Key Features:

• Material Composition: It generally comprises a ceramic fiber like a silicon carbide or alumina, encased in a ceramic matrix.
• Thermal Resistance: Advanced performance even at extreme temperatures usually above 1000°C.
• Mechanical Strength: Strong weight-to-strength ratio coupled with high resistance against wear and corrosion.
• Uses: Space, automotive, and energy industries-turbine blades, brake discs, heat shields, among others.

CMCs are said to be of great importance to those industries that need light-weight materials that have the ability to perform. Their newly developed thermal and mechanical properties continue to push the innovations of such industries, particularly aerospace and energy, toward being more effective and long life systems.