UHTCs: Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Materials for Extreme Environment Applications

Eric Wuchina, Elizabeth J. Opila, Mark Opeka, Inna G. Talmy

The Electrochemical Society Interface · 2007 · 769 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

3000°C. That’s not just hot … it’s EXTREMELY hot. It is above the melting or decomposition temperatures for most of the materials known to man. But in the world of extreme environment engineering, it is just a baseline.