Effect of impact energy on damage resistance and mechanical property of C/SiC composites under low velocity impact

Hui Mei, Changkui Yu, Yawei Xu, Daoyang Han, Laifei Cheng

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Abstract

The present study investigated the damage resistance of two dimensional carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide (C/SiCs) composites subjected to low velocity impact (LVI). Damage microstructures of specimens under different impact energies (Ei) were characterized by infrared thermography, X-ray computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy. The real damage radii of specimens were found to change slightly with Ei, whereas apparent damage radii where much larger. Overall, the fabricated 2D C/SiC composites exhibited good damage resistance to LVI with nominal post-impact tensile strengths remaining at 89.4%, 83.35%, 76.97%, and 74.84% of their pre-impacted counterpart of 158 MPa, for impact energies of 3, 4, 5, and 6 J, respectively. Compared with the as-received one, after LVI real tensile strengths of the C/SiC composite specimens increased by 5.84% for the Ei of 3 J, 9.27% for 4 J, −1.83% for 5 J, −3.16% for 6 J.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-147
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume687
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Feb 2017

Keywords

  • Ceramic-matrix composites
  • Damage tolerance
  • Mechanical properties
  • Mechanical testing
  • Non-destructive testing

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