“…In the last 25 years, the idea of transforming silicon into silicides has been worked on, such as the SiC / MoSi2 system [17,18], this composite material is for industrial use today, another series of composites materials has also been developed by reactive infiltration of Si-M alloys (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Al) [19][20][21][22], some of them with excellent properties for advanced armor system [23]. On the other hand it is well known to use Iridium as an oxidation protector in extreme conditions, such as the leading edge of the space shuttle [24][25]. Ir is practically impermeable by oxygen at temperatures below 2000 ° C, as is the case with Ir-Si alloys [26][27].…”