Ceramic Matrix Composites for High Temperature Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing; material science; composites; ceramics; binder jetting; chemistry
Interests: continuum damage mechanics of materials and structures; modelling of ceramic polycrystalline materials; modelling of composites: ceramic and polymer matrix, polymer foams, wood and plywood; fracture mechanics of materials under mechanical loading and thermal shock; plates with damage and sandwich structures; experimental testing of materials and structures under: static, cyclic, thermal and impact loading
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge advancements in high-temperature ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), a class of materials increasingly critical for extreme environments in aerospace, energy, and advanced manufacturing. These materials combine the superior thermal and oxidative stability of ceramics with enhanced mechanical toughness and damage tolerance enabled by composite architectures, making them ideal candidates for high-efficiency turbines, hypersonic vehicles, and nuclear applications.
The objective is to provide a platform for the latest research trends, novel material systems, and emerging processing techniques that push the performance boundaries of CMCs. Of particular interest are polymer-derived ceramic (PDC) routes, compositionally complex ceramic systems, ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs), and interface engineering strategies that improve damage tolerance, oxidation resistance, and microstructural stability.
Contributions are encouraged in areas including the following:
- Design and synthesis of novel CMC architectures and constituents;
- Processing and sintering advancements, including additive manufacturing and infiltration techniques;
- High-temperature mechanical, thermal, and oxidation behavior;
- In situ and operando characterization of CMC degradation and failure mechanisms;
- Modeling and simulation of thermo-mechanical and thermo-chemical behavior, including multiscale approaches;
- Applications of CMCs in extreme operating environments and their integration into functional systems.
This Special Issue invites original research, review articles, and computational studies that contribute to a deeper understanding and broader application of high-temperature ceramic composites, accelerating their transition from laboratory innovation to real-world deployment.
Dr. Dustin Gilmer
Prof. Dr. Tomasz Sadowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ceramic matrix composite
- high temperature
- oxidation
- advanced manufacturing
- compositionally complex ceramics
- ultra-high temperature ceramics
- fiber reinforced composite
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