A Multilayer SiC/ZrB2/SiC Ablation Resistance Coating for Carbon/Carbon Composites

Guodong Sun, Hejun Li, Dongjia Yao, Hui Li, Pengfei Yu, Jing Xie, Xianqing Pan, Jize Fan, Wei Wang

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Abstract

To improve the ablation resistance of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites, a new SiC/ZrB2/SiC multilayer coating is designed and fabricated by a three-step method of pack cementation, supersonic plasma spraying, and low pressure chemical vapor deposition. In this study, ablation behavior of SiC/ZrB2/SiC coating is investigated under oxyacetylene torch environment. Oxyacetylene ablation testing results show that the linear ablation rate and mass ablation rate of SiC/ZrB2/SiC coated C/C composites are only −5.0 × 10−4 mm s−1 and −9.6 × 10−4 g s−1, respectively, for 20 s ablation under heat flux of 2400 kW m−2. However, the ablative linear rate of ZrB2/SiC coated C/C composites is 7.5 × 10−4 mm s−1 and the ablative mass rate is zero. The better ablation resistance is mainly attributed to a molten SiO2–ZrO2 hybrid glassy layer formed after ablation on the surface of the composites and acting as thermal barrier layer inhibiting inward diffusion of oxygen.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1800774
JournalAdvanced Engineering Materials
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019

Keywords

  • ablation
  • carbon/carbon composites
  • chemical vapor deposition
  • coating
  • supersonic plasma spraying

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