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Chemical Vapor Infiltrated SiC/SiC Composites (CVI SiC/SiC)

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CVI SiC/SiC composites are manufactured via Chemical Vapor Infiltration Process. The SiC-based matrices are deposited from gaseous reactants on to a heated substrate of SiC fiber preforms. An interphase coated on the fibers allows control of damage and mechanical behavior.

The advantageous properties of CVI SiC/SiC composites such as their excellent high temperature strength, creep and corrosion resistances, low density, high toughness, resistance to shocks, fatigue and damage, and reliability make them ideal candidates for the replacement of metals and ceramics in many engineering applications involving loads, high temperatures and aggressive environments. Mechanical properties exhibit features that differentiate CVI SiC/SiC composites from monolithic ceramics and glasses, from other ceramic matrix composites and from other composites.

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Lamon, J. (2005). Chemical Vapor Infiltrated SiC/SiC Composites (CVI SiC/SiC). In: Bansal, N.P. (eds) Handbook of Ceramic Composites. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23986-3_3

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