sankar and Waltraud M. Kriven

Design of Wool-Geopolymer Pots 79
A. Natali Murri, E. Papa, V. Medri, and E. Landi

Rice Husk Ash as a Silica Source in a Geopolymer Formulation 87
Un Haeng Heo, Kaushik Sankar, Waltraud M. Kriven, and Sean S. Musil

Alumina-Based Phosphate Cement 103
Henry A. Colorado and Jenn-Ming Yang

Investigation of Ettringite Binder Hydration at Early Age for Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Application 111
Elodie Prud’homme, Ngoc Lam Nguyen, Marie Michel, Jean-François Georgin, and Jean Ambroise

ADVANCED CERAMIC COATINGS

Air Plasma Sprayed Catalytic Coatings for DeNOX Applications 127
A. Moscatelli, F. Cernuschi, M. Notaro, and S. Capelli

Solid Particle Erosion of TBCs: Jet Tester Modeling and Erosion Forecasts 139
F. Cernuschi and L. Augello

La2Zr2O7 (LZ) Coatings by Liquid Feedstock Plasma Spraying: The Role of Precursors 151
William Duarte, Sylvie Rossignol, and Michel Vardelle

High Velocity Suspension Flame Spraying of Nano-Structured Materials and Related Industrial Applications 161
A. Killinger, A. Rempp, P. Müller, P. Krieg, and R. Gadow

Microstructure and High-Strength Glass-Ceramic Coatings 169
Marcin Gajek, Janusz Partyka, and Jerzy Lis

Investigation of Surface Geometry Thermal Barrier Coatings using Computed X-Ray Tomography 175
Navid Asadizanjani, Sina Shahbazmohamadi, and Eric H. Jordan

Fabrication of Nanostructure Ba(1-x)Co(x)TiO3 Thin Films Synthesized by Sol-Gel Method for Patch Antenna Application 189
Huda Abdullah, Noor Atikah Abdullah, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, and Wan Nasarudin Wan Jalal

ADVANCED MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSING FOR INDUSTRIAL ROOT TECHNOLOGY

Fast Infiltration Process for In-Line Continuous Siliconization 203
M. Chiodi and M. Valle

Preparation of CrN-Ni Composites by Hot Press Sintering 211
T. Fukushima, H. Asami, T. Suzuki, T. Nakayama, H. Suematsu, and K. Niihara

Fabrication and Electrical Properties of Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanotubes/Polymer Nanocomposite Films as an Electrode Sensor for Brain-Wave Detection 219
Minh Triet Tan Huynh, Hong-Baek Cho, Tadachika Nakayama, Son Thanh Nguyen, Hisayuki Suematsu, Tsuneo Suzuki, Weihua Jiang, and Koichi Niihara

Peen Forming of Ceramics – A New Chipless Shaping Technique 229
Wulf Pfeiffer and Heiko Höpfel

Differences in Pyrocarbon Matrices Made by FB-CVI with Organic Precursors 237
Inacio Regiani, Renan Lima Novais, and João Jorge Sousa dos Santos

Optimization of the Industrial Synthesis of Silicon Carbide-Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride (SiC-RBSN) 245
Massimo Rosa, Francesco Casaril, Massimiliano Valle, and Stefano Poli

MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS AND NANOLAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES AND NITRIDES

Comparison of the Oxidation Protection of HfB2 based Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics by the Addition of SiC or MoSi2 261
C.M. Carney and T.S. Key

Densification and Mechanical Properties of ZrB2-TiB2 Ultra High Temperature Ceramic Composites 275
N. S. Karthiselva, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa Rao Bakshi

VIRTUAL MATERIALS (COMPUTATIONAL) DESIGN AND CERAMIC GENOME

Simulations of Anisotropic Grain Growth Subject to Thermal Gradients using Q-State Monte Carlo 289
J. B. Allen

ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS AND PROCESSING FOR PHOTONICS AND ENERGY

Highly Photosensitive Fiber Fabricated from Photo-Thermo-Refractive Glass 305
Khawlah Al Yahyaei, Peter Hofmann, Clémence Jollivet, Amy Van Newkirk, Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa, Enrique Antonio-Lopez, Daniel Ott, Marc SeGall, Ivan Divliansky, Larissa Glebova, Leonid Glebov, Alan Kost, and Axel Schülzgen

RARE EARTH OXIDES

Investigation of the Influence of CuO and SnO Doping on the Luminescence of Dy3+ Ions in Phosphate Glass 315
José A. Jiménez and Logan Haney

ION-TRANSPORT MEMBRANES

Manufacturing and Performance of Supported BSCF-Membranes for Oxygen Separation 325
Patrick Niehoff, Falk Schulze-Küppers, Stefan Baumann, Robert Vaßen, Hans-Peter Buchkremer, and Wilhelm A. Meulenberg

2nd PACIFIC RIM ENGINEERING CERAMICS SUMMIT

Energy Efficiency Challenges Addressed Through the Use of Advanced Refractory Ceramic Materials 339
James G. Hemrick

Challenges in Model Development for Estimating Internal Stress of Ceramic Laminates During Sintering 349
Kouichi Yasuda

3rd GLOBAL YOUNG INVESTIGATORS FORUM

Mechanical Reinforcement of Copper Films with Ceramic Nanoparticles 361
Annika Leifert, Nasser Mohamed-Noriega, Andreas Meier, Giovanni Mondin, Susanne Dörfler, Julia Grothe, Stefan Kaskel, Benjamin Schumm, Christian Nowka, Silke Hampel, and E. López Cuéllar

Author Index 367

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