Mechanical properties and ablation resistance of HfC nanowire modified carbon/carbon composites

Yanqin Fu, Yulei Zhang, Jian Zhang, Tao Li, Guohui Chen

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Abstract

Hafnium carbide nanowires (HfCnws) were in-situ grown in carbon/carbon (C/C) composites, and subsquently the preforms were densified by isothermal chemical vapor infiltration to obtain HfCnws modified carbon/carbon (HfCnws-C/C) composites. Morphology and microstructure of HfCnws were examined, and the effect of HfCnws on the mechanical property and ablation resistance of C/C composites were also investigated. Results show that introducing HfCnws refined the grain size of pyrolytic carbon (PyC). The out-of-plane compression, interlaminar shear and flexual strength of HfCnws-C/C composites increased by 120.80%, 45.60% and 94.65%, respectively compared with pure C/C, and the HfCnws-C/C shows good ablation resistance under oxy-acetylene flame ablation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16142-16150
Number of pages9
JournalCeramics International
Volume46
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ablation resistance
  • Carbon/carbon composites
  • HfC nanowires
  • HfCnws-C/C composites
  • Mechanical properties

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