All-oxide ceramic composites as a material with potential for long life-time applications at temperatures in the 1400–1600°C range in combustion environments were studied. The properties of available polycrystalline and single crystal oxide fibres were summarised. The literature on stable weak interfaces in all-oxide composites was reviewed. Composites with single crystal fibres, a polycrystalline matrix of the same material as the fibres, and a compatible high temperature stable weak oxide interphase was suggested to be the most promising approach. Recent progress in an ongoing European project aiming at development, scale-up and property evaluation of all-oxide composites is reported. The composite will be applied to a simple prototype combustor tile and tested in a combustor rig.
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