Microstructure and growth mechanism of SiC whiskers on carbon/carbon composites prepared by CVD

Fu Qiangang, Li Hejun, Shi Xiaohong, Li Kezhi, Hu Zhibiao, Wei Jian

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Abstract

The SiC whiskers of good quality are expected to act as the reinforcing element in the ceramic coatings for C/C composites. Using CH 3SiCl3(MTS) and H2 as the precursors, SiC whiskers were prepared on the surface of C/C composites by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at normal atmosphere pressure. XRD, SEM and TEM analyses show that the whiskers are β-SiC structure and their diameters are several-hundred nanometers. With the descending MTS concentration in the depositing room, the purity of the as-prepared whiskers increases and the diameters of the whiskers decrease. The investigation of growth mechanism shows the CVD-SiC whiskers grown up by the vapor-solid (VS) growth process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2593-2597
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume59
Issue number19-20
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2005

Keywords

  • Carbon/carbon composites
  • CVD
  • Growth mechanism
  • Microstructure
  • SiC whisker

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