24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-8.9.1

AN IMPROVED LONG LIFE DURATION CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR JET AIRCRAFT ENGINE APPLICATIONS

L. Baroumes, E. Bouillon, F. Christin
Snecma Propulsion Solide, France

Keywords: composite, cramic, material, self-sealing

A new concept of Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) material, mainly based on the use of a self–sealing technology for matrix and the use of a multilayer woven reinforcement, has been developed by Snecma for achieving high performance levels targeted by future jet engines.

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