Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Volume 38, Issue 3 Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings Series

This proceedings contains a collection of 24 papers from The American Ceramic Society?s 41st  International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 22-27, 2017. This issue includes papers presented in the following symposia:

?             Symposium 3     14th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)

?             Symposium 8     11th International Symposium on Advanced Processing & Manufacturing Technologies for Structural & Multifunctional Materials and Systems

?             Symposium 11   Advanced Materials and Innovative Processing ideas for the Production Root Technology

?             Symposium 12   Materials for Extreme Environments: Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics (UHTCs) and Nano-laminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases)

?             Symposium 13   Advanced Materials for Sustainable Nuclear Fission and Fusion Energy

?             Symposium 14   Crystalline Materials for Electrical, Optical and Medical Applications

?             Symposium 15   Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

?             Focused Session 1  Geopolymers, Chemically Bonded Ceramics, Eco-friendly and Sustainable Materials

Introduction ix

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS

Mitigation of Compressor Stall/Surge in a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine System 3
M. Azizi and J. Brouwer

Characteristics of Protective Spinel Manganese Cobaltite Coatings Produced by APS for Cr-Contained SOFC Interconnects 7
Chun-Liang Chang, Chang-sing Hwang, Chun-Huang Tsai, Sheng-Fu Yang, Te-Jung Huang, Ming-Hsiu Wu,and Cheng-Yun Fu

Influence of Temperature and Steam Content on Degradation of Metallic Interconnects in Reducing Atmosphere 17
Christoph Folgner, Viktar Sauchuk, Mihails Kusnezoff, and Alexander Michaelis

Fabrication of the Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Direct Pore Channel in the Cermet Structure to Improve the Electrochemical Performance 35
Ming-Wei Liao, Tai-Nan Lin, Hong-Yi Kuo, Chun-Yen Yeh, Yu-Ming Chen, Wei-Xin Kao, Jing-Kai Lin, andRuey-Yi Lee

Critical Evaluation of Dynamic Reversible Chemical Energy Storage with High Temperature Electrolysis 47
D. McVay, J. Brouwer, and F. Ghigliazza

Estimation of Polarization Loss Due to Chromium Poisoning of LSM-Based Cathodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 59
R. Wang, B. Mo, M. Würth, U. B. Pal, S. Gopalan, and S. N. Basu

ADVANCED PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES

Synthesis and Tribological Behavior of Bi-Cr2AlC Composites 69
F. AlAnazi, S. Ghosh, R. Dunnigan, and S. Gupta

Finite Element Analysis of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS) of Silicon Nitride 75
Venkata V. K. Doddapaneni, Julia Lin, Ayako Hiranaka, Tomohiro Akiyama, and Sidney Lin

TEM Analysis of Diffusion-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics Joined using Metallic Interlayers 87
T. Ozaki, Y. Hasegawa, H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, R. Asthana, and M. Singh

Numerical Analysis of Inhomogeneous Behavior in Friction Stir Processing by Using a New Coupled 95

Method of MPS and FEM
Hisashi Serizawa and Fumikazu Miyasaka

Study of Shielding Method to Reduce Leakage Magnetic Fields of an Opening in a Magnetically Shielded Room 105
H. Sugiyama and K. Kamata

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Hafnium Diboride Powder Via Magnesiothermic Reduction in Molten Salt 119
Ke Bao, Joseph Massey, Juntong Huang, and Shaowei Zhang

Tribology Study of Novel Ti3SiC2 Matrix Composites Reinforced with Ceramics (Al2O3, BN, B4C) Particulates 131
J. Nelson, M. Olson, and S. Gupta

Interfacial Reaction and Mechanical Properties of SiC Bonded with Zircaloy-4 using Ni, Zr /Al Double Interlayers 143
Xin Geng, Guangwu Wen, and Xiaoxiao Huang

SINGLE CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL, AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Characterization Approaches of Femtosecond Direct Laser Writing (DLW) Modifications inside Cubic YAG Crystals 157
W. Gebremichael, I. Manek-Hönninger, S. Rouzet, M. Chamoun, A. Fargues, V. Jubera, T. Cardinal, Y.Petit, and L. Canioni

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES

Comparison of Dynamic Mask- and Vector-Based Ceramic Stereolithography 165
S. Baumgartner, M. Pfaffinger, B. Busetti, and J. Stampfl

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) of Ceramics: Microstructure, Properties, and Product Examples 175
P. Karandikar, M. Watkins, A. McCormick, B. Givens, and M. Aghajanian

GEOPOLYMERS, CHEMICALLY BONDED CERAMICS, ECO-FRIENDLY, AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

Impact of Various Aluminosilicate Compounds in Geopolymer Foam Formation to a Si/M=0.7 of Silicate Solution 191
M. Arnoult, M. Perronnet, A. Autef, G. Gasgnier, and S. Rossignol

Geopolymers Based on Natural and Synthetic Metakaolin: A 201

Critical Review
Joseph Davidovits

On the Durability Behavior of Natural Fiber Reinforced 215

Geopolymers
A. C. C. Trindade, F. A. Silva, H. A. Alcamand, and P. H. R. Borges

Performance and Durability of Fe-Rich Inorganic Polymer Composites with Basalt Fibers 229
A. Peys, M. Peeters, A. Katsiki, L. Kriskova, H. Rahier, and Y. Pontikes

Wetting Angle: New Parameter Indicating the Reactivity of Alkaline Solutions and Geopolymer Binders 239
Ameni Gharzouni, Laeticia Vidal, Robin Stocky, Julie Peyne, and Sylvie Rossignol

Effect of TiO2 and ZnO Nanopowders on Metakaolin-Sodium 251

Hydroxide Geopolymers
D. Sarbapalli and P. Mondal

Eco-Friendly Geopolymer Composite for Winter Season Pavement Pothole Patching 263
M. Sarkkinen, K. Kujala, and S. Gehör