Ceramic-Matrix Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Ceramic-Matrix Composites (CMCs) are made of fibrous reinforcements made of carbon, carbide, or oxide fibers, with a ceramic matrix and an intentional or spontaneous interphase between them, providing them with a non-brittle character although all constituents are fragile. Therefore, they are capable of overcoming the usual limitations of more classical refractory materials.

They are high-tech, high-performance materials, with applications in many domains like: aerospace propulsion; atmospheric re-entry of space objects; high-performance braking of aircraft and automobiles; high-temperature heat exchange in power plants and industry; nuclear technology, etc.

They bring the attention of scientists and engineers to many aspects of their processing, structure, properties, applications.

As compared to many other types of materials, CMCs present some better capabilities; however, their relative novelty makes them sometimes difficult to monitor and control. Issues in material reliability, knowledge of actual parameter domain of use, fabrication costs and value chain, new potential applications, etc. need to be solved; addressing the underlying scientific bottlenecks is of utmost importance. Indeed, technological challenges are frequently related to more fundamental materials science & engineering issues.

Potential contributors are welcome to submit their most recent results in fundamental and applied science relevant to the field of ceramic-matrix composites, covering experimental and modeling aspects focused either on newly found relationships between materials processing, structure and properties, on cutting-edge characterization and test interpretation methods, or, on materials and process modeling.

Prof. Gérard L. Vignoles
Guest Editor

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