SiC-Si coating with micro-pores to protect carbon/carbon composites against oxidation

Xiaofei Zhu, Yulei Zhang, Yangyang Su, Yanqin Fu, Pei Zhang

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Abstract

To improve the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites at high temperatures, a SiC-Si coating with micro-pores was prepared by slurry and heat-treatment on the surface of C/C composites with SiC-Si inner coating acquired by pack cementation (PC). The microstructure, phase composition, element distribution, and anti-oxidation properties of the dual-layer SiC-Si coating were investigated. The results show that a SiO2-SiC inlay structure was formed during the oxidation process, due to a large amount of SiO2 rapidly generated by the oxidation of SiC particles in the porous coating. The coating with this structure could inhibit the cracking of SiO2 glass and had a good resistance to oxygen diffusion. Moreover, the crack propagation was blocked by the remaining micro-pores of the coating. The coating could protect C/C composites against oxidation for 846 h only with the mass loss of 0.16 % at 1773 K in air.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)114-120
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon/carbon composites
  • Dual-layer SiC-Si coating
  • Micro-pores
  • Oxidation resistance
  • SiO-SiC inlay structure

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