Preface ix Introduction xi Creation of Surface Geometric Structures by Thermal Micro-Lines Patterning Techniques 1 Soshu Kirihara, Satoko Tasaki, and Yusuke Itakura Magnetoelectric Properties of La-Modified BiFe03 Thin Films on Strontium Ruthenate (SrRu03) Buffered Layer 9 Regina C. Deus, Cesar R. Foschini, Jose A. Varela, Elson Longo, and Alexandre Z. Simoes Properties of Pb(Zr,Ti)03/CoFe204/Pb(Zr,Ti)03 Layered Thin Films Prepared Via Chemical Solution Deposition 23 Yoshikatsu Kawabata, Makoto Moriya, Wataru Sakamoto, and Toshinobu Yogo Intelligent Processes Enable New Products in the Field of Non-Oxide Ceramics 31 Jens Eichler Fabricating Successful Ceramic Components using Development Carrier Systems 37 Tom Standring, Bhupa Prajapati, Alex Cendrowicz, Paul Wilson, and Stuart Blackburn Optimized Shaping Process for Transparent Spinel Ceramic 49 Alfred Kaiser, Thomas Hutzler, Andreas Krell, and Robert Kremer Combustion Synthesis (SHS) of Complex Ceramic Materials 57 Jerzy Lis Wear and Reactivity Studies of Melt Infiltrated Ceramic Matrix Composite 69 D. C. Jarmon and G. C.
Ojard Fabrication and Properties of High Thermal Conductivity Silicon Nitride 79 You Zhou, Hideki Hyuga, Tatsuki Ohji, and Kiyoshi Hirao Porous Silicon Carbide Derived from Polymer Blend 89 Ken'ichiro Kita and Naoki Kondo Processing and Properties of Zirconia Toughened WC-Based Cermets 97 I. Hussainova, N. Voltsihhin, M. E. Cura, and S-P. Hannula Mechanism of the Carbothermal Synthesis of MgAI204-SiC Refractory Composite Powders by Forsterite, Alumina and Carbon Black 105 Hongxi Zhu, Hongjuan Duan, Wenjie Yuan, and Chengji Deng Joining of Alumina by Polycarbosilane and Siloxane Including Phenyl Groups 111 Ken'ichiro Kita and Naoki Kondo Microwave Joining of Alumina using a Liquid Phase Sintered Alumina Insert* 123 Naoki Kondo, Mikinori Hotta, Hideki Hyuga, Kiyoshi Hirao, and Hideki Kita Joining of Silicon Nitride Long Pipes without Insert Material by Local Heating Technique 129 Mikinori Hotta, Naoki Kondo, Hideki Kita, and Tatsuki Ohji Interfacial Characterization of Diffusion-Bonded Monolithic and Fiber-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics 133 H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M.
C. Halbig, and M. Singh Round Robin on Indentation Fracture Resistance of Silicon Carbide for Small Ceramic Products 143 Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Yu-ichi Yoshizawa, and Kouichi Yasuda Numerical Analysis of Microstructural Fracture Behavior in Nano Composites under HVEM 151 Hisashi Serizawa, Tamaki Shibayama, and Hidekazu Murakawa.