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A Silicon carbide-silicon matrix composite having improved oxidation resistance at high temperatures in dry or water-containing environments is provided. A method is given for sealing matrix cracks in situ in melt infiltrated silicon carbide-silicon matrix composites. The composite cracks are sealed

A Silicon carbide-silicon matrix composite having improved oxidation resistance at high temperatures in dry or water-containing environments is provided. A method is given for sealing matrix cracks in situ in melt infiltrated silicon carbide-silicon matrix composites. The composite cracks are sealed by the addition of various additives, such as boron compounds, into the melt infiltrated silicon carbide-silicon matrix.

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[ What is claimed:] [1.] A ceramic composite capable of self-healing cracks, comprising coated fibers in a silicon-silicon carbide matrix containing a boron-containing material having a ratio of boron atoms to silicon atoms in said matrix is between about 0.05 to about 0.40, where said boron-contain

[ What is claimed:] [1.] A ceramic composite capable of self-healing cracks, comprising coated fibers in a silicon-silicon carbide matrix containing a boron-containing material having a ratio of boron atoms to silicon atoms in said matrix is between about 0.05 to about 0.40, where said boron-containing material is selected from the group consisting of boron, boron carbide, titanium borides, zirconium borides, aluminum borides, calcium borides, boron silicides, and mixtures thereof, and where said silicon-silicon carbide matrix comprises a phase mixture of silicon carbide and silicon.