Front Cover; Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Structural Materials; Copyright Page; Introduction; Table of Contents; Part I: Metal Matrix Composites; CHAPTER 1. METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES -- AN OVERVIEW; ABSTRACT; KEYWORD; INTRODUCTION; REINFORCEMENT; CHOICE OF REINFORCEMENT AND MATRIX; COMPOSITE FABRICATION; PROPERTIES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. MICROSTRUCTURAL EFFECTS ON FRACTURE MICROMECHANISMS IN LIGHTWEIGHT METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES.

CHAPTER 3. HIGH TEMPERATURE DEFORMATIO OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITESABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. The Effects of Pressure on the Fracture of Composite Materials; ABSTRACT; CHAPTER 5. SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSING OF METAL -- MATRIX COMPOSITES; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; CASTING TECHNIQUES; MICROSTRUCTURES; PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. EXTRUSION OF ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; ABSTRACT; KEY WORDS; INTRODUCTION; SURFACE INTEGRITY AND APPEARANCE.

DIE WEARSUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. CONTINUOUS SILICON CARBIDE FIBER REINFORCED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; FUTURE TRENDS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. STABILITY OF SiC IN MOLTEN ALUMINIUM; ABSTRACT; KEY WORDS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENT; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN VARIOUS Al ALLOYS AND SiC; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERFACES IN METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES.

ABSTRACTKEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. WETTABILITY OF SILICON CARBIDES BY LIQUID METALS; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12. LIQUID PHASE SINTERING OF ALUMINA-(Ni+TiC) CERMETS; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Part II: Structural Ceramics; CHAPTER 13. POROSITY DEPENDENCE OF STRENGTH IN CERAMICS; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION.

STRENGTH-PORE VOLUME FRACTION RELATIONDISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 14. MODELING CREEP IN MATERIALS WITH SOFT BOUNDARY PHASES; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; SLOW VISCOUS FLOW MODEL; APPLICATION OF THE MODEL; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; NOTATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 15. High Temperature Stability of Structural Ceramics; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; DEVITRIFICATION IN SILICON NITRIDE; SWELLING IN HOT-PRESSED ALUMINA; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 16. FABRICATION OF Si3N4 VALVE DISCS; KEYWORDS:; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; FABRICATION PROCEDURE.