Although the general public may view ceramics as fragile, we at NIMS have developed self-healing ceramics to boost the performance of aircraft engines, which operate at high temperatures and must be lightweight and fuel efficient.
The first self-healing ceramic was invented in 1995 in Japan. However, its healing process required heating at 1000 degrees centigrade for 1000 hours.
We elucidated the healing mechanism, in which a liquid substance plays a key role, and succeeded in drastically reducing the healing time to one minute.
This video shares the story of how we created those new and highly practical ceramics.
28 авг 2024
