Contains contributed 38 papers from the following seven symposia held during the 2012 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T’12) meeting:

• Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites
• Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Solution Based Processing for Ceramic Materials
• Novel Sintering Processes and News in the Conventional Sintering and Grain Growth
• Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare and Industry
• Dielectric Ceramic Materials and Electronic Devices
• Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structure and Functional Nanomaterials

Preface ix

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

Development of Continuous SiC Fiber Reinforced HfB2-SiC Composites for Aerospace Applications 3
Clifford J. Leslie, Emmanuel E. Boakye, Kristin A. Keller, and Michael K. Cinibulk

Effect of Primary Grain Size of SrZr03/Zr02 Nano-Dispersed Composite Abrasive on Glass Polishing Properties 13
Takayuki Honma, Koichi Kawahara, Seiichi Suda, and Masasuke Takata

Thermal Effect Studies on Flexural Strength of SiCf/C/SiC Composites for Typical Aero Engine Application 21
Vijay Petley, Shweta Verma, Shankar, S.N. Ashritha, S. N. Narendra Babu, and S. Ramachandra

Effect of Phase Architecture on the Thermal Expansion Behavior of Interpenetrating Metal/Ceramic Composites 33
Siddhartha Roy, Pascal Albrecht, Lars Przybilla, Kay Andre Weidenmann, Martin Heilmaier, and Alexander Wanner

High Temperature Interactions in Platinum/Alumina System 45
Ali Karbasi, Ali Hadjikhani, Rostislav Hrubiak, Andriy Durygin, and Kinzy Jones

Fracture Mechanics of Recycled PET-Based Composite Materials Reinforced with Zinc Particles 55
Jessica J. Osorio-Ramos, Elizabeth Refugio- Garcia, Victor Cortes-Suarez, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel

INNOVATIVE PROCESSING

Fabrication of GaSb Optical Fibers 65
Brian L. Scott and Gary R. Pickrell

Characterization and Synthesis of Samarium-Doped Ceria Solid Solutions 71
Aliye Arabaci

Influence of Precursors Stoichiometry on SHS Synthesis of Ti3AIC2 Powders 79
L. Chlubny and J. Lis

Chemical Vapor Deposition and Characterization of Thick Silicon Carbide Tubes for Nuclear Applications 87
P. Drieux, G. Chollon, A. Allemand, and S. Jacques

Uniform Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis for the Production of Metastable Nanomaterials 99
Kamal Hadidi, Makhlouf Redjdal, Eric H. Jordan, Olivia A. Graeve, and Colby M. Brunet

Characterization of the Conductive Layer Formed During u-Electric Discharge Machining of Non-Conductive Ceramics 105
Nirdesh Ojha, Tim Hosel, Claas Muller, and Holger Reinecke

Forming Mullite-Ceramics Reinforced with ZrO2-t Starting from Mullite-ZrO2-t and Kyanite-AI2O3-ZrO2-t Mixtures 111
Elizabeth Refugio-Garcia, Jessica Osorio-Ramos, Jose G. Miranda-Hernandez, Jose A. Rodriguez-Garcia, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel

Impact of Nanoparticle-Microstructure on Cosmeceuticals UV Protection, Transparency and Good Texture 119
Yasumasa Takao

Piezoelectric Thick-Film Structures for High-Frequency Applications Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition 131
Danjela Kuscer, Andre-Pierre Abelard, Marija Kosec, and Franck Levassort

Low Temperature Growth of Oxide Thin Films by Photo-Induced Chemical Solution Deposition 143
Tetsuo Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Nakajima, and Kentaro Shinoda

The Effect of Active Species during TiN Thin Film Deposition by the Cathodic Cage Plasma Process 149
Natalia de Freitas Daudt, Julio Cesar Pereira Barbosa, Danilo Cavalcante Braz, Marina de Oliveira Cardoso Macedo, Marcelo Barbalho Pereira, and Clodomiro Alves Junior

Cathode Ray Tube Glasses in Glass Ceramics 159
M. Reben and J. Wasylak

Application of Alum from Kankara Kaolinite in Catalysis: A Preliminary Report 167
L.C. Edomwonyi-Otu, B.O. Aderemi, A.S. Ahmed, N.J. Coville, and M. Maaza

Grain Boundary Resistivity in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia 175
Jun Wang and Hans Conrad

Multiscale Thermal Processes in High Voltage Consolidation of Powders 189
Evgeny G. Grigoryev and Eugene A. Olevsky

NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nanotechnology Development in Arab States 199
Bassam Alfeeli and Ma'moun Al-Rawashdeh

Viscosity of Ethylene Glycol + Water Based Al203 Nanofluids with Addition of SDBS Dispersant 211
Babak LotfizadehDehkordi, Salim. N. Kazi, and Mohd Hamdi

Clustering Theory Evaluation for Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Titania Nanofluid 219
Azadeh Ghadimi and Hendrik Simon Cornells Metselaar

An Environmentally-Benign Electrochemical Method for Formation of a Chitosan-Based Coating on Stainless Steel as a Substrate for Deposition of Noble Metal Nanoparticles 229
Gary P. Halada, Prashant Jha, Michael Cuiffo, James Ging, and Kweku Acquah

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Nickel/Zinc Oxide Particles by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis 239
llayda Koc, Burcak Ebin, and Sebahattin Gurmen

Iron-Nickel-Cobalt (Fe-Ni-Co) Alloy Particles Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis and Hydrogen Reduction (USP-HR) Method 247
Cigdem Toparli, Burcak Ebin, and Sebahattin Gurmen

ELECTRONIC AND FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyvinilidene Fluoride (PVDF) Cerium Doped 257
Evaristo Alexandre Falcao, Lais Weber Aguiar, Eriton Rodrigo Botero, Anderson Rodrigues Lima Caires, Nelson Luis Domingues, Claudio Teodoro de Carvalho, and Andrelson Wellinghton Rinaldi

Effect of Poling Field on Elastic Constants in Piezoelectric Ceramics 267
Toshio Ogawa, Keisuke Ishii, Tsubasa Matsumoto, and Takayuki Nishina

Energy Harvesting Utilized Resonance Phenomena of Piezoelectric Unimorph 277
Toshio Ogawa, Hiroshi Aoshima, Masahito Hikida, and Hiroshi Akaishi

Internal Strain and Dielectric Losses by Compositional Ordering on the Microwave Dielectrics Pseudo-Tungstenbronze Ba6.3xR8+2XTi18054 (R=Rare Earth) Solid Solutions 283
Hitoshi Ohsato

Characteristics of BaTi03/(Ba,Sr)Ti03 Superlattices Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition 293
N. Ortega, Ashok Kumar, J. F. Scott, and Ram S. Katiyar

Novel Devices using Oxide Semiconductors in Fe-Ti-0 Family 301
R. K. Pandey, William A. Stapleton, Anup K. Bandyopadhyay, Ivan Sutanto, and Amanda A. Scantlin

Fabrication and Improvement of the Properties of Mn-Doped Bismuth Ferrite-Barium Titanate Thin Films 313
Yuya Ito, Makoto Moriya, Wataru Sakamoto, and Toshinobu Yogo

Correlating the Crystal Structure and the Phase Transitions with the Dielectric Properties of KyBa1-xGa2-xGe2+xO8 Solid Solutions 321
Marjeta Macek Krzmanc, Qin Ni, and Danilo Suvorov

The Effect of A-Site Vacancies on Cell Volume and Tolerance Factor of Perovskites 331
Rick Ubic, Kevin Tolman, Kokfoong Chan, Nicole Lundy, Steven Letourneau, and Waltraud Kriven

Sintering Effects on Microstructure and Electrical Properties of CaCu3Ti4012 Ceramics 337
S. Markovic, M. Lukic, C. Jovalekic, S.D. Skapin, D. Suvorov, and D. Uskokovic

Crystal Chemistry and Phase Diagrams of Three Thermoelectric Alkaline-Earth Cobaltate (Ca-M-Co-O, M=Sr, Zn and La) Systems 349
W. Wong-Ng

Author Index 363