CMCs are made up of two major components: a reinforcing material for strength and stiffness and a matrix material to hold the composite together. CMCs have both ceramic reinforcement and matrix. This ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...

Smooth and dense SiHfBCN ceramic coating via the PDC approach was fabricated successfully and the performance was systematically studied. The composition shows interesting microstructural evolution ...

A growing number of applications require electronics that can survive and operate in extreme environmental conditions. Oil drilling, hybrid vehicles and aerospace provide application examples where ...

A strategy of multiscale collaborative design which combines high-entropy effect, dual-phase composition, highly porous structure and foam-gelcasting-freeze drying technique leads to uniform element ...

High-temperature ceramic matrix composites represent a critical class of materials engineered to withstand extreme thermal, mechanical and chemical stresses. These composites integrate ...

Dynamic Systems Inc. launches UHTC system for high-temperature testing of non-conductive materials, collaborating with The University of Alabama. Dynamic Systems Inc. (DSI), a subsidiary of Vishay ...

Daniel Oropeza, an assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Early Career Faculty Initiative ...

Carbon fiber-reinforced ultra-high-temperature ceramic (UHTC) matrix composites are extensively used in space shuttles and high-speed vehicles. However, these composites suffer from a lack of ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...