Though ceramic matrix composites for aircraft have entered commercial operation, there still are some knowledge gaps regarding the oxidation of these materials. Two researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, conducted an experiment on internal CMC oxidation that provided new insights into the oxidation processes and highlighted deficiencies in the current standard oxidation model.
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Your summer reading is delivered—the June/July issue of the ACerS Bulletin is now available online.
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The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) recently announced its 2014 Distinguished Life Members and Class of Fellows.
Read MoreDistributions of surface height and in-plane strain of an angle interlock C/SiC composite at 1,200°C, measured by DIC. Line scans (in red) are used to correlate strains with the underlying…
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