This article is a detailed review of the measures to modify the high-temperature mechanical
properties of silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites (SiC CMCs), namely toughness …

The motivation for transitioning away from zirconium-based fuel cladding in light water
reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety …

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a promising semiconductor material for high-performance power
electronics devices, but difficult to machine. The development of cost-effective machining …

Abstract Zirconium-based (Zr-based) alloys have been widely used as materials for the key
components in light water reactors (LWRs), such as fuel claddings which suffer from …

The goal of achieving higher thermal efficiency in nuclear power systems, whether fission or
fusion based, has invariably led to the study and development of refractory metals, ceramics …

Significant advances have been made in the past decade concerning silicon carbide fiber
manufacturing methods resulting in near-stoichiometric small-diameter fibers that meet the …

For a long time, a top priority in the nuclear industry was the safe, reliable, and economic
operation of light water reactors. However, the development of accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) …

Silicon carbide (SiC) continuous fiber-reinforced, SiC-matrix composites (SiC/SiC
composites) are industrially available materials that are promising for applications in nuclear …

In the last two decades, fibre-reinforced SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) have
attracted extensive interests. Owing to the designable multi-scale microstructure feature and …

The silicon carbide fiber-reinforced silicon carbide matrix (SiC/SiC) composite system for
fusion applications has seen a continual evolution from development a fundamental …