GE Makes CMC Blade

GE Aviation is to begin testing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) low-pressure turbine blade in a GE F414 engine next month that represents the first use of that low-weight, temperature-resistent material in a rotating engine part. GE has made CMC engine liners, shrouds, nozzles and vanes in...

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