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Recent interest in high performance silicon carbide components has spurred the development of advanced fabrication technology. This development, coupled with properties and current volume production capability make densified silicon carbides a readily available advanced ceramic to heat engine designers.

One class of ceramic materials that is being considered for application in diesel environment is the densified silicon carbide. The composition, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of several members of this family of materials will be discussed along with illustrations of the current state of the art of component complexity.