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THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Zirconia Coatings Produced by Electrophoretic Deposition 3
Bernd Baufeld, Omer van der Biest, and Hans-Joachim Ratzer-Scheibe

Elastic and Inelastic Deformation Properties of Free Standing Ceramic EB-PVD Coatings 11
Marion Bartsch, Uwe Fuchs, and Jianmin Xu

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Zirconia/Monazite-Type LaP04 Nanocomposites Fabricated by PECS 19
Seung-Ho Kim, Tohru Sekino, Takafumi Kusunose, and Ari T. Hirvonen

Corrosion Behavior of New Thermal Barrier Coatings 27
R. Vassen, D. Sebold, and D. Stover

MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS

Monitoring the Phase Evolution of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia in Thermal Barrier Coatings Using the Rietveld Method 41
G. Witz, V. Shklover, W. Steurer, S. Bachegowda, and H.-P. Bossmann

Thermal Imaging Characterization of Thermal Barrier Coatings 53
J.G. Sun

Examination on Microstructural Change of a Bond Coat in a Thermal Barrier Coating for Temperature Estimation and Aluminum-Content Prediction 61
Mitstutoshi Okada, Tohru Hisamatsu, and Takayuki Kitamura

Quantative Microstructural Analysis of Thermal Barrier Coatings Produced by Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition 71
Matthew Kelly, Jogender Singh, Judith Todd, Steven Copley, and Douglas Wolfe

Investigation of Damage Prediction of Thermal Barrier Coating 81
Y. Ohtake

ENGINEERING OF THERMAL PROPERTIES OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS

Effect of an Opaque Reflecting Layer on the Thermal Behavior of a Thermal Barrier Coating 87
Charles M. Spuckler

Optimizing of the Reflectivity of Air Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Thermal Barrier Coatings 99
A. Stuke, R. Carius, J.-L. Marques, G. Mauer, M. Schulte, D. Sebold, R. Vaßen, and D. Stover

Thermal Conductivity of Nanoporous YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings Fabricated by EB-PVD 115
Byung-Koog Jang and Hideaki Matsubara

COATINGS TO RESIST WEAR, EROSION, AND TRIBOLOGICAL LOADINGS

Reduction of Wear by a TiBN Multilayer Coating 127
B.-A. Behrens, A. Küper, M. Bistron, Fr.-W. Bach, K. Möhwald, and T.A. Deisser

Characteristics of TiN/CrN Multilayer Coatings with TiCrN and CrTiN Interlayer 135
Xingbo Liu, Chengming Li, Jing Xu, Weizhong Tang, and Fanxiu Lv

Development of a Duplex Coating Procedure (HVOF and PVD) on TI-6AL-4V Substrate for Automotive Applications 145
E. Bemporad, M. Sebastiani, F. Carassiti, F. Casadei, and R. Valle

Novel Coatings of Cemented Carbides by an Improved HVOF Spraying Process 159
Makoto Watanabe, Pornthep Chivavibul, Jin Kawakita, and Seiji Kuroda

Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Coatings Under Contact Load 167
Yumei Bao, Guozhong Chai, and Weina Hao

COATINGS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS

Heat Treatment of Plasma-Sprayed Alumina: Evolution of Microstructure and Optical Properties 177
Keith S. Caruso, David G. Drewry, Don E. King, and Justin S. Jones

Porous Ceramic Foam Catalysts for N20-Based Satellite Microthrusters 193
F. Ahmed, L. Courtney, J.R. Wallbank, and P.A. Sermon

MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATINGS, NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS, AND INTERFACES PHENOMENA

Development of Multi-Layered EBC for Silicon Nitride Ceramics 205
Shunkichi Ueno, Tatsuki Ohji, and Hua -Tay Lin

Reactive Bonding of Sapphire Single Crystal to Tungsten-Copper Metal Composite Using Directed Vapor Deposition Process 209
Y. T. Peng, D. D. Hass, and Y.V. Murty

Protective Coating on Metals Using Chromium-Free Organic-Inorganic Silica Hybrid Aqueous Solution 219
Satomi Ono and Hiroyasu Tsuge

An Energy Model of Segmentation Cracking of SiOx Thin Film on a Polymer Substrate 231
Marcin Bialas and Zenon Mroz

Effect of Withdrawal Speed on Thickness and Microstructure of 8MOL%Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Coatings on Inorganic Substrates 243
Srinivasa Rao Boddapati and Rajendra K. Bordia

Author Index 253