Nanosized (Zr, Hf)O2 coating reinforced by AlN whiskers for the ablation protection of SiC coated C/C composites

  • Yulan Yu
  • , Guanghui Feng
  • , Yujun Jia
  • , Hejun Li

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Abstract

In this work, AlN whisker-reinforced (Zr, Hf)O2 coating was prepared on SiC coated carbon/carbon composites by sol-gel and plasma spraying methods. Its cyclic ablation resistance was evaluated using an oxyacetylene torch with a heat flux of 2.38 MW/m2. After ablation, the coating showed apparently decreased crack sizes and quantity as compared with the one without AlN whisker addition, pointing out its better crack tolerance. Moreover, the coating had a thinner oxidized region based on the linear ablation rate (−0.042 µm/s), greatly lower than that of pure oxide coating (−0.922 µm/s). After detailed observation and characterization, probable protection mechanism was proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3959-3968
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume43
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2023

Keywords

  • (Zr, Hf)O coating
  • AlN whiskers
  • C/C composites
  • Cyclic ablation

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