Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 1(2025)

Research Progress on Carbide Ultra-high Temperature Ceramic Anti-ablation Coatings for Thermal Protection System

Fan ZHOU, Zhilin TIAN, and Bin LI
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Fan ZHOU, Zhilin TIAN, Bin LI. Research Progress on Carbide Ultra-high Temperature Ceramic Anti-ablation Coatings for Thermal Protection System[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(1): 1

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