High-temperature oxidation behavior of C/C composites in wet oxygen: Experiment and first-principle calculations

Pengfei Zhang, Yulei Zhang, Tiyuan Wang, Guohui Chen, Wenhan Gai

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Abstract

The oxidation behaviors of carbon/carbon composites prepared by chemical vapor infiltration method in wet oxygen were investigated by experiments and first-principle calculations. The results showed that the graphite components in mixed structure were easily destroyed and transformed into amorphous carbon in wet oxygen, accelerating the weight loss of C/C composites. The reason was ascribed to that hydroxyl radicals promoted the surface and inward diffusion of O atoms by uneven distribution of charges and formation of an exothermic reaction. Besides, the H transfer as a feasible way could result in the gather of epoxy radicals, increasing the risk of cracking.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109577
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume189
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Carbon/carbon composites
  • First principle
  • H transfer
  • O diffusion
  • OH radical
  • Wet oxygen

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