ABSTRACT
In addition to being a useful method for applying thin coatings, particularly carbon and boron nitride, onto reinforcing fibers to tailor the interface in ceramic matrix composites, chemical vapor deposition has been well developed as a method for producing the matrix of such a composite. This variation of the process is ordinarily termed chemical vapor infiltration (CVO, emphasizing the fact that deposition in the interior of fiber preforms is required. Surface deposition must be minimized, so that restriction to precursor gas ingress and byproduct gas egress is minimized.
