Homogeneous joining of silicon carbide fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites

Free Form Fibers LLC received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop homogeneous joining of silicon carbide fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites. The work will be performed in Saratoga Springs, New York through June 27, 2022.

This award is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. The focus of this particular award is on developing composite materials made from silicon carbide fibers embedded in a silicon carbide matrix for applications that require high strength and temperature tolerance. The homogeneous joining techniques aimed to be developed under this funding could enable improved performance of such silicon carbide composites for use in advanced energy and other industrial sectors.