Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Slurry Characterization by Stress Relaxation Test for Tape Casting Process 1
Takamasa Mori, Tomofumi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka, and Junichiro Tsubaki

Preparation of Stable Nano-Sized Al203 Slurries Using Wet-Jet Milling 11
Toshihiro Isobe, Yuji Hotta, Kimiyasu Sato, and Koji Watari

Design of Mold Materials for Encapsulating Semiconductors Using Epoxy Compounds 19
Satoshi Kitaoka, Naoki Kawashima, Keiji Maeda, Takaki Kuno, and Yoshinori Noguchi

Evaluation of an Environmentally Friendly Plasticizer for Polyvinyl Butyral for Use in Tape Casting 27
Richard E. Mistier, Ernest Bianchi, Bruce Wade, and Jeffrey Hurlbut

Mutual Linkage of Particles in Ceramic Green Bodies through Reactive Organic Binders 35
Kimiyasu Sato, Miyuki Kawai, Yuji Hotta, Takaaki Nagaoka, Koji Watari, and Cihangir Duran

Drying Dinetics of Slip Cast Body by Microwave Heating 47
Takashi Shirai, Masaki Yasuoka, Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Yuji Hotta, and Koji Watari

Microwave Sintering Techniques—More than Just a Different Way of Heating? 55
G. Link, S. Miksch, M. Thumm, and S. Takayama

The Effect of the Electrical Properties on the Pulsed Electric Current Sintering Behavior of Zr02 Based Ceramic Composites 67
K. Vanmeensel, B. Neirinck, S. Huang, S. Salehi, O. Van der Biest, and J. Vleugels

Smart Processing Development on 3D Ceramic Structures for Terahertz Wave Applications 79
Y. Miyamoto, W. Chen, H. Kanaoka, and S. Kirihara

Fabrication of New Dielectric Fractal Structures and Localization of Electromagnetic Wave 91
Y. Nakahata, S. Kirihara, and Y. Miyamoto

Micro-Fabrication and Terahertz Wave Properties of Alumina Photonic Crystals with Diamond Structure 99
H. Kanaoka, S. Kirihara, and Y. Miyamoto

Texture Development of Bi4Ti3012 Thick Film Promoted by Anisotropie Shrinkage 105
Y. Kinemuchi, P.H. Xiang, H. Kaga, and K. Watari

Anisotropie Properties of Al Doped ZnO Ceramics Fabricated by the High Magnetic Field 113
Hisashi Kaga, Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Koji Watari, Hiromi Nakano, Satoshi Tanaka, Atsushi Makiya, Zenji Kato, and Keizo Uematsu

Porous Anatase Titanium Dioxide Films Prepared in Aqueous Solution 121
Yoshitake Masuda, Tatsuo Kimura, Kazumi Kato, and Tatsuki Ohji

Preparation of Micro/Mesoporous Si-C-0 Ceramic Derived from Preceramic Route 133
Manabu Fukushima, You Zhou, Yu-ichi Yoshizawa, Masayuki Nakata, and Kiyoshi Hirao

Porous Alumina Ceramics by Novel Gelate-Freezing Method 139
Masayuki Nakata, Manabu Fukushima, and Yu-ichi Yoshizawa

New Production Approaches for Large and Very Complex Shapes of Silicon Nitride and Silicon Carbide Ceramics 145
Karl E. Berroth

Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Porous Silicon Nitride Materials 155
Tatsuki Ohji

Application of Taguchi Method in the Optimization of Process Parameters for Conicity of Holes in Ultrasonic Drilling of Engineering Ceramics 167
R.C.S. Mehta, R.S. Jadoun, Pradeep Kumar, and B.K. Mishra

Simulation of Material Removal Rate in Ultrasonic Drilling Process Using Finite Element Analysis and Taguchi Method 179
R.S. Jadoun, B.K. Mishra, Pradeep Kumar, and R.C.S. Mehta

Author Index 195

About the Author

Volume Editors:
Jonathan Salem is a Materials Research Engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. He received a BS in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1983 and worked at NASA-Lewis as a Materials Research Engineer for two years performing heat treatment and fracture studies of titanium and steel alloys. In 1987 he received an MS in Materials Science from the University of Washington, Seattle and served at NASA-Glenn as Project Leader of the Toughened Ceramics Life Prediction Program on development of mechanical testing methods and standards for ceramic materials. In 1999 he received a PhD in Mechanical engineering from the University of Washington. Presently, he is involved with the room and elevated temperature mechanical testing and reliability modeling of ceramic, intermetallic and composite materials for the Life Prediction, where briefly served as a temporary Deputy Branch Chief. Prior to working at NASA, he worked in Quality Assurance at Powell Valve,Cincinnati,OH, and at Forest City Foundries, Cleveland, OH. He authored or co-authored over 60 archival publications, over 70 proceedings publications, and four national and international standards on mechanics of ceramics. He is a fellow of American Society for Testing and Materials and received a NASA Manned Spaced Flight Awareness Award for work on ceramic bearings for the Space Shuttle Main Engine Turbo-pump. In 2004, he received the Richard M. Fulrath Award from the American Ceramic Society for development of technical standards for design of structural ceramics.

Dongming Zhu is a senior Materials Research Engineer at Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology Directorate, and Durability and Protective Coatings Branch of Structures and Materials Division, at NASA Glenn Research Center. His expertise covers the areas of thermal conductivity, lattice defects and transport, high temperature oxidation, high-heat-flux testing, and mechanical behavior of ceramic coating systems, with an emphasis on experimental investigation and analytical modeling of processing, thermal fatigue and fracture behavior of advanced protective coatings and composites. His major contributions include the development of low conductivity thermal barrier coatings for turbine airfoil applications, 1650°C thermal/environmental barrier coatings for SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composite (CMC) turbine vane and combustor liner applications. He has authored more than 100 archival publications and three patents. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society and ASM, International, has been a lead organizer for several International Symposia.  He is currently the Chair-elect of the Engineering Ceramic Division of the American Ceramic Society, and an associate editor of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He has received several awards from NASA and professional societies. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from theUniversity ofMinnesota in 1996.