Silicon carbide (SiC) materials have been extensively studied for high temperature components in advanced energy system and advanced gas turbine, because it has excellent high temperature strength, high elastic modulus, low coefficient of thermal expa...
Silicon carbide (SiC) materials have been extensively studied for high temperature components in advanced energy system and advanced gas turbine, because it has excellent high temperature strength, high elastic modulus, low coefficient of thermal expansion, high heat transfer characteristics, good resistance to oxidation, and good thermal and chemical stability. So that, the present status and future prospects of silicon (SiC) continuous fiber-reinforced SiC-matrix ceramic composites (SiC/SiC composites) is reviewed from the viewpoint of material development for applications to blanket/first wall structures in fusion powder devices and other advanced nuclear systems. In this paper, the current status of SiC/SiC composite R&D for advanced fusion reactor in ITER is introduced.