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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages 497-502Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.09.019
Keywords
Ceramic matrix composites; Silicon carbide; Interphase; Chemical vapor deposition; Carbo-thermal reduction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [90816020, 90916019, 91116015]
- Aid program for Science and Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province
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Silicon carbide (SiC) interphase was introduced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process to prevent carbon fiber degradation and improve fiber-matrix interface bonding of C/ZrC composite prepared via precursor infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) process. Moderate thickness of SiC interphase in fiber bundles could increase the density of the composite, but when the thickness of SiC interphase was over 0.5 mu m, more close pores formed and the density of the composite decreased. The SiC interphase could protect carbon fiber effectively from carbo-thermal reduction, but could not enhance the mechanical properties of C/ZrC composite. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of C/ZrC composites with 0.05 mu m thickness SiC layer were 252 MPa and 13.6 MPa m(1/2), and for those with 0.5 mu m thickness SiC layer 240 MPa and 12.8 MPa m(1/2), both close to the value of the composite without SiC interphase (254 MPa and 14.5 MPa m(1/2)), while those with 0.7 mu m thickness SiC layer were only 191 MPa and 10.8 MPa m(1/2), respectively. Moderate content of SiC interphase could improve the ablation property of C/ZrC composites; however excessive content of SiC interphase would decrease the ablation property. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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