Committee Members and PrefaceSilicon Carbide and CompositesMicrostructure and Properties of Three Phase Carbon and Ceramic Matrix CompositesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Joints in Sintered SiC Fiber-Bonded CeramicsNew Technology with Porous Materials; Progress in the Development of the Diesel Vehicle BusinessOxidation Behavior of ZrB2-15vol.%SiC at an Oxygen Partial Pressure of 57 PaJoining of SiC by Tape-Cast SiC-Al2O3-Y2O3 InterlayerFriction Surface Damage of Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Carbon-Silicon Carbide Composites (Cf/C-SiC)The Machinability of 3D-C/SiC CompositesThe SH – Synthesis of Ceramic Based on Titanium Carbide and Silicon Carbide Composite MaterialsNitride CeramicsSilicon Nitride Grain Boundary Glasses: Chemistry, Structure and PropertiesThe Effect of Heat-Treatment on Thermal Conductivity of Silicon Nitride CeramicsFabrication and Microstructure of Electrically Conductive AlN with High Thermal ConductivityAnalyses of Microstructure and Oxygen Content Effects on Thermal Conductivity of AlN Ceramics by Using Slack’s PlotFabrication of Silicon Nitride-Based Nano/Nano-CompositeSlip Casting of α-Sialon/AlN/BN Powder Carbothermally Prepared by Boron-Rich Slag-Based MixtureMechanical Properties of CeramicsImpact Fracture Behavior of Ceramics and PE-Fiber-Reinforced MortarsGrain-Boundary Segregation and Phase-Separation Mechanism in Yttria-Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia PolycrystalStrengthening Mechanism of High-Strength Reaction-Sintered Silicon CarbideYoung’s Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio of Liquid Phase-Sintered Silicon CarbideMechanical Properties of Alumina Matrix Composites due to a Combination of Sr- and Ca-HexaluminatesSintering of CeramicsGrain Size Effect in the Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Functional Oxides through Pressure Modification of the Spark Plasma Sintering MethodSintering of Silicon Carbide Ceramics with Co-Addition of Gadrinium Oxide and Silica and their Mechanical PropertiesDensification, Phases, Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Liquid Phase-Sintered SiCWC/Ti Composite Material Enriched with CBN Particles Produced by Pulse Plasma Sintering (PPS)Fabrication of Transparent La2Zr2O7 by Reactive Spark Plasma SinteringCeramics CoatingEnvironmental Barrier Coatings for Silicon NitrideOptical and Tribological Properties of Silicon Carbide Thin Films Grown by Reactive DC Magnetron SputteringCharacterization of Thermal Properties of Micro-Sized Ceramic Powders for APS Deposition of Ceramic LayersOptimization of Alumina Slurry Properties and Drying Conditions in the Spray Drying Process and Characterization of Corresponding Coating Fabricated by Atmospheric Plasma SprayFabrication of AlN/Al2O3 Coatings via Atmospheric Reactive Plasma Nitriding of Al2O3 PowdersEffect of NH3 Atmosphere on Preparation of Al2O3-AlN Composite Film by Laser CVDFabrication and Evaluation of Arrayed Needle-Like TiO2 Particle – Transparent Resin Composite FilmsTernary Phase Relation on Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Films by Laser CVDPreparation of α-Al2O3/TiN Multilayer Coating on Ti(C,N)-Based Cermet by Laser CVDProcessing of Functional CeramicsMicroelectronics Package Design Using Experimentally-Validated Modeling and SimulationHydroxyapatite Nano-Barium-Strontium-Titaniumoxide CompositesMicrowave-Accelerated Curing of Cement-Based Materials: Compressive Strength and Maturity ModelingInfluence of Curing Age on Microstructure in Barium Titanate – Portland Cement CompositesOptimisation of the Ceramic Phase for Ceramizable Silicone Rubber Based Composites – Microstructural AspectHybrid, Nano-Structurized Materials of Special Purpose on the Basis of Silicon DioxideSHS – Synthesis of Ceramic Composite Materials on the Base of Zirconium CompoundsComparison of Recession Behavior between Lu2Si2O7 and Lu2SiO5 by High Speed Steam Jet at High Temperatures