… By Amjad Almansour During my study for a bachelor of science degree in mechanical
engineering at Mutah University in Al-Karak, Jordan, my senior design project examined
casting and characterizing aluminum alloy walls of various thicknesses. I found this work
very interesting, because it combined real world … We often view ceramic-matrix
composites (CMCs) as replacements for metallic materials in jet engine components in
aerospace and hypersonic vehicles. In these applications, we use CMCs because of their …