Damage-tolerant hot structures
Fiber- and particulate-reinforced ceramic systems that trade monolithic brittleness for damage tolerance, thermal capability and tailored interfaces.
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Ceramic Matrix Composites
Fiber- and particulate-reinforced ceramic systems that trade monolithic brittleness for damage tolerance, thermal capability and tailored interfaces.
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Combustor/turbine hardware
Fiber- and particulate-reinforced ceramic systems that trade monolithic brittleness for damage tolerance, thermal capability and tailored interfaces.
Reentry and propulsion components
Fiber- and particulate-reinforced ceramic systems that trade monolithic brittleness for damage tolerance, thermal capability and tailored interfaces.
Brake and friction systems
Fiber- and particulate-reinforced ceramic systems that trade monolithic brittleness for damage tolerance, thermal capability and tailored interfaces.
Material / Process / Qualification Control
| Control area | Engineering content |
|---|---|
| Representative materials | SiC/SiC, C/SiC, oxide/oxide CMCs and related fiber-reinforced ceramic systems. |
| Processing variables | Fiber architecture, interphase/coating control, matrix infiltration/CVI/PIP/melt infiltration, porosity, machining and environmental barrier coatings. |
| Failure / degradation modes | Fiber/interphase oxidation, matrix cracking, delamination, creep/fatigue interaction, coating recession and moisture/environmental attack. |
| Verification & qualification | Tensile/flexural behavior, proportional limit, fatigue/creep, oxidation, thermal cycling, interlaminar behavior, NDE and retained properties after environment exposure. |
Related Ceramics Families
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Technical Oxides
Alumina, zirconia and related oxide-ceramic families used where chemical stability, insulation, wear response, optical behavior or high-temperature service are required.
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Carbides & Nitrides
SiC, Si3N4 and related non-oxide ceramics for wear, thermal management, hot structures, tooling and chemically aggressive environments.
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Borides & UHTCs
ZrB2, HfB2 and related ultra-high-temperature ceramic systems for extreme heat flux, reentry, propulsion and hot-structure applications.
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Glasses & Glass-Ceramics
Transparent, insulating, seal, substrate and engineered glass-ceramic families controlled through composition, thermal history and crystallization state.
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