Ceramic Matrix Composites

High-temperature, fire-resistant materials bridge CFRP and CMC gap

CAMX 2024: Pyromeral Technology features its Pyromeral family of fiber-reinforced materials — PyroKarb, PyroSic and PyroXide — with novel ceramic matrices achieving high-temperature capabilities.

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Quartz, CMC and ceramic continuous filament offerings

CAMX 2024: Saint-Gobain Quartz, now Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramic Composites, diversifies its portfolio of high-temperature materials development for aerospace, connectivity and industrial markets.  

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Aerospace

New CMC turbine vanes successfully tested in wind tunnel

SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composite (CMC) inlet guide vanes for a high-pressure turbine are aimed for a geared turbofan and show promise for more efficient aeroengines with less weight and need for cooling.

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Thermoplastics

JEC World 2024 highlights: Thermoplastic composites, CMC and novel processes

CW senior technical editor Ginger Gardiner discusses some of the developments and demonstrators shown at the industry’s largest composites exhibition and conference.

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Aerospace

The future of quartz and oxide fibers at Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramic Composites

New business builds on 100-year legacy in quartz, prepares for growth, while starting production of oxide fibers to meet increased demand for CMC by aerospace and industrial sectors.

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MATECH’s FAST technology achieves ultra-high density C/C composites

Targeting demanding hypersonic missile applications and ballistic reentry, the patent-pending process increases C/C composite ablation and oxidation resistance by 20 times.  

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Aerospace

GE Aerospace awarded demonstration contract for NASA HyTEC project

Turbofan engine small core technology development with CMC-coated components targets enhanced fuel efficiency in single-aisle aircraft by mid-2030s.

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Sustainability

Bio-based SiC ceramics from wood polymer composites

Austrian research institute Wood K plus makes 95% silicon carbide ceramics more sustainable (>85% bio/recycled content), enables 3D shapes via extrusion, injection molding and 3D printing.

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Sustainability

DITF Denkendorf advances sustainable carbon fibers, oxide fibers for CMC and more

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research are targeting more sustainable carbon fiber via low-pressure stabilization and bio-based precursors, and working with Saint-Gobain to commercialize oxide ceramic fibers for CMC.

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RATH works with InVECOF project to mature oxide fiber production in Europe for CMC

Producer of Altra ceramic staple fibers aims to scale up continuous Ox fibers to compete with Nextel 610 and 720, and with its partners, offer improved fibers with creep resistance for higher temperature CMC applications.

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