Ceramics in Nuclear Applications [Hardcover]

Introduction.

Silicon Carbide and Carbon Composites.

Single- and Multi- Layered Interphases in SiC/SiC Composites Exposed to Severe Conditions: An Overview (Roger Naslain, Rene Pailer, and Jacques Lamon).

(Research and Developments on C/C Composite for Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Application (Taiju Shibata, Junya Sumita, Taiyo Makita, Takashi Takagi, Eiki Kunimoto, and Kazuhiro Sawa).

(X-Ray Tomographic Characterization of the Macroscopic Porosity of VCI SiC/SiC Composites-Effects on the Elastic Behavior (L. Gelebart, C. Chateau, M. Bornert, J Crepin, and E. Boller).

(Mechanical Strength of CTP Triplex SiC Fuel Clad Tubes after Irradiation in MIT Research Reactor under PWR Collant Conditions (Herbert Feinroth, Matthew Ales, Eric Barringer, Gordon Kohse, David Carpenter, and Roger Jaramillo).

Mechanical Properties.

Behaviors of SiC Fibers at High Temperature (C. Colin, V. Fajanga, and L. Gelebart).

Fracture Resitance of Silicon Carbide Composites Using Various Nothced Specimens (Takashi Nozawa, Hiroyasu Tanigawa, Joon-Soo Park, and Akira Kohyama).

Optimization of an Interphase Thickness in Hot-Pressed SiC/SiC Composites (Weon-Ju Kim, John Hoon Lee, Dang-Hyok Yoon, and Ji Yeon Park).

Validation of Ring-on Ring Flexural Test for Nuclear Ceramics Using Miniaturized Specimens (S.Kondo, Y. Katoh, J.W. Kim and L.L. Snead).

Material and Component Processing.

Design. Fabrication, and Testing of Silicon InlS.