{"product_id":"ceramic-matrix-composites-isbn-9781118231166","title":"Ceramic Matrix Composites","description":"This book is a comprehensive source of information on various aspects of ceramic matrix composites (CMC). It covers ceramic and carbon fibers; the fiber-matrix interface; processing, properties and industrial applications of various CMC systems; architecture, mechanical behavior at room and elevated temperatures, environmental effects and protective coatings, foreign object damage, modeling, life prediction, integration and joining. Each chapter in the book is written by specialists and internationally renowned researchers in the field. This book will provide state-of-the-art information on different aspects of CMCs. The book will be directed to researchers working in industry, academia, and national laboratories with interest and professional competence on CMCs. The book will also be useful to senior year and graduate students pursuing degrees in ceramic science and engineering, materials science and engineering, aeronautical, mechanical, and civil or aerospace engineering.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents recent advances, new approaches and discusses new issues in the field, such as foreign object damage, life predictions, multiscale modeling based on probabilistic approaches, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaters to the increasing interest in the application of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) materials in areas as diverse as aerospace, transport, energy, nuclear, and environment. CMCs are considered ans enabling technology for advanced aeropropulsion, space propulsion, space power, aerospace vehicles, space structures, as well as nuclear and chemical industries.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed descriptions of ceramic and carbon fibers; fiber-matrix interface; processing, properties and industrial applications of various CMC systems; architecture, mechanical behavior at room and elevated temperatures, environmental effects and protective coatings, foreign object damage, modeling, life prediction, integration\/joining.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Fibers: Interface and Architecture 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Reinforcement of Ceramic Matrix Composites: Properties of SiC-Based Filaments and Tows 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques Lamon, Stéphane Mazerat, and Mohamed R’Mili\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Processing of SiC-Based Filaments 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Fracture Characteristics of Single Filaments 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Multifilament Tows 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Mechanical Behavior at High Temperatures 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Summary 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Carbon Fibers 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerwig Peterlik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction\/Production Routes 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Structure of Carbon Fibers 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Stiffness and Strength of Carbon Fibers 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Influence of Interfaces and Interphases on the Mechanical Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques Lamon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Role of Interfacial Domain in CMCs 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Influence of Deflected Cracks 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Strengthened Interfaces and Interphases 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Various Concepts of Weak Interfaces\/Interphases 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Determination of Interfacial Properties 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Interface Selection 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusions 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Textile Reinforcements: Architectures, Mechanical Behavior, and Forming 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilippe Boisse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Textile Composite Reinforcements 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Reinforcements of Ceramic Composites 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Preforming Simulation 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Conclusion 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Composite Materials 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Carbon\/Carbons and Their Industrial Applications 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroshi Hatta, Roland Weiss, and Patrick David\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Manufacturing of Carbon\/Carbons 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Strengths 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Thermal Properties of Carbon\/Carbon Composites 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Oxidation Protection of Carbon\/Carbon 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Industrial Applications of Carbon\/Carbons 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 C\/SiC and C\/C-SiC Composites 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernhard Heidenreich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Manufacturing Methods 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Properties 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Applications 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Summary 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Advances in SiC\/SiC Composites for Aero-Propulsion 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames A. DiCarlo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Materials and Process Requirements for Structurally Reliable High Temperature SiC\/SiC Components 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Current Fabrication Routes for SiC\/SiC Engine Components 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Recent NASA Advancements in SiC\/SiC Materials and Processes 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Current Microstructural Design Guidelines and Potential Service Issues for Higher Temperature SiC\/SiC Components 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Concluding Remarks 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Oxide–Oxide Composites 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristin A. Keller, George Jefferson, and Ronald J. Kerans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Composite Design for Tough Behavior 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Fibers and Fiber Architecture 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Processing Methods 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Porous Matrix Composite Systems 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Properties 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Composites with Interface Coatings 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Technology Development 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Potential Future for Oxide–Oxide Composites 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic-Based Composites 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYutaka Kagawa and Shuqi Guo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic-Based Composites with Particulates 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic-Based Composites with Short Fibers 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Summary Remarks and Future Outlook 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Environmental Effects and Coatings 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Environmental Effects on Oxide\/Oxide Composites 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarina B. Ruggles-Wrenn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction\/Background 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Mechanical Behavior—Effects of Environment 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Stress-Environmental Effects on Fiber-Reinforced SiC-Based Composites 334\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory N. Morscher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction\/Background 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Mechanisms 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Composite Systems 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Modeling and Design for Stress-Oxidation Degradation 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Environmental Effects: Ablation of C\/C Materials—Surface Dynamics and Effective Reactivity 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerard L. Vignoles, Jean Lachaud, and Yvan Aspa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction\/Background 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Materials Observation: Recession Rate 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Radiation Effects 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYutai Katoh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Theory of Radiation Damage 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Radiation Effects on Ceramics 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Radiation Effects in Ceramic Matrix Composites 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Foreign Object Damage in Ceramic Matrix Composites 405\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSung R. Choi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction\/Background 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Experimental Techniques 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Phenomena of Foreign Object Damage in CMCs 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 FOD Response of Environmental Barrier Coatings 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Comparison of CMCs and Silicon Nitrides 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Consideration Factors of FOD in CMCs 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Concluding Remarks 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Environmental Barrier Coatings for SiC\u003csub\u003ef\u003c\/sub\u003e\/SiC 430\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKang N. Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Background 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Evolution of EBCs 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Processing, Testing, and Lifing 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Oxidation Protective Coatings for Ultrahigh Temperature Composites 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eQiangang Fu and Yiguang Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Basic Requirements of Anti-Oxidation Coating for C\/C and C\/SiC Composites 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Preparation Methods of Anti-Oxidation Coatings 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Oxidation-Resistant Coating Systems 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Composite Coating 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Summary 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Modeling 465\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Damage and Lifetime Modeling for Structure Computations 467\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre Ladevèze, Emmanuel Baranger, Martin Genet, and Christophe Cluzel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Damage Modeling Based on an Anisotropic Damage Theory Including Closure Effects 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Multiscale Modeling of the Oxidation\/Damage Coupling and the Self-Healing Effects 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Prediction Capabilities 503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Approach to Microstructure–Behavior Relationships for Ceramic Matrix Composites Reinforced by Continuous Fibers 520\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques Lamon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Composite Mechanical Behavior 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Constituent Properties and Length Scales 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Modeling of Stress–Strain Behavior 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Virtual Testing: Computational Approach for Woven Composites 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Predictions of Rupture Time 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Conclusions 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Joining 549\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Integration and Joining of Ceramic Matrix Composites 551\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Ferraris and Valentina Casalegno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction\/Background 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Mechanical Joining and Integration of CMC 552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Adhesive Joining of CMC 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Brazing of CMC 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Liquid Silicon Infiltration 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 ArcJoinT 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 “Exotic” Techniques for Integration And Joining of CMC 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 Back to Basic: Joints for CMC Like in Wood-Based Products 558\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.9 Special Issues 560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.10 Mechanical Tests on Joined CMC 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.11 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Nondestructive Evaluation 569\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Use of Acoustic Emission for Ceramic Matrix Composites 571\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory N. Morscher and Nathalie Godin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction\/Background 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 AE Principles and Practice 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Event-Based AE Monitoring of CMCs 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 AE Signal Analysis Using Pattern Recognition Techniques 580\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 High Temperature Testing and AE Monitoring 584\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Acoustic Emission and Lifetime Prediction During Static Fatigue Tests 586\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 588\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Applications 591\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 CMC Applications to Gas Turbines 593\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Spriet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 CMC Developments for Military Engines 594\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 CMC R\u0026amp;D for Commercial Engines 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Summary and Insertion Issues 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Ceramic Matrix Composites: Nuclear Applications 609\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCédric Sauder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 609\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 CMC Fusion Applications 610\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 CMC Fission Applications 616\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Processing of C\/C Composites for Nuclear Applications 624\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Processing of SiC\/SiC Composites for Nuclear Applications 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 Conclusions and Perspectives 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Ceramic Matrix Composites for Friction Applications 647\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Krenkel and Jacques Georges Thébault\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 Introduction 647\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 Carbon\/Carbon for Friction Applications 647\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.3 Carbon\/Ceramic for Friction Applications 657\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.4 Conclusions 668\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 673\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“But I suppose the most interesting chapters just to read are the last on applications. These alone would convince me to buy this book. But include all the other chapters and you, as a materials scientist, have a book that will not sit in your bookcase but will remain on your desk for constant reference.”  (\u003ci\u003eChromatographia\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Narottam P. Bansal\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Scientist in the Ceramic and Polymer Composites Branch, Materials and Structures Division, at NASA Glenn Research Center. Previously, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and research associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He is the author or editor of six books, 37 conference proceedings, six invited chapters, and three review articles. Dr. Bansal has to date published over 230 papers, including more than 100 peer-reviewed journal papers on glass, ceramics, and composites and holds seven US patents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Jacques Lamon\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Research at CNRS (National Centre of Scientific Research). He recently joined the Laboratory for Mechanics and Technology (LMT) at Ecole Normale Supérieure Cachan (Paris, France). Before that he was Group Leader at LCTS (Laboratory for Thermostructural Composites, University of Bordeaux\/CNRS, France), and Professor at the University of Bordeaux, France. He earned his PhD in materials science and engineering in 1978 from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines. He is the author of one book, twelve invited chapters, fourteen conference proceedings, and three journal special issues. He has written over 200 articles on ceramics and ceramic matrix composites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePresents state-of-the-art and comprehensive information on various aspects of ceramic matrix composites\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eCeramic composites are considered as enabling technology for advanced aeropropulsion, space propulsion, space power, aerospace vehicles, space structures, ground transportation, as well as nuclear and chemical industries. In the last thirty years, tremendous progress has been made in the development and advancement of ceramic matrix composites (CMC). \u003ci\u003eCeramic Matrix Composites: Materials, Modeling and Technology\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a coherent overview of the progression and guides readers through the recent developments on various aspects of CMCs, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBehavior and properties of constituents: fibers, fiber\/matrix interfaces and interphases, and preforms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProcessing, properties and technology of continuous fiber-reinforced C\/C, C\/SiC, C\/C-SiC, SiC\/SiC, oxide\/oxide, and ultra-high temperature ceramic composites as well as applications of CMCs in key sectors including aeronautics, space, and nuclear industries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvironmental effects, including effects of steam, on oxide\/oxide composites; stress-oxidation degradation in SiC-based composites; thermomechanical ablation; radiation effects on SiC-based and carbon fiber composites; foreign object damage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProtective coatings against oxidation and surface recession of CMCs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMultiscale modeling of material behavior and computational simulation of life of engineering structures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegration and joining of CMCs and mechanical testing of joined structures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcoustic emission based detection and quantification of damage with a view to life-prediction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith chapters contributed by internationally recognized experts in the field of CMCs and its coverage of the state-of-the art information, this book is recommended for scientists, engineers, technologists, and researchers in industry, research laboratories and academia. 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