SiCw/BAS复合材料的显微结构及力学性能的研究

本文采用热压烧结法制备出致密的SiC_w增强BAS玻璃陶瓷基复合材料．结果表明,BAS基体晶化后获得以钡长石为主晶相和莫来石为次晶相的复相BAS玻璃陶瓷．晶须的加入对BAS基体有显著的强韧化效果,加入30vol％SiC_w可使材料的室温抗弯强度和断裂韧性分别由基体的156MPa和1．40MPa·m^1/2提高到356MPa和4．06MPa·m^1/2．TEM观察结果表明,晶须／基体界面结合良好,无界面反应物和非晶层的存在．断口形貌和压痕裂纹扩展路径的SEM观察结果表明,复合材料的主要增韧机制为裂纹偏转、晶须的拔出和桥接．     

SiC w/BAS复合材料的显微结构及力学性能的研究

本文采用热压烧结法制备出致密的SiCw增强BAS玻璃陶瓷基复合材料．结果表明,BAS基体晶化后获得以钡长石为主晶相和莫来石为次晶相的复相BAS玻璃陶瓷．晶须的加入对BAS基体有显著的强韧化效果,加入30vol％SiCw可使材料的室温抗弯强度和断裂韧性分别由基体的156MPa和1．40MPa·m1/2提高到356MPa和4．06MPa·m1/2．TEM观察结果表明,晶须／基体界面结合良好,无界面反应物和非晶层的存在．断口形貌和压痕裂纹扩展路径的SEM观察结果表明,复合材料的主要增韧机制为裂纹偏转、晶须的拔出和桥接．     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of barium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic matrix composites reinforced with SiC whiskers

BAS glass-ceramic composites reinforced with different volume fractions (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 vol%) of SiC whiskers were successfully fabricated by a hot-pressing method. The microstructure, whisker/matrix interface structure, phase constitution and mechanical properties of the composites have been systematically studied by means of SEM, TEM, XRD techniques as well as three-point bending tests. It was demonstrated that the incorporation of SiC whiskers could significantly increase the flexural strength and fracture toughness of BAS glass-ceramic matrixes. The celsian seeds can effectively promote the hexacelsian-to-celsian transformation in BaAl₂Si₂O₈. The active Al₂O₃ added to the BAS matrix obviously reduced the amount of SiO₂ in the matrix and formed needle-like mullite. The high temperature strengths of the composites were also investigated.     

CVD SiC fiber-reinforced barium aluminosilicate glass—ceramic matrix composites

Unidirectional CVD SiC (SCS-6) monofilament reinforced BaOAl₂O₃2SiO₂(BAS) glass—ceramic matrix composites have been fabricated by a tape lay-up method followed by hot pressing. The glass matrix flows around fibers during hot pressing resulting in nearly fully dense (95–98%) composites. Strong and tough composites having first matrix cracking stress of 250–300 MPa and ultimate flexural strength as high as 900 MPa have been obtained. Composite fracture surfaces showed fiber pullout with no chemical reaction at the fiber/matrix interface. From fiber push out, the fiber/matrix interfacial debond strength and the sliding frictional stress were determined to be 5.9 ± 1.2 MPa and 4.8 ± 0.9 MPa, respectively. The fracture surface of an uncoated SiC (SCS-0)/BAS composite also showed fiber/matrix debonding, fiber pullout, and crack deflection around the fibers implying that the SiC fibers may need no surface coating for reinforcement of the BAS glass-ceramic. Applicability of micromechanical models in predicting the first matrix cracking stress and the ultimate strength of these composites has also been examined.     

The interface,microstructure and mechanical properties of Cf/LAS glass-ceramic composites

Carbon fibre (C_f)-reinforced lithium aluminium silicate (LAS) glass-ceramic matrix composites were prepared by using LAS ultrafine powders and LAS sol as starting materials and binder, respectively. The effects of fibre content, hot-pressing temperature and pressure on the mechanical properties of the composites were studied. By means of SEM and theoretical calculation, the effects of thermal mismatching between fibre and matrix, and the microstructure on the mechanical properties of the composites were analysed and discussed. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of C_f/LAS glass-ceramic matrix composite prepared were 740 MPa and 19.5 MPa m^1/2, respectively. The wettability of carbon fibre with matrix was also investigated.     

Processing and mechanical properties of short fibers/Si3N4p reinforced BaO·Al2O3·2SiO2 ceramic matrix composites

Dense short silicon carbide (SiC_sf) and carbon fibers (C_sf) reinforced BaAl₂Si₂O₈ (BAS) glass-ceramic composites with silicon nitride were fabricated by hot-pressing technique. The phase characterization, microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of the composites were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and three-point bending tests. The results showed that short silicon carbide and carbon fibers disperse homogeneously in BAS matrix, and had good chemical compatibility with the glass-ceramic matrix. The addition of Si₃N₄ could successfully eliminate the microcracks in the BAS matrix induced by the thermal mismatch between the fiber and matrix. Both the added short fibers could effectively reinforce the BAS glass-ceramic by the associated toughening mechanisms such as crack deflection, fiber bridging and pullout effects.     

SiC matrix composites containing transition metal boride particulates internally synthesised by carbothermal reaction

SiC matrix composites reinforced with the various borides of the transition metals in group IV a-VI a, which were synthesized from the transition metal oxide, boron carbide and carbon mixed with SiC powder. Dense composites containing boride particulates of titanium, zirconium, niobium and chromium were prepared through reactive hot-pressing. The morphology of the internally synthesized boride particles reflected that of the starting oxide powders. SiC-NbB₂ composites with four-point flexural strength of 500 to 600 MPa and better oxidation resistance than SiC-TiB₂ were prepared even through pressureless sintering process. Pressureless-sintered and HIPed SiC-20 vol% NbB₂ exhibited the four-point flexural strength of 760 MPa at 20 °C and 820 MPa at 1400 °C.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of BAS/SiC composites sintered by spark plasma sintering

High-density BAS/SiC composites were obtained from β-SiC starting powder by the spark plasma sintering technique. Various physical properties of the BAS/SiC composites were investigated in detail, such as densification, phase analysis, microstructures and mechanical properties. The results demonstrated that the relative density of the BAS/SiC composites reached over 99.4% at 1900 °C. The SiC grains were uniformly distributed in the continuous BAS matrix which is probably because of complete infiltration of the SiC particles in BAS liquid-phase formed during sintering. The pull-out of SiC particles, crack deflection and bridging were observed as the major toughening mechanism. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of the BAS/SiC composites sintered at 1900 °C were up to 560 MPa and 7.0 MPa·m^1/2, respectively.     

High-temperature deformation of cordierite glass-ceramic/SiC platelet composites

Composites based on barium-containing cordierite glass-ceramic matrices reinforced with 20 and 30 vol% SiC platelets were fabricated by hot-pressing. The ceramed specimens were tested in compression at 1000, 1200 and 1300 °C in air, parallel and perpendicular to the hot-pressing direction. Compressive fracture stresses up to 460 MPa were recorded at 1000 °C. Lower stresses were observed at 1200 and 1300 °C. The compressive stress decreased with increase in the SiC platelet content and with the compressive direction being parallel to the hot-pressing axis. The mechanical behaviour at high temperatures was related to the presence of a residual glassy phase within the cordierite matrix, as well as to the mode of the crack nucleation within the composites.     

热模压辅助先驱体浸渍裂解制备Cf/SiC复合材料研究

以聚碳硅烷为先驱体,采用热模压辅助先驱体浸渍裂解工艺制备3D-B C_f/SiC复合材料,研究了热模压辅助对3D-B C_f/SiC复合材料致密度和力学性能的影响。结果表明:先驱体浸渍裂解制备陶瓷基复合材料第一次浸渍后引入高温热模压工艺可以改善材料微观结构,显著提高材料的致密度和力学性能。其中1600℃,10MPa,1h下热模压辅助先驱体浸渍裂解6次制备的3D-B C_f/SiC复合材料的密度为1.79g/cm3,弯曲强度高达672MPa,断裂韧性达18.9MPa·m1/2,剪切强度接近50MPa,且具有较好的抗热震性和高温抗氧化性。     

碳纤维表面改性增强Fe3Al-Al2O3复合材料的制备及组织性能

采用溶胶-凝胶分散和热压烧结制备了短切碳纤维（CF_s）/Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃复合材料。分别通过电化学镀Cu和化学气相沉积SiC对CF_s表面修饰和改性,研究了Cu镀层和SiC涂层对CF_s/Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃复合材料显微组织、相组成、力学性能及断裂行为的影响。结果表明,未修饰的CF_s在Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃基体中受到严重侵蚀,CF_s/Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃复合材料致密度低,抗弯强度仅为239.0 MPa,与Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃强度相当;表面镀Cu可有效保护CF_s不被侵蚀,同时提高了CF_s/Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃复合材料的烧结致密性和界面结合强度,从而明显提高了复合材料的断裂强度,但断裂过程中纤维拔出较短;CF_s表面沉积SiC的CF_s/Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃复合材料组织均匀致密,表面涂层完整,且与纤维及基体之间结合力相当,断裂过程中,涂层既可随纤维一起拔出基体,也可与CF_s分离而留在基体之中,SiC涂层与纤维及基体之间的弱相互作用很大程度上促进了纤维脱黏和拔出,从而促进CF_s/Fe₃Al-Al₂O₃复合材料韧化所需的渐进破坏机制。      

三向正交碳纤维增强纳米碳化硅生物复合材料的制备和力学性能

碳纤维增强的纳米碳化硅陶瓷基复合材料力学性能优良,且具有一定的生物相容性,因此可作为一种新型的可取代钛合金的全尺寸整体人工骨骼。研究了具有三向正交结构的T300和M30碳纤维预制体对C/SiC复合材料制备过程和抗弯强度的影响规律。以聚碳硅烷为先驱体,以二乙烯基苯为溶剂和交连剂,采用聚合物浸渍热解法制备了C/SiC复合材料,采用阿基米德排水法测量其密度和气孔率,采用三点抗弯法测量其抗弯强度。M30 C/SiC抗弯强度比T300 C/SiC高6.7％,表明碳纤维弹性模量对复合材料基体开裂强度有显著影响,并通过增加纤维径向强度以及承担载荷的比例提高了复合材料的断裂强度。      

热压烧结制备SiC增强石墨复合材料及其性能

以天然鳞片石墨为起始原料,SiC颗粒为增强相,采用热压烧结工艺制备了SiC增强石墨复合材料。研究了SiC含量对SiC增强石墨复合材料微观结构、力学性能和摩擦性能的影响。结果表明:SiC颗粒均匀分布在石墨基体中,降低了基体中的孔隙率;随着SiC含量增加,SiC增强石墨复合材料的相对密度和弯曲强度相应增加,开孔率显著降低,当SiC含量达到40vol%时,SiC增强石墨复合材料中形成了SiC网络骨架结构,相对密度达到了94.2%,比商品高强纯石墨材料提高了11.8%,弯曲强度达到了146 MPa,比商品高强纯石墨材料提高了147%;基体石墨保持了层状结构;SiC含量低于40vol%时,SiC增强石墨复合材料的摩擦系数随SiC含量的增加轻微增加,与纯石墨材料的摩擦系数相当,具有良好的摩擦性能。     

Reaction-sintered hot-pressed TiAl

Titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys and composites were formed from elemental titanium and aluminium powders by self propagating, high-temperature synthesis in an induction-heated hot-press. The crystal phases, density, transverse rupture stress, and hardness of the reaction-sintered compacts, were observed to be controlled by hot-pressing conditions. The principal phase formed was TiAl together with a significant second-phase concentration of Ti₃AI. The transverse rupture strength (TRS) of the intermetallic composites was observed to vary directly with compact density. Under selected high-temperature synthesis hot-pressing conditions, TRS values were comparable to those obtained for fully dense TiAl. Titanium aluminide composites were formed by adding boron, carbon, silicon and Al₂O₃, and SiC powders and whiskers to the Ti-Al powders before reaction sintering. Changing the alloying additions did not have as strong an effect on properties of the composite compacts as did varying hot-pressing conditions.     

Toughening mechanisms and properties of mullite matrix composites reinforced by the addition of SiC particles and Y-TZP

Mullite matrix composites reinforced by SiC particles and Y-TZP, were fabricated by hot-pressing. The effects of adding SiC particles and Y-TZP to mullite or mullite-based materials on properties and toughening mechanisms in the composites were investigated. Crack deflection is proposed as the principal toughening mechanism, produced by the addition of SiC particles. Transformation and microcrack toughening are the two main toughening mechanisms caused by Y-TZP addition. However, the magnitude of their contribution varied with increasing Y-TZP addition. With low Y-TZP addition, the transformation toughening dominated, while at a higher Y-TZP content, the microcrack toughening was dominant. The simultaneous addition of SiC particles and Y-TZP to mullite resulted in higher increases in both flexural strength and fracture toughness, than the simple sum of those obtained by the separate processes. It appears that the two toughening processes were coupled, thereby leading to synergistic toughening and strengthening effects in the mullite composites.     

高性能SiC—AlN复相陶瓷

采用热压烧结工艺,通过合理的组成设计和烧结温度控制,制备出了高性能SiC-AlN复相陶瓷,在较佳条件下,复合材料的室温强度、断裂韧性、显微硬度分别高达1130MPa、6．2MPa·m^1/2、28．6GPa．显微结构研究表明,随着AlN的加入,复合材料的晶粒尺寸明显细化,并呈多层次效应,即由固溶体的形成所引起的一次晶粒细化和晶内亚晶界所引起的二次晶粒细化．     

Csf/BAS玻璃陶瓷复合材料的制备及其力学性能研究

为了提高钡长石(BAS)玻璃陶瓷的力学性能,采用轧膜成型、热压烧结方法制备出纤维分布均匀的致密短碳纤维增强BAS玻璃陶瓷基复合材料(Csf/BAS).采用X射线衍射分析,扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜观察及三点弯曲法与单边开口梁法研究了纤维含量对复合材料组织及力学性能的影响.研究表明:Csf对BAS玻璃陶瓷有良好的强韧化效应.体积分数为30%Csf/BAS复合材料的室温抗弯强度及断裂韧性分别为255 MPa和3.45 MPa.m1/2,其主要的韧化机制为裂纹偏转、纤维的拔出与桥接.用摩尔分数25%Sr代替Ba实现了基体的六方→单斜相的完全转变,进一步提高了复合材料的力学性能.     

Processing,microstructure and properties of in-situ reinforced SiC matrix composites

SiC matrix composites were fabricated by in-situ formation of transition metal boride and carbide particles from oxide powders by carbothermal reactions. Dense composites with various microstructures were produced by pressureless sintering and additional hot-isostatic pressing. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the composites were dependent upon the pressureless-sintering temperature. The use of submicron-sized TiO₂ lead to fine and equiaxial TiB₂ particulates. The composites exhibited high flexural strengths (>700 MPa). At higher sintering temperatures, the grain growth of SiC swept the boride into clusters with larger sizes and anisotropic shapes, which improved the fracture toughness of the composite at the expense of strength.     

High Preformation SiC-AlN Composites

High performance SiC-AlN composites were fabricated by hot-pressing with Y2O3 as additive via liquid phase sintering. The SiC-AlN composites containing 5 vol. pct AlN exhibit superior mechanical properties with flexural strength, fracture toughness and Vickers hardness of 1131 MPa,6.1 MPa·m1/2 and 28.6 GPa respectively Microstructure observations indicate that the grain size of the composites is obviously inhibited due to the formation of solid solution. TEM-EDS analysis demonstrates the existence of the solid solution. In addition, subgrain boundaries induced by dislocations in the matrix SiC grains, seem to divide a large grain into numerous nano-sized small grains, which significantly increase the mechanical properties of the composites     

Mechanical behaviour of chemical vapour infiltration-processed two- and three-dimensional nicalon/SiC composites

The effect of two different fibre architectures on the mechanical properties of the Nicalon fibre-reinforced SiC composites processed by chemical vapour infiltration has been investigated. The microstructure, flexural strength, fracture toughness and failure mechanisms of both two-dimensional woven laminate and three-dimensional braided composites were characterized. It was found that the fibre placement in the preform will not only affect the infiltration of the SiC matrix, but also the mechanical property and failure behaviour of the composite. A strong, tough and damage-tolerant SiC matrix composite can be fabricated through the combination of a three-dimensional braided integrated fibre network and chemical vapour infiltration processing.