Toughening by SiC nanowires in a dense SiC - Si ceramic coating for oxidation protection of C / C composites

Yanhui Chu, Hejun Li, Qiangang Fu, Lehua Qi, Xu Zou

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Abstract

A dense oxidation protective SiC-Si ceramic coating with well-dispersion SiC nanowires was prepared on carbon/carbon (C/C) composites using a two-step technique consisting of chemical vapor deposition and hot-pressing reactive sintering. The results showed that the toughness and thermal shock resistance of the coating were dramatically improved, resulting in an excellent oxidation protection for the coated C/C composites, which is attributed primarily to the toughening effects of SiC nanowires in the coating including two special energy dissipation mechanisms involving the super-plasticity deformation of SiC nanowires and the plastic fracture at the interface of the nanowire-matrix, except for nanowire pullout, nanowire bridging, and microcrack deflection. More importantly, a novel oxidation protective failure mechanism of the coated C/C composites revealed that the presence of Al 3+ in the coating, damaged the network structure of SiO 2 glass and resulted in the slight oxidation of C/C composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3691-3697
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume95
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012

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