Interfaces in New Materials

Understanding interfaces.- Developments in high temperature materials joining.- Metal-ceramic joining, an important key to ceramic materials development.- High temperature deformation of Al2O3/ZrO2 matrix ceramic composites: interface controlled creep.- Formation of LaAlO3 thick film on Al2O3 substrates.- Interphase region in composite systems: analysis, characterization and influence on long term behavior.- Wettability of a glaze on a ceramic substrate at high temperature application to the glazing of the porcelain of Limoges.- Chemical sensors using hetero-contact of ceramics.- Surface study of new microporous polymeric membranes used as a substratum for animal cell culture.- Influence of carbon fibre surface characteristics on the micromechanical behaviour of the carbon-epoxy interface.- Colloid coatings and materials.- Polycarbonate/polybutylene terephthalate blends. Control of the phase diagramme.- Ultrastructural aspects of fibre-matrix bond in cellulose cement composites.- Role of the interphases in the rubber/brass adhesion.- Use of ionic spectrometries for the study of the metal/polymer interface.- Modification of the structure and texture of interfaces in the preparation of catalysts and during catalysis.- Pre-oxidized copper and alumina bonding.- Microscopic approach of the metal insulator adhesion.- Diffusion bonding between inconel 600 and alumina.- Electron microscopy of interfaces in new materials.- Wettability and adhesion of metallic liquids on ceramics in non-reactive and reactive systems.- Wettability of real surfaces in liquid metal/monocrystalline alumina and contact angle hysteresis.- Interfacial reaction during active brazing process on metal-ceramic (SiC) joints.- Interface phenomena, morphology and microstructure of thermally sprayed metal and ceramic composites.- Characterization of austenitic stainless steel AISI 304 surfaces by means of glancing angle X-ray diffraction.- The interface between TiN coatings and AISI 304 steel substrates for different deposition conditions: A transmission electron microscopy study.- Concluding remarks on the workshop Interfaces in New Materials.- List of Participants.- Index of Contributors.