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Design, preparation and properties of non-oxide CMCs for application in engines and nuclear reactors: an overview
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SiC-based ceramic matrix composites, consisting of carbon or SiC fibers embedded in a SiC-matrix, are tough ceramics when the fiber/matrix bonding is properly optimized through the use of a thin interphase.About:
This article is published in Composites Science and Technology.The article was published on 2004-02-01. It has received 1358 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chemical vapor infiltration & Ceramic matrix composite.read more
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The Hotter the Engine, the Better
TL;DR: New materials, including alloys based on metals with higher melting points, such as molybdenum and niobium alloyed with silicon, are now being seriously examined as alternatives by academic and industrial groups.
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Accident tolerant fuel cladding development: Promise, status, and challenges
TL;DR: A review of the development status for three accident tolerant fuel cladding technologies, namely coated zirconium-based cladding, ferritic alumina-forming alloy cladding and silicon carbide fiber-reinforced SCCM composite, is offered in this paper.
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Electromagnetic properties of Si–C–N based ceramics and composites
TL;DR: Besides the excellent high-temperature mechanical properties, Si3N4 and SiC based ceramics containing insulating or electrically conductive phase are attractive for their tunable dielectric propert...
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Continuous SiC fiber, CVI SiC matrix composites for nuclear applications: Properties and irradiation effects
Yutai Katoh,Kazumi Ozawa,Chunghao Shih,Takashi Nozawa,Robert J. Shinavski,Akira Hasegawa,Lance Lewis Snead +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a summary of the properties of SiC/SiC composites with chemically vapor-infiltrated (CVI) SiC matrices is presented.
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Current status and critical issues for development of SiC composites for fusion applications
Yutai Katoh,Lance Lewis Snead,Charles H. Henager,Akira Hasegawa,Akira Kohyama,B. Riccardi,Hans Hegeman +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the development, characterization, and irradiation effect studies for SiC composites for fusion energy applications and make the case that SiC composite are progressing from the stage of potential viability and proof-of-principle to one where they are ready for system demonstration, i.e., for flow channel inserts in Pb-Li blankets.
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Overview no. 85 The mechanical behavior of ceramic matrix composites
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the current understanding of relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties in ceramics reinforced with aligned fibers and focused on definition of the micromechanical properties of the interface that govern the composite toughness.
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Potential application of ceramic matrix composites to aero-engine components
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential application of ceramic matrix composites to aero-engine components is discussed, including combustors, nozzle flaps, bladed disks, and others.
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The design of the fibre-matrix interfacial zone in ceramic matrix composites
TL;DR: In this article, four types of interphase are depicted involving weak interfaces, materials with a layered crystal structure (pyrocarbon, BN, micas and phyllosiloxides, or materials with the β-alumina/magnetoplumbite structures), multilayers such as (PyC-SiCn or (BN-SiCsn)n or, finally, porous materials.
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High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites
TL;DR: High temperature ceramic matrix composites as mentioned in this paper, a.k.a., HVMC composites, have been used in the past for a variety of applications in the field of computer graphics.
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Interface Design for Oxidation‐Resistant Ceramic Composites
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of crack deflecting coatings for fiber-reinforced ceramic composites is presented, and the implications on the design of coatings and of composite systems using alternative coatings are discussed.