Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are made of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. They are tough, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 300-400 degrees F hotter ...

Environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are emerging as pivotal materials in high-temperature applications such as aerospace and power generation. EBCs serve as ...

It's taken a long time to tweak ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) so they can be produced in high volumes, but the time has finally come. Aircraft engine leader GE Aviation has broken ground on the ...

What are Ceramic Matrix Composites? Composite materials typically consist of two components: a reinforcement part to provide mechanical strength and a matrix material that holds all the components ...

GE Aviation (Cincinnati, OH) is creating adjacent factories in Huntsville, AL to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet ...

Five years after breaking ground, GE Aviation is investing an additional $105M in its Asheville, North Carolina, production facility to meet growing demand for the ceramic matrix composite (CMC) ...

The class of materials known as ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, shows considerable promise for providing fracture-toughness values similar to those for metals such as cast iron. Two kinds of ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. In addition to providing increased strength properties, fiber-reinforced CMCs exhibit markedly improved toughness and damage tolerance compared to traditional ...

Rolls-Royce announces that it is growing its presence in Southern California, with a $30 million expansion into a new 62,000 square foot facility that will be dedicated to research and development of ...

Although the rate of adoption of composite materials in the gas turbine engine has not met the expectations of a decade ago, their superior specific strength and stiffness remain as tantalising as ...

A quarter-century ago, the Department of Energy began a program to support U.S. development of ceramic matrix composites. In 2016 a new aircraft engine became the first widely deployed CMC-containing ...