Ablation behavior of single and alternate multilayered ZrC-SiC coatings under oxyacetylene torch

Guanghui Feng, Yulan Yu, Xiyuan Yao, Yujun Jia, Jia Sun, Hejun Li

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Abstract

Based on the investigation of ablation behavior and thermal stress of the monolayered ZrC-SiC coatings with different SiC amounts, an alternate coating consisting of 4 sublayers with 10 and 70 vol.% SiC was prepared on SiC-coated carbon/carbon (C/C) composites through plasma spraying technique. Ablation tests were carried out under oxyacetylene torch with a heat flux of 2.38 MW/m2. The alternate coating could offer 90 s ablation shield for C/C composites, providing superior ablation properties than all monolayered coatings. The improved ablation resistance is mostly induced by the fact that the outmost scale with abundant ZrO2 particles was able to better endure the mechanical denudation from the torch. Moreover, due to the indirect contact with torch, the innermost sublayers were placed into relatively mild environment, thereby most of Si-based oxides could be retained and further hinder oxygen transport inward during ablation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)830-840
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume42
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2022

Keywords

  • Ablation resistance
  • Alternate ZrC-SiC coating
  • Carbon/carbon composites
  • Plasma spraying

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