Ceramic Fibers and Coatings: Advanced Materials for the Twenty-First Century

By National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board

High-temperature ceramic fibers are the key components of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). Ceramic fiber properties (strength, temperature and creep resistance, for example)-along with the debonding characteristics of their coatings-determine the properties of CMCs. This report outlines the state of the art in high-temperature ceramic fibers and coatings, assesses fibers and coatings in terms of future needs, and recommends promising avenues of research. CMCs are also discussed in this report to provide a context for discussing high-temperature ceramic fibers and coatings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309059968
• ISBN13: 9780309059961
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 112 Pages