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Ceramic matrix composite
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Materials_science/N5HrXRYW">materials science</a> ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are a subgroup of <a href="/facts/Composite_material/UBysQldh">composite materials</a> and a subgroup of <a href="/facts/Ceramic/9JKudpqX">ceramics</a>. They consist of ceramic <a href="/facts/Fiber/ttkxAFBu">fibers</a> embedded in a ceramic <a href="/facts/Matrix_(composite)/1lnIafm4">matrix</a>. The fibers and the matrix both can consist of any ceramic material, including <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a> and <a href="/facts/Carbon_fiber/6PlL4mB2">carbon fibers</a>. </p>