Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites VII, Volume 33, Issue 2 [Hardcover]

This collection of 33 papers deals with mechanical behaviors associated with systems ranging from diamond reinforced silicon carbide to rare earth pyrosilicates. Presented at The Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics & Composites Symposium in January 2012 during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), it offers researchers from around the world the opportunity to explore new and emerging issues in all aspects of the field.

Preface ix

Introduction xi

NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF CERAMICS SYSTEMS

Damage Sensitivity and Acoustic Emission of SiC/SiC Composite During Tensile Test and Static Fatigue at Intermediate Temperature after Impact Damage 3
M. Picard, E. Maillet, P. Reynaud, N.Godin, M. R'Mili, G. Fantozzi, J. Lamon

Determination of Acoustic Emission Sources Energy and Application towards Lifetime Prediction of Ceramic Matrix Composites 15
E. Maillet, N. Godin, M. R'Mili, P. Reynaud, J. Lamon, and G. Fantozzi

Nondestructive Evaluation of Thermal Barrier Coatings by Optical and Thermal Imaging Methods 27
J. G. Sun

Visualization of Internal Defects in Ceramic Products by using a UT Probe Array 35
Yoshihiro Nishimura and Takayuki Suzuki, Katsumi Fukuda, and Naoya Saito

Evaluation of Ceramic Materials and Joints using UT and X-Ray 47
Yoshihiro Nishimura, Takayuki Suzuki, Naoki Kondo, and Hideki Kita

Investigation of Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods Applied to Oxide/Oxide Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composite 57
Richard E. Johnston, Martin R. Bache, Mathew Amos, Dimosthenis Liaptsis, Robert Lancaster, Richard Lewis, Paul Andrews, and Ian Edmonds