Glass-ceramic matrix composites high temperature

The ease of processing in comparison to polycrystalline ceramic matrix composites is one of the outstanding attributes of glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites. This is due to the ability of glass to flow at high temperatures in a similar way to resins, which is exploited in different fabrication strategies as discussed below. 

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Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), in which carbon or ceramic fibers are embedded in a ceramic matrix, have been designed to overcome the intrinsic brittleness of monolithic ceramics with a view toward structural uses at extremely high service temperatures. The most commonly used are carbon (C/C) and SiC matrix composites (C/SiC and SiC/SiC). Ceramic matrix composites with a silica based glass or glass-ceramic matrices have also been studied [12] [53-56]. 

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