Erosion behavior of C/SiC composites in atomic oxygen

Xiaochong Liu, Laifei Cheng, Litong Zhang, Xiaowei Yin, Ning Dong, Donglin Zhao, Zhiliang Hong, Zhonghua Li

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Abstract

A T300 carbon fiber and a SiC-coated C/SiC composite made from the same fiber were studied in atomic oxygen environment. The carbon fiber shows significant degradation while the erosion rate of SiC-coating of C/SiC is about 50 times lower. Evidence shows that Si is preferentially etched from the SiC surface. And XPS information showed that amorphous carbon and diamond-like carbonare periodically generated on the tested composite surface. Statistical analysis shows that the C/SiC specimens have no significant change in flexural properties after 1-year fluence AO treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-174
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

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