Ceramic fibers, research directions

The properties of ceramic fibers are dominated by fabrication flaws and fiber microstructure. These two factors are not mutually exclusive and have been discussed in this report in several different contexts. Recommendations pertinent to fiber processing to reduce fabrication flaws and develop tailored microstractuies were discussed in Chapter 4. Here the committee recommends directions for research that are likely to determine the microstructures required for attaining the properties that would facilitate the use of ceramic fibers in advanced high-temperature CMCs. 

Baldus, H.P. 1997. Current status and future directions of Bayer s fiber technology. Presentation to the Committee on Advanced Fibers for High-Temperature Ceramic Composites, National Materials Advisory Board, National Research Council, Cocoa Beach, Florida, January 16, 1997. ... 

Applications of transparent ceramics are covered in the last two chapters, with Chap. 9 focusing on solid-state lasers with transparent ceramics and Chap. 10 on all other applications of transparent ceramics. In Chap. 9, besides traditional transparent laser ceramics, advanced ceramic laser technologies, including composite ceramics and crystal fibers (not ceramics), are also included, in order to demonstrate new research and development direction of solid-state lasers. In Chap. 10, other applications, such as lighting, scintillation, armor, potential biomaterials, and so on, are summarized and discussed. 

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