SiAlONs and Non-Oxides.

Intro -- SiAlONs and Non-oxides -- Table of Contents -- Sponsors -- Foreword -- Nitrides -- Preparation and Characterization of MM'Si4N6C Ceramics -- The Phase Evolution in the Si3N4-AlN System after High-Energy Mechanical Treatment of the Precursor Powder -- New Green Phosphor Ba3Si6O12N2:Eu for White LED: Crystal Structure and Optical Properties -- Application of Nitride and Oxynitride Compounds to Various Phosphors for White LED -- Fabrication of Electrically Conductive Si3N4 Ceramics by Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes -- Low Temperature Sintering of Si3N4 Ceramics and its Applicability as an Inert Matrix of the Transuranium Elements for Transmutation of Minor Actinides -- 2.45 GHz Microwave Sintering of Silicon Nitride -- Sintering Shrinkage Behavior of Si3N4 Ceramics Prepared by a Post-Reaction Sintering Technique -- Sintering Shrinkage Behavior and Mechanical Properties of HfO2-Added Si3N4 Ceramics -- Fabrication and Evaluation of AlN-SiC Solid Solutions with p-Type Electrical Conduction -- Atomic Resolution and In Situ Characterization of Structural Ceramics -- Non-Oxide Ceramic Nanocomposites with Multifunctionality -- Electrical Resistivity Control of Hot-Pressed Aluminum Nitride Ceramics -- Fracture Resistance and Wear Properties of Silicon Nitride Ceramics -- Oxidation of Rare Earth Silicon Oxynitride J-Phases -- Effect of Second Phase After-Heat Treatment on the Thermal Conductivity of AlN Ceramics -- Thermal Conductivity Measurement of the AlN Ceramics at the Grain Scale Using Thermoreflectance Technique -- Viscosity Measurement of Molten RE-Mg-Si-O-N (RE=Y, Gd, Nd and La) Glasses -- First Principles Calculations of Advanced Nitrides, Oxides and Alloys -- Advances in Computation of Temperature-Pressure Phase Diagrams of High-Pressure Nitrides -- SiAlONs -- Luminescence Properties of α-SiAlONs and Related Compounds.

Developments in SiAlON Glasses and their Derivatives: Effects of Chemistry on Properties -- Controlled Crystallisation of a Y-Si-Al-O-N Glass Typical of Grain Boundary Glasses Formed in Silicon Nitride-Based Ceramics -- Synthesis and Refinement of β-SiAlON by Nitriding and Post-Sintering of Si Mixture -- Interactions between AlN and SiAlON Ceramics -- Surface Structuring of α/β-Sialon Ceramics by Plasma-Etching -- SiAlON B-Phase Glass-Ceramic Microstructures -- Development of α-β SiAlON Ceramics from Different Si3N4 Starting Powders -- Effects of Process on Optical Transmittance of Dy-α-Sialon Sintered at Lower Temperatures -- Mechanical Properties of α- and β-SiAlON Composite Ceramics Using β-SiAlON Powder -- Tribological Performance of Translucent Dy-α-Sialon Ceramics -- High-Temperature Compressive Deformation of SiAlON Polycrystals Prepared without Additives -- Dielectric Properties of β-SiAlON at High Temperature Using Perturbation Method -- Dielectric Properties of SiAlON Ceramics -- Subcritical Crack Growth of α/β-Sialon Ceramics in Distilled Water -- Corrosion of β-SiAlON in Molten Aluminium, Cryolite and NaCl-KCl Mixture -- Preparation and Corrosion of Mullite Thin Film on ß-SiAlON Ceramics -- Thermal Conductivities of β-SiAlONs by Mechanically Activated Combustion Synthesis -- Synthesis and Characterization of β-SiAlON Phosphor Powder Prepared by Reduction Nitridation of a Zeolite -- Carbides -- New Ceramic Phases in the Ternary Si-C-N System -- A New Route of Forming Silicon Carbide Nanostructures with Controlled Morphologies -- TEM Study of SiCN Glasses -- Polymer Architecture versus Ceramic Microstructure -- Aqueous Processing of Boron Carbide Powders -- Synthesis of Single-Phase, Hexagonal Plate-Like Al4SiC4 Powder -- Gelcasting of Carbide Ceramics -- Processing of High Performance Silicon Carbide.

New Theory of Transformation Induced Grain Growth in Porous SiC -- Evaluation of Microstructure of High-Strength Reaction-Sintered Silicon Carbide -- Nano-Grained Microstructure Design of Silicon Carbide Ceramics by SPS Process -- Macro- and Micro-Scale Thermal Conductivities of SiC Single Crystal and Ceramic -- Influence of Additives on Mechanical Properties in Liquid-Phase Sintered Silicon Carbide Ceramics -- Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Ti3SiC2 Composites -- Effect of HfO2 Coating Films on Oxidation Resistance of SiC Ceramics -- High Temperature Oxidation of SiC Powder in Oxidizing Atmosphere Containing Water Vapor -- Applying SiC Nanoparticles to Functional Ceramics for Semiconductor Manufacturing Process -- First-Principles Study of Ceramic Interfaces: Structures and Electronic and Mechanical Properties -- A New Technology with Porous Materials -- Progress in the Development of the Diesel Vehicle Business -- Synthesis of Nano-Sized SiC Powders by Carbothermal Reduction -- Composites -- Passive Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2-SiC Eutectic Composite Prepared by Arc Melting -- Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of TiN Nanoparticle-Dispersed Si3N4 Ceramics from Si3N4-Nano TiO2 Composite Particles Obtained by Mechanical Treatment -- Spark Plasma Sintering of Silicon Nitride-Boron Carbide Composites -- In Situ Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of TiN-Si2N2O-Si3N4 Composites -- Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Polysilazanes for the Preparation of Reinforced Si-C-N Composites -- Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride - Silicon Carbide and SiAlON - Silicon Carbide Refractories for Aluminium Smelting -- Tribological Characteristics of Carbon Nano-Fiber Dispersed Silicon Nitride Based Composites in High-Temperature Fuel -- Preparation of β SiAlON-cBN Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering.

A Novel Approach for Preparing Electrically Conductive SiAlON-TiN Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering -- Fabrication of AlN Ceramics Using AlN and Nano-Y2O3 Composite Particles Prepared by Mechanical Treatment -- Preparation of Precursors for Aluminum Nitride-Based Ceramic Composites from Cage-Type and Cyclic Building Blocks -- Pressureless Melt Infiltrated Non-Oxide Ceramic-Metal Composites -- The Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2-Based Mixed Boride -- Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Silicon Carbide Composites with Chopped Si-Al-C Fiber Addition -- Exergy Analysis on the Life Cycle of Ceramic Parts -- SiAlON Microstructures -- Synthesis of Non-Oxide Ceramic Fine-Powders from Organic Precursors -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Symposium on Sialons and Non-oxides, December 2nd - 5th, 2007 Ise-shima Royal Hotel, Mie, Japan.

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