Influence of fiber content on C/C-SiC brake materials fabricated by compression molding and hot sintering

Chen Tang, Alei Dang, Tiehu Li, Tingkai Zhao, Hao Li, Shasha Jiao

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Abstract

In this work, short carbon fibers were utilized as reinforcing materials to incorporate with C-SiC ceramics. Cf/C-SiC composites containing diverse fiber contents were fabricated by combining compression molding and hot sintering. Mechanical and tribological properties were carefully investigated. The result indicates that 30 vol% fiber content composite shows the highest flexural strength (201.42 MPa) and shear strength (116.68 MPa). The reinforcing mechanisms are summarized as fiber pulling-out, fiber debonding and fiber bridging, as well as crack deflection. Tribological testing reveals that 30% fiber content composite shows the strongest wear resistance (3.95 × 10−6 mm3/N⋅m) and cyclic performances (COF of 0.27 after 50 cycles). The friction mechanisms are divided into abrasive wear, adhesion wear and oxidation wear by different wear stages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)404-411
Number of pages8
JournalTribology International
Volume136
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

Keywords

  • C-SiC matrices
  • Carbon fibers
  • Mechanical properties
  • Tribological behaviors

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