TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES Figure A CERAMIC/METAL INTERFACE Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 WEAR RESISTANCE OF TiB2 COATING Figure 9 Figure 10 HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION IN AIR HIGH-TEMPERATURE CORROSION RESISTANCE AGAINST LIQUID ALUMINUM Figure 11 CONCLUSIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS References