Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings - Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites V31 Issue 2

This volume is a compilation of papers presented in the Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics & Composites symposium during the 34th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) held January 24-29, 2010, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics & Composites symposium was one of the largest symposia in terms of the number (>100) of presentations at the ICACC'10. This symposium covered wide ranging and cutting-edge topics on mechanical properties and reliability of ceramics and composites and their correlations to processing, microstructure, and environmental effects. Symposium topics included: - Ceramics and composites for engine applications- Design and life prediction methodologies- Environmental effects on mechanical properties- Mechanical behavior of porous ceramics- Ultra high temperature ceramics- Ternary compounds- Mechanics & characterization of nanomaterials and devices- Novel test methods and equipment- Processing - microstructure - mechanical properties correlations- Ceramics & composites joining and testing- NDE of ceramic components