Ceramic materials having melting points higher than 3000° C and suitable for structural
applications at above 2000° C are commonly known as Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics …

Abstract Carbon/carbon (C/C) composites are considered as one of the most promising
materials in structural applications owing to their excellent mechanical properties at high …

Carbon fiber reinforced ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) composites, consisting of
carbon fibers embedded in a UHTC-matrix or a C–SiC–UHTC-matrix, are deemed as the …

Porous ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) are promising for ultrahigh-temperature
thermal insulation applications. However, the main limitations for their applications are the …

Ultra-high temperature ceramics are desirable for applications in the hypersonic vehicle,
rockets, re-entry spacecraft and defence sectors, but few materials can currently satisfy the …

This chapter describes recent developments in the field of advanced ceramic composites for
hypersonic applications. Ultra‐high temperature ceramic (UHTC) composites are the most …

Analytical modeling of thermal and mechanical response is a fundamental step in the design
process for ultra-high-temperature ceramic components, such as nose tips and wing leading …

Abstract Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramic (UHTC) materials, because of their high
temperature resistance, are suitable as thermal protection systems for re-entry vehicles or …

The oxidation behaviour of transition metal diboride ceramics is reviewed with emphasis on
the performance of zirconium diboride and hafnium diboride. First, the oxidation behaviour …

Some aspects of heat transfer upon the interaction between components with a sharp
leading edge and high-enthalpy high-speed flow of dissociated air have been considered; …