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Ceramic Matrix Composites

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Ceramic materials have a very attractive package of properties: high strength and high stiffness at high temperatures, chemical inertness, low density, etc. What they lack is toughness. The ceramic matrix composites have the main objective of enhancing toughness. In this chapter, we first describe some of the processing techniques for CMCs, followed by a description of some salient characteristics of CMCs regarding interface and mechanical properties and, in particular, the various possible toughness mechanisms, and finally a description of some applications of CMCs, including the SiC/SiC composites introduced in aircraft engines.

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Chawla, K.K. (2019). Ceramic Matrix Composites. In: Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28983-6_7

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