“…It combines the merits of metals and ceramics, such as high modulus, high fracture toughness, excellent thermal shock resistance, high electrical and thermal conductivities, and good oxidation, corrosion and irradiation resistance . In our previous work, SiC was joined successfully with Ti 3 SiC 2 tape film at a low temperature of 1300°C using SPS . Moreover, Katoh et al joined CVD SiC with a Ti 3 SiC 2 joining layer, and the shear strength and microstructures of the joined couples exhibited minor or insignificant influence of neutron irradiation at 800°C up to ~5 dpa.…”