Comparison of ablation performances and sublayer interaction of CVD-(TaC/SiC)3 alternate coatings with different crystallite morphologies

Jing'an Kong, Yulei Zhang, Guohui Chen, Wenhan Gai, Yanqin Fu, Yunzhou Lin, Hejun Li

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Abstract

To compare the influence of crystallite morphology on the synergistic effect between different sublayers under oxyacetylene flame (O2/CH4 flux ratio: ~1.33), (TaC/SiC)3 alternate coatings were prepared on C/C composites by chemical vapor deposition via triple cycles of TaC/SiC sequences, whose TaC sublayers were composed of acicular (AS-6) and columnar crystals (CS-6) respectively. After the cyclic ablation tests with a heat flux of 2.48 MW/m2, the CS-6 sample exhibited favorable thermal shock resistance through layer-by-layer protection than coating exfoliation of the AS-6 specimen. Their SiC layers also performed different ablative behaviors, which transformed from acute evaporation of SiO2 glass for the SiC single layer to the eroded surface with pits distributed of the AS-6 specimen, and further the integrated scale with glass covered of the CS-6 sample. The stress relaxation resulting from the formation of porous middle layer and the enhanced reinforcement of Ta2O5 particles for SiO2 glass to improve evaporation suppression may be the main reasons for the superior synergistic effect of the CS-6 sample.

Original languageEnglish
Article number130801
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume483
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2024

Keywords

  • Ablation performance
  • Alternate structure
  • Carbon/carbon composite
  • Crystallite morphology
  • Ta-Si-O compound glass

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