Ceramics for Vehicular Engines: State-of-the-Art
Abstract
The use of silicon-based, high performance ceramics offers significant potential for energy conservation in heat engine technology. In particular, three families of silicon-based engineering ceramics, the alumino silicates, the silicon nitrides, and the silicon carbides, possess unique combinations of properties which make these materials very attractive candidates for components in gas turbine, diesel, and Stirling engines. After a brief discussion of the design process with brittle materials, this paper will review some of the relevant properties of various members of each of these three families of engineering materials, as processed by a variety of routes. Some advantages and disadvantages of the major materials/process combinations will be discussed. Selected examples of applications of a variety of materials/process combinations as applied to vehicular engine technology will be presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087589
Entities
People
- R. N. Katz
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory