CMC`s research in Europe and the future potential of CMC`s in industry
- European Union, Petten (Netherlands)
- 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-; TRN: 98:000276-0002
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 20. annual conference on composites, advanced ceramics, materials and structures-B, Cocoa Beach, FL (United States), 7-11 Jan 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 20th annual conference on composites, advanced ceramics, materials, and structures - B; Greenhut, V.; PB: 465 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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