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     

Preparation, Properties and Application of C/C-SiC Composites Fabricated by Warm Compacted-in situ Reaction

Carbon fibre reinforced carbon and SiC dual matrices composites (C/C-SiC) show superior tribological properties, high thermal shock resistance and good abrasive resistance, and they are promising candidates for advanced brake and clutch systems. The microstructure, mechanical properties, friction and wear properties, and application of the C/C-SiC composites fabricated by warm compacted-in situ reaction were introduced. The results indicated that the composites were composed of 50-60 wt pct carbon, 2-10 wt pct residual silicon and 30-40 wt pct silicon carbide. The C/C-SiC brake composites exhibited good mechanical properties. The value of flexural strength and compressive strength could reach 160 and 112 MPa, respectively. The impact strength was about 2.5 kJ·m^-2. The C/C-SiC brake composites showed excellent tribological performance, including high coefficient of friction (0.38), good abrasive resistance (1.10 μm/cycle) and brake steadily on dry condition. The tribological properties on wet condition could be mostly maintained. The silicon carbide matrix in C/C-SiC brake composites improved the wear resistance, and the graphite played the lubrication function, and right volume content of graphite was helpful to forming friction film to reduce the wear rate. These results showed that C/C-SiC composites fabricated by warm compacted-in situ reaction had excellent properties for use as brake materials.     

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。      

Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Injection Molded Short Glass Fibre (SGF)/Calcite/ABS Composites

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-Styrene (ABS), with and without calcium carbonate (calcite) particles,was used as the matrix for reinforcement with as-received short-glass fibres (were originallytreated by the manufacturer) and sized short-glass fibres with two amino-silane coupling agents.The calcite particle content is 0, 11.7 and 23.5 vol. pct for the matrices. The glass fiber contentis 0, 10 and 15 vol. pct. The matrix materials and corresponding composites were compoundedusing a twin screw extruder and dumbbell-shaped tensile bars were prepared with an injectionmolding process. The tensile and flexural properties as well as the unnotched and notchedCharpy impact energies of short glass fibre/calcite/ABS composites were studied in this paper.The effects of fibres, fibre surface treatments and particles on these mechanical properties ofthe composites were discussed in detail. An importarit information was obtained, which is thatthe tensile and flexural strengths of hybrid SGF/calcite/ABS composites are the same as thoseof corresponding fibre composites when the ratio of the interfacial adhesion strength betweenparticles and matrix to that between fibres and matrix is higher than certain value. otherwise theformer are lower than the latter.     

Effects of microstructure on flexural strength of biomorphic C/SiC composites

Biomorphic C/SiC composites were fabricated from different kinds of wood by liquid silicon infiltration (LSI) following a two-step process. In the first-step, the wood is converted into carbon preforms by pyrolysis in a nitrogen atmosphere. The carbon preforms are then infiltrated by silicon melt at 1,560°C under vacuum to fabricate C/SiC composites. The mechanical properties of the C/SiC composites were characterized by flexural tests at ambient temperature, 1,000, and 1,300°C, and the relationship between mechanical properties and microstructure was analyzed. The flexural strength of the biomorphic composites was strongly dependent on the properties of the carbon preforms and the degree of silicon infiltration. The flexural strength increased with increasing SiC content and bulk density of composite, and with decreasing porosity in the C/SiC composite. An analysis of fractographs of fractured C/SiC composites showed a cleavage type fracture, indicating brittle fracture behavior.     

Effects of pyrolysis processes on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Cf/SiC composites using polycarbosilane

Three-dimensional braided carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composites (3D-B C_f/SiC) were prepared through eight cycles of vacuum infiltration of polycarbosilane (PCS) and subsequent pyrolysis under an inert atmosphere. The influences of heating rate and pyrolysis temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of C_f/SiC were discussed. It was found that the heating rate had great effect on the mechanical properties of C_f/SiC composites. With the increase of heating rate, the density of C_f/SiC composites increased and the interfacial bonding was weakened. As a result, the flexural strength of C_f/SiC was enhanced from 145 to 480 MPa when the heating rate was increased from 0.5 to 15 °C/min. The results showed that the flexural strength of the C_f/SiC composites fabricated at a heating rate of 15 °C/min could be increased from 480 to 557 MPa if the pyrolysis temperature of the sixth cycle was elevated from 1200 to 1600 °C, which was also attributed to the desirable interfacial structure and increased density. When tested at 1300 °C in vacuum, the C_f/SiC showed higher flexural strength (680 MPa) than that (557 MPa) at room temperature.     

Fabrication and mechanical properties of oriented SiC short-fiber-reinforced SiC composite by tape casting

SiC fiber-reinforced SiC composites with nearly unidirectionally and randomly aligned SiC short fiber were prepared by tape-casting and hot-pressing (HP). Volume fractions of fibers were 10 and 20 vol.%. Three-point bending test was carried out at room temperature. The SiC short-fiber-reinforced SiC composites showed completely brittle fracture for any fiber volume fraction and orientation. The maximum strength increased with increasing sintering temperature regardless of orientation of short fiber. In the unidirectionally and randomly aligned composites sintered at 1700 °C containing 20 vol.% fiber, the maximum bending strength was about 390 and 280 MPa, respectively.     

Properties of Hot-Pressed Al2O3-Fe Composites

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Thermal effects on the mechanical properties of SiC fibre reinforced reaction-bonded silicon nitride matrix composites

The elevated temperature four-point flexural strength and the room-temperature tensile and flexural strength properties after thermal shock were measured for ceramic composites consisting of 30 vol% uniaxially aligned 142 m diameter SiC fibres in a reaction-bonded Si₃N₄ matrix. The elevated temperature strengths were measured after 15 min exposure in air at temperatures upto 1400 ° C. The thermal shock treatment was accomplished by heating the composite in air for 15 min at temperatures up to 1200 ° C and then quenching in water at 25 ° C. The results indicate no significant loss in strength properties either at temperature or after thermal shock when compared with the strength data for composites in the as-fabricated condition.     

CVI-iC/TaC改性C/C复合材料的力学性能及其断裂行为

以针刺碳纤维整体毡为预制体,采用化学气相渗透工艺对预制体纤维进行PyC/SiC/TaC的多层复合模式的涂层改性, 然后采用化学气相渗透和热固性树脂浸渍-化进行增密,制备出新型C/C复合材料。对复合材料的微观结构和力学性能进行了研究。结果表明:包覆在碳纤维表面的PyC/SiC/TaC多层结构均匀致密、无裂纹,在C/C复合材料中形成空间管状网络结构;改性后C/C复合材料的抗弯强度和韧性均大大提高, 平均抗弯强度达到522 MPa,断裂位移达到1.19mm;复合材料弯曲断裂形式表现为脆性断裂,经过2000℃高温热处理以后,复合材料的抗弯强度下降,但最大断裂位移增大,弯曲断裂形式由脆性断裂转变为良好的假塑性断裂。      

增强体含量对SiC_W/SiC层状陶瓷复合材料强韧性的影响

采用流延-化学气相渗透(TC-CVI)工艺制备SiC晶须(SiC_W)/SiC层状陶瓷复合材料,研究了SiC_W含量对层状陶瓷复合材料力学性能和微观结构的影响,探讨了SiC_W/SiC层状陶瓷复合材料的强韧化机制。结果表明:TC-CVI工艺能够有效提高复合材料中晶须含量(40vol%),减少制备过程对晶须损伤,所制备的SiC_W/SiC层状陶瓷复合材料具有合适的层内及层间界面结合强度。随着SiC_W含量增加,层状陶瓷复合材料的密度和力学性能均有明显提高。含40vol%晶须的SiC_W/SiC层状陶瓷复合材料的密度、弯曲强度和断裂韧性均比含25vol%晶须的分别提高了8.4%、30.8%和26.7%。断口形貌中能够观察到层间及层内的裂纹偏转,层内的裂纹桥接和晶须拔出等,这些为主要的增韧机制。高含量SiC_W及合适的层间和层内界面结合强度,对提高SiC_W/SiC层状陶瓷复合材料强韧性有明显作用。     

界面涂层与基体对先进CVI-SiC/SiC复合材料性能的影响

对含有几种典型界面结构和SiC纳米线的CVI-SiC/SiC复合材料的弯曲性能和断裂韧性进行了比较研究. 研究表明: 界面涂层对SiC/SiC的力学性能至关重要, 120nm厚的碳界面涂层使材料的强度与韧性都增加一倍; 在用140nm厚的SiC层将该碳层分为更薄的两层, 形成C/SiC/C多层界面涂层时, 材料的强度没有明显的变化, 而断裂韧性则略有提高. 对基体中弥散分布有SiC纳米线的SiC/SiC的力学性能研究表明, SiC纳米线具有非常高的强化效率, 使SiC/SiC复合材料具有更高的强度和韧性.     

Comparison of ceramic material effects on the flexural Weibull statistics and fracture of high volume fraction particle reinforced aluminum

The effects of the ceramic particle material on the flexural Weibull modulus, characteristic flexural strength, and damage parameters of particulate-reinforced metal-matrix composites were studied. Three high volume fill composites were fabricated using the pressure infusion casting technique: they were reinforced with SiC, B₄C, and -Al₂O₃ particles. Four-point bend testing determined the effects of particle material on flexural strength and elastic modulus. It was found the B₄C and SiC composites had similar flexural Weibull modulus, low deflection, and similar damage parameters. The -Al₂O₃ reinforced composite had the largest flexural Weibull modulus, highest deflection at failure, and largest damage parameter. Extensive microstructural and SEM fractographs were taken of the as-processes and fractured specimens. The mechanisms leading to the dominant failure modes are discussed.     

不同界面SiC/SiC复合材料的断裂行为研究

碳化硅纤维增强碳化硅复合材料(SiC/SiC)是极具前景的高温结构材料。通过先驱体浸渍裂解(PIP)工艺分别制备了PyC界面和CNTs界面SiC/SiC复合材料, 对两种SiC/SiC复合材料的整体力学性能以及界面剪切强度等进行了测试表征, 并对材料中裂纹的产生与扩展进行了原位观测。结果表明, 两种界面SiC/SiC复合材料弯曲强度相近, 但PyC界面SiC/SiC复合材料的断裂韧性约为CNTs界面SiC/SiC复合材料的两倍。在PyC界面SiC/SiC复合材料中, 裂纹沿纤维-基体界面扩展, PyC涂层能够偏转或阻止裂纹, 材料呈现伪塑性断裂特征; 而在CNTs界面SiC/SiC复合材料中, 裂纹在扩展路径上遇到界面并不偏转, 初始裂纹最终发展为主裂纹, 材料呈现脆性断裂模式。     

In-situ TiCP/Al Composites Prepared by TE/QP Method

1.IntroductionThermal explosion/quick pressure(TE/QP)tech-nique,a self-reaction process initiated and supported bythe chemical reaction heat between different elementsin a system,is an advanced method for synthesis ofmaterials[1~4].This technique was classified into twodifferent routes:self-propagating reaction synthesis andthermal explosion synthesis[5,6].The advantages of thistechnique are characterized as simple process,no spe-cial equipment requirement,economic energy,lower cost,high syn…     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC<Subscript>P</Subscript>/SiC and SiC<Subscript>W</Subscript>/SiC composites by CVI

37.2 vol.% SiC_P/SiC and 25.0 vol.% SiC_W/SiC composites were prepared by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) process through depositing SiC matrix in the porous particulate and whisker preforms, respectively. The particulate (or whisker) preforms has two types of pores; one is small pores of several micrometers at inter-particulates (or whiskers) and the other one is large pores of hundreds micrometers at inter-agglomerates. The microstructure and mechanical properties of 37.2 vol.% SiC_P/SiC and 25.0 vol.% SiC_W/SiC composites were studied. 37.2 vol.% SiC_P/SiC (or 25.0 vol.% SiC_W/SiC) consisted of the particulate (or whisker) reinforced SiC agglomerates, SiC matrix phase located inter-agglomerates and two types of pores located inter-particulates (or whiskers) and inter-agglomerates. The density, fracture toughness evaluated by SENB method, and flexural strength of 37.2 vol.% SiC_P/SiC and 25.0 vol.% SiC_W/SiC composites were 2.94 and 2.88 g/cm³, 6.18 and 8.34 MPa m^1/2, and 373 and 425 MPa, respectively. The main toughening mechanism was crack deflection and bridging.     

SiC微粉含量对先驱体转化制备碳纤维布增强碳化硅复合材料性能的影响

以聚碳硅烷(PCS)、二乙烯基苯(DVB)和SiC微粉为原料制备了碳纤维布增强碳化硅复合材料，考察了SiC微粉含量对材料结构与性能的影响。实验表明，SiC微粉含量过低，材料内部存在大的孔洞，容易造成应力集中，导致材料的力学性能较差；而当SiC微粉含量较高时，在制备过程中微粉对碳纤维机械损伤加大，同样导致材料力学性能下降。当SiC微粉含量为30％(质量分数)时，所制备的材料的力学性能较好，其弯曲强度和拉伸强度分别为246．4MPa和72．5MPa。     

Thermal Shock Behaviour of Alumina—Iron Composites

Thermal shock behaviour was investigated for two morphologically different composites comprising an alumina matrix and 20 vol.pct Fe particles for a wide range of quenching temperature differences(ΔT=100-800℃)and compared to a monolithic alumina.The retained strength and critical quenching temperature difference,ΔTc,of the two composites were a significant improvement over the values for the respective monolithic alumina.Crack lengths and densities were shown to be greater for the alumina than for the two composites at all quenching temperature differences .The thermal shock resistance parameters for monolithic alumina and the two composites were calculated according to their mechanical and physical properties.The calculated results agree well with the experimental one and indicate possible explanations for the differences in thermal shock behaviour.     

AlB2对高硅氧纤维/可瓷化酚醛树脂复合材料及其裂解产物力学性能的影响

以AlB₂和SiC颗粒填充酚醛树脂作为基体,高硅氧纤维作为增强体,制备了高硅氧纤维/可瓷化酚醛树脂复合材料。研究了不同添加量的AlB₂颗粒对高硅氧纤维/可瓷化酚醛树脂复合材料常温和1 200℃裂解产物性能的影响,并分析了AlB₂颗粒对其裂解产物的增强机制。结果表明:随着AlB₂颗粒的添加,高硅氧纤维/可瓷化酚醛树脂复合材料常温下的弯曲强度逐渐减小,但其1 200℃裂解产物的弯曲强度先增大后减小。当AlB₂颗粒与酚醛树脂的质量比为12%时,裂解产物的弯曲强度提高最为显著,相比未添加AlB₂颗粒的复合材料,其裂解产物的弯曲强度提高了16.4%。AlB₂颗粒在1 200℃有氧环境中反应生成由B₂O₃、Al₂O₃和Al₂₀B₄O₃₆组成的共熔体,填充了树脂基体裂解产生的孔隙,明显减少复合材料...     

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。