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Challenges and Opportunities in Reactive Processing and Applications of Advanced Ceramic MaterialsRecently, there has been a great deal of interest in the research, development, and commercialization of innovative synthesis and processing technologies for advanced ceramics and composite materials. Reactive processing approaches have been actively considered due to their robustness, flexibility, and affordability. A wide variety of silicon carbide-based advanced ceramics and composites are currently being fabricated using the processing approaches involving reactive infiltration of liquid and gaseous species into engineered fibrous or microporous carbon performs. The microporous carbon performs have been fabricated using the temperature induced phase separation and pyrolysis of two phase organic (resin-pore former) mixtures and fiber reinforcement of carbon and ceramic particulate bodies. In addition, pyrolyzed native plant cellulose tissues also provide unique carbon templates for manufacturing of non-oxide and oxide ceramics. In spite of great interest in this technology due to their affordability and robustness, there is a lack of scientific basis for process understanding and many technical challenges still remain. The influence of perform properties and other parameters on the resulting microstructure and properties of final material is not well understood. In this presentation, mechanism of silicon-carbon reaction in various systems and the effect of perform microstructure on the mechanical properties of advanced silicon carbide based materials will be discussed. Various examples of applications of reactively processed advanced silicon carbide ceramics and composite materials will be presented.
Document ID
20050207585
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Singh, Mrityunjay
(QSS Group, Inc. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Meeting Information
Meeting: 15th International Symposium on Reactivity of Solids
Location: Kyoto
Country: Japan
Start Date: November 9, 2003
End Date: November 13, 2003
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS3-00145
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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