The relationships between microstructure, microcracking and mechanical behavior in ceramic composites were studied for a 2D SiC/C/SiC material. Microscopy analysis of the damage to these materials under tensile stresses revealed the presence of as many crack families as constituents, namely: a cracking of the interwire matrix initiated by the singularities of the macroporosity, then in the transverse wires and finally in the longitudinal wires. These three families have a selective influence on mechanical behavior. This is also strongly affected by the characteristics of the interphase material. The first two families, due to their significant propagation, significantly decrease the rigidity of the material. On the other hand, the location ...