Materials Science & Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 130 Straumanis-James Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0340; Phone:(573) 341-6343; Fax:(573) 341-6934; billf@mst.edu



Dr. William G. Fahrenholtz
Curators' Professor of Ceramic Engineering

Research Interests

Processing and characterization of ceramics
Ultra-high temperature ceramics
Reaction-based processing of ceramics and ceramic-metal composites
Cerium oxide coatings for corrosion protection of aluminum
Thermodynamics

 

 

Classes


Recent Publications

  1. W.G. Fahrenholtz, J. Binner, and J. Zou, “Synthesis of Ultra-Refractory Transition Metal Diboride Compounds,” accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Research, March 16, 2016.
  2. E.W. Neuman, G.E. Hilmas, and W.G. Fahrenholtz, “Elevated Temperature Strength Enhancement of ZrB2-30 vol% SiC Ceramics by Post-sintering Thermal Annealing,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99(3) 962-970 (2016)
  3. D. King, G.E. Hilmas, and W.G. Fahrenholtz, “Mechanical Behavior and Applications of Plasma-Arc Welded Ceramics,” International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 13(1) 41-49 (2016).
  4. J.M. Lonergan, W.G. Fahrenholtz, and G.E. Hilmas, “Thermal Properties of Hf-Doped ZrB2 Ceramics,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98(9) 2689-2691 (2015).
  5. L. Silvestroni, D. Sciti, G. Hilmas, W. Fahrenholtz, and J. Watts, “Effect of a weak fiber interface coating in ZrB2 reinforced with long SiC fibers,” Materials and Design, 88 610-618 (2015).
  6. J.M. Lonergan, W.G. Fahrenholtz, and G.E. Hilmas, “Sintering Mechanisms and Kinetics for Reaction Hot Pressed ZrB2,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98(8) 2344-2351 (2015).
  7. C. Castano, M.J. O’Keefe, and W.G. Fahrenholtz, “Cerium-Oxide Based Coatings,” Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 19(2) 69-76 (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2014.11.005.
  8. D.L. McClane, W.G. Fahrenholtz, and G.E. Hilmas, “Thermal Properties of (Zr,TM)B2 Solid Solutions with TM = Ta Mo, Re, V, and Cr,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98(2) 637-644 (2015) DOI: 10.1111/jace.13341.
  9. M. Kazemzadeh Dehdashti, W.G. Fahrenholtz, and G.E. Hilmas, “Effects of Transition Metals on the Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2 Ceramics,” Corrosion Science, 91(1) 224-230 (2015) doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2014.11.019.
  10. G. Harrington, G.E. Hilmas, and W.G. Fahrenholtz, “Effect of Carbon on the Thermal and Electrical Transport Properties of Zirconium Diboride,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 35(3) 887-896 (2015).
  11. E.W. Neuman, G.E. Hilmas, and W.G. Fahrenholtz, “Mechanical behavior of zirconium diboride-silicon carbide-boron carbide ceramics up to 2200°C,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 35(2) 463-476 (2015)

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