CMC`s research in Europe and the future potential of CMC`s in industry

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:567441

Van de Voorde, M H ^[1]; Nedele, M R ^[2]

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1. European Union, Petten (Netherlands)
2. Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt, Stuttgart (Germany)

CMC`s (Ceramics Matrix Composites) have been developed for high temperature applications in aerospace and military industries. In general, the CMC`s should be capable of outperforming the best available superalloys. Great efforts are being given to pinpoint spin-off technologies i.e. applications in modern fossil fuel power plants, gas turbines, petrochemistry etc. In these applications, the CMC`s have to operate at temperatures up to 1400{degrees}C, in corrosive environments for long durations. These developments will provoke a breakthrough for this new group of CMC-materials. The paper will: (i) give an overview of the CMC`s research in Europe; processing, and characterization of physical, chemical and engineering properties at high temperatures; (ii) pinpoint the R&D needs to achieve the potential growth; and (iii) review the industrial potentials.

• OSTI ID: 567441
• Report Number(s): CONF-960106--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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