There is a growing interest in understanding the performance and properties that make ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) promising for extreme environment applications, such as hypersonic platforms, nuclear reactors, and atmospheric re-entry. UHTCs are inorganic materials that exhibit metallic conductivity with melting temperatures above 3000 °C.
Source: https://www.llnl.gov/article/26006
May 3, 2023 | Originally published by Lawrence Livermore National Labs on April 11, 2023