Fracture behavior and mechanism of 2D C/SiC-BCx composite at room temperature

Yongsheng Liu, Laifei Cheng, Litong Zhang, Wenbin Yang, Shengtian Zhou, Weihua Zhang

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Abstract

2D C/SiC composite was modified with partial BCx matrix by low pressure chemical vapor infiltration technique (LPCVI), which was named as 2D C/SiC-BCx composite. The flexural fracture behavior, mechanism, and strength distribution of 2D C/SiC-BCx composite are investigated. The results indicate that the flexural strength, fracture toughness, and fracture work are 442.1MPa, 22.84MPam1/2, and 19.2kJm-2, respectively. The flexural strength of C/SiC-BCx composite decrease about 20% than that of C/SiC composite. However, the fracture toughness and fracture work increase about 19% and 18.5%, respectively. The properties varieties between C/SiC-BCx composite and C/SiC composite can be attributed to the weak-bonding interface between BCx/SiC matrices according to the results of detailed microstructure analysis. The strength distribution of 2D C/SiC-BCx composite follows as Normal distribution or Weibull distribution with σu=0, and m=8.1393. The mean value of flexural strength for 2D C/SiC-BCx composite is 443MPa obtained by theory calculation, which is consistent with experiment result (442.1MPa) very well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1436-1441
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume528
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs)
  • Chemical vapor infiltration (CVI)
  • Fracture behavior
  • Strength distribution

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