SIC
Tyranno ZMI Standard Type 800
UBE Corporation ? SIC-CERAMIC
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Continuous Tyranno ceramic fiber for high-strength and high-temperature composite reinforcement.. Product form: Continuous ceramic multifilament yarn. Thermal/service: High-strength continuous ceramic fiber. Official source: AF-UBE-TYRANNO
Comparative overview
Silicon carbide fiber — Continuous SiC ceramic fiber
Strengths: High stiffness and strength retention at extreme temperature, low creep and compatibility with CMC/MMC hot-section systems.
When to use: Select for turbine/engine hot sections, hypersonic, nuclear, CMC and metal-matrix structures beyond polymer-matrix temperature limits.
Key tradeoffs: Extremely expensive and brittle, with difficult joining/processing; doped or conductive grades are intentionally poor for RF transparency.
Qualitative ratings (1–10 scale)
| Relative cost | 10/10 — Very high — high-cost continuous SiC requiring complex precursor conversion and high-temperature processing. |
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| EM transparency | 4/10 — Low — grade-dependent semiconductive behavior; less transparent than oxide/quartz, but not always as conductive as carbon. |
| Temperature / fire resistance | 10/10 — Extreme — top-tier hot-section capability for CMCs and oxidizing environments. |
| Impact / penetration resistance | 4/10 — Moderate — strong but brittle, with low strain-to-failure; CMC interphase and architecture dominate damage tolerance. Stored TDS elongation: 1.5%. |
| Electrical / thermal conductivity | 6/10 — Moderate–high — moderate-high thermal/electrical transport, strongly dependent on oxygen content, crystallinity and grade. Stored axial thermal conductivity: 2.5 W/m·K. |
| Specific tensile strength | 5/10 — 5/10 | 1307.7 kN·m/kg | Product TDS |
| Atmospheric durability | 9/10 — Excellent — continuous SiC is highly stable under normal atmospheric exposure; high-temperature oxidation and interphase/coating durability govern extreme service. |
| Sustainability (CO₂e) | 4/10 — 25.00 kg CO₂e/kg fiber — High emissions — data quality: Low |
Technical properties
| Tensile strength | 3400.0 MPa |
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| Tensile modulus | 210.0 GPa |
| Density | 2.6 g/cm³ |
| Filament diameter | 11.0 µm |
Applications and processing
Ultra-high-speed transportation; energy systems; engine and high-temperature structural compositesWeaving; continuous-fiber preform and CMC manufacture