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<p><i>Preface ix</i></p> <p><b>Characterization</b></p> <p>Materials Development and Wear Applications of Si3N4 Ceramics 3<br /> <i>Katsutoshi Komeya</i></p> <p>Measuring the Isoelectric Point of Ceramic Powder Suspensions: A Pre-Standardization Study 17<br /> <i>Vincent A. Hackley, Makio Naito, and Rolf Wäsche</i></p> <p>Direct-Force Measurement of Nanotube-Attached Colloidal Probe in Liquid Media 27<br /> <i>Jeong-Min Cho and Wolfgang M. Sigmund</i></p> <p>Direct Measurement of Strongly Attractive Particle-Particle Interactions 33<br /> <i>Kelcey L Eccleston and Kelly! Miller</i></p> <p>In situ Observation of Rearrangement Mechanisms in Low Volume Fraction 2-D Aggregated Colloids 39<br /> <i>Sarunya Promkotra and Kelly T. Miller</i></p> <p>Optical-Microscopic Observation of the Three-Dimensional Structure of Particles in a Ceramic Slurry 47<br /> <i>Masayo Oya and Minoru Takahashi</i></p> <p>Particle Size Characterization of Highly Concentrated Barium Titanate Slurries by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy 53<br /> <i>Shin-ichi Takeda, Hidehiko Suenaga, and Isao Tari</i></p> <p>Particle Size Characterization of Highly Concentrated Alumina Slurries by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy 59<br /> <i>Shin-ichi Takeda, Hiroyuki Harano, and Isao Tari</i></p> <p>Analysis of Anionic Polymer Dispersant in Dense Alumina Suspension with Various Additive Content by Using Colloidal Probe AFM 65<br /> <i>H. Kamiya, J.Yoneyama, Y Fukuda, H. Abe, and M. Naito</i></p> <p>Characterization of Coarse Particles Contained in Fine Powders at Very Low Concentrations 71<br /> <i>Yong-lck Cho, Masataro Okumiya, Makio Naito,Torsten Rabe, Rolf Wäsche, Roger Morrell, Kevin G. Ewsuk, Vincent Hackley, Stephen Freiman, and Keizo Uematsu</i></p> <p>Characterizing Granulated Ceramic Powders for Dry Pressing and Sintering 77<br /> <i>K.G. Ewsuk, J.G. Argüello, D.N. Bencoe, D.T. Ellerby, S. J. Glass, D. H. Zeuch, and J.Anderson</i></p> <p>Evaluation of Green Components by Nondestructive Methods 89<br /> <i>Torsten Rabe, Rainer Rudert, Jürgen Goebbels, and Karl-Wolfram Harbich</i></p> <p>New Method to Observe the Internal Structure of a Green Body Using a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope 99<br /> <i>Yutaka Saito, SatoshiTanaka, Nozomu Uchida, and Keizo Uematsu</i></p> <p>Elastic, Plastic, and Viscoelastic Contact Problems in Axisymmetric Indentation 105<br /> <i>M. Sakai and S. Shimizu</i><br /> <br /> Estimation of Short Crack R-Curves of Polycrystalline Ceramics by the Surface Crack in Flexure Method 115<br /> <i>Kouichi Yasuda, Tomitsugu Taguchi, Junichi Tatami, and Yohtaro Matsuo</i></p> <p>Effects of Diamond Grit, Machining Direction, and Post Machining Treatments on Si3N4 Strength 121<br /> <i>Biljana Mikijelj and Richard Allor</i></p> <p>Estimation ofTemperature Dependence of Thermal Shock Resistance by Infrared Radiation Technique 127<br /> <i>Sawao Honda,Tadahiro Nishikawa, Hideo Awaji, Yoshio Akimune, and Naoto Hirosaki</i></p> <p><b>Processing</b></p> <p>Characterization ofTranslucent Polycrystalline Alumina (PCA) Ceramics 135<br /> <i>G.C.Wei</i></p> <p>Characterization of Sub-Superficial Defects in Translucent Alumina Using a Liquid Immersion<br /> Technique in Transmitted Light Microscopy 145<br /> <i>H.N.Yoshimura, A.C. da Cruz, and H. Goldenstein</i></p> <p>Fracture Strength Variability of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Made by Powder Compaction 151<br /> <i>Makio Naito, Hiroya Abe, Tadashi Hotta, Nobuhiro Shinohara, and Keizo Uematsu</i></p> <p>Effect of Slurry Flocculation on the Microstructure of Alumina Green Bodies Prepared by Slip Casting 159<br /> <i>Y Hotta, H.Abe, M. Naito, K. Kamiya, and K. Uematsu</i></p> <p>Effect of the Manufacturing Process on the Properties of Alumina Sintered Ceramics 165<br /> <i>Yong-lck Cho, Seung-jai Kim, Masataro Okumiya, Makio Naito, and Keizo Uematsu</i></p> <p>Characterization of Cylindric Porous Ceramics Prepared with Centrifugal Molding 171<br /> <i>T. Nishikawa, S. Honda, and H. Awaji</i></p> <p>Preparation ofTranslucent Aluminum Oxynitride Ceramics and Ar-HIP 177<br /> <i>A. Uchiyama, N. Hotta, R. Watanabe, and R. Miyamoto</i></p> <p>Correlation between Suspension Structure and Rheological Properties of Suspensions of Nanosized Fumed Silica Powders 183<br /> <i>Jan Tabellion, Rolf Clasen, Jörg Reinshagen, Rainer Oberacker; and Michael J. Hoffmann</i></p> <p>Characterization of Nanoparticles During Mg-AI-Spinel-Formation Calculated by MD-Simulations 189<br /> <i>Wilfried Wunderlich and Minoru Takahashi</i></p> <p>Preparation ofTiN Powder by Floating-Type Reduction-Nitridation 195<br /> <i>N. Hotta, K. Nabetani, T. Oshima, and M. Aoki</i></p> <p>Reviews of Microwave Processing of Ceramics in Japan 201<br /> <i>Hideoki Fukushima and Masao Matsui</i></p> <p>Microwave Processing of Advanced Ceramics Using 28 GHz Frequency 211<br /> <i>H.Takizawa, T. Kimura, M. Iwasaki, K. Uheda, and T. Endo</i></p> <p>Effect of Microwaves on the Formation of Ce20(C03)2 Doped with Nd by Homogeneous Precipitation 217<br /> <i>Michiyo Kamiya, Ken-ichiro Ogata, Eriko Shimada, and Ysuro Ikuma</i></p> <p>Slip Casting and Pressureless Sintering of Boron Carbide 223<br /> <i>Akio Matsumoto, Akira Kawakami, and Tatsuya Goto</i></p> <p><b>Standardization</b></p> <p>Recent Progress in the ISO/TC 206 International Standardization Activities for Fine Ceramics 221<br /> <i>Takashi Kanno</i></p> <p>Drivers and Progress in the CEN TC184 Standards Activities for Advanced Technical Ceramics in Europe 241<br /> <i>B.G. Newland and R. Morrell</i></p> <p>VAMAS: Accomplishments and Future Directions 251<br /> <i>Stephen Freiman and James Early</i></p> <p>A Testing Program for a Silicon Nitride Reference Material 259<br /> <i>Tanja Lube, Robert Danzer, and Marc Steen</i></p> <p>Techno-lnfrastructure for Fine Ceramics in Japan 269<br /> <i>Minoru Matsui</i></p> <p>Index 279</p>

<p><b>Minoru Matsui</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Said Jahanmir</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Hamid Mostaghaci</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Makio Naito</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Keizo Uematsu</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Rolf Wasche</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Roger Morrell</b> is the editor of <i>Improved Ceramics through New Measurements, Processing, and Standards</i>, published by Wiley.</p>

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