多孔C/SiC复合材料的制备及其性能

以W丝作为成孔剂,采用孔隙预置技术制备了发汗多孔C/SiC复合材料,对其孔隙结构进行表征,研究了材料的力学性能和渗透行为.结果表明:采用孔隙预置技术能够有效的控制多孔C/SiC材料开孔率和孔隙结构,其孔隙主要由W丝去除后形成的直通孔组成,开孔率决定于W丝的体积含量,所制备的材料具有良好的力学性能和渗透性能.其弯曲强度达到358 MPa、弯曲模量达到124 GPa,断裂韧性达到16.7 MPa·m1/2,空隙率为23.5%,渗透率为1.02×10-3mm2,材料表现为韧性断裂模式,其孔隙的存在并没有对材料的力学性能产生明显的影响.     

反应热压烧结法制备SiC/Ti3SiC2复合材料及其性能

采用反应热压烧结法制备了SiC/Ti3SiC2复合材料,研究了热压温度、SiC含量及粒度对SiC/Ti3SiC2复合材料相组成、力学性能以及应力-应变行为的影响.结果表明:热压温度影响SiC/Ti3SiC2复合材料相组成;随着热压温度的提高,复合材料的弯曲强度和断裂韧性提高;随SiC含量的增加,SiC/Ti3SiC2复...     

Fabrication of Tia SiC2 modified C/C - SiC composites by liquid silicon infiltration

采用浆料浸渗结合液硅渗透法原位生成高韧性Ti3SiC2基体,制备Ti3SiC2改性C／C—SiC复合材料。研究了TiC颗粒的引入对熔融Si浸渗效果的影响,分析了Ti3SiC2改性C／C-SiC复合材料的微结构和力学性能。实验结果表明：TiC与熔融si反应生成Ti3SiC2是可行的,而且c的存在更有利于生成Ti3SiC2;在含TiC颗粒的C／C预制体孔隙（平均孔径22．3μm）内,熔融si的渗透深度1min内可达10．8cm;Ti3SiC2取代残余Si后提高了C／C-SiC复合材料的力学性能,C／C-SiC-Ti3SiC2复合材料的弯曲强度达203MPa,断裂韧性达到8．8MPa·m^[1/2];对于厚度为20rllm的试样,不同渗透深度处材料均具有相近的相成分、密度和力学性能,无明显微结构梯度存在,表明所采用的浆料浸渗结合液硅渗透工艺适用于制备厚壁Ti3SiC2改性C／C-SiC复合材料构件。     

Fabrication of toughened Cf/SiC whisker composites and their mechanical properties

In this paper, dense short carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites had been fabricated by hot-pressed (HP) sintering using Al₂O₃ and La₂O₃ as sintering additives. The results showed that the combination of Al₂O₃ and La₂O₃ system was effective to promote densification of short cut carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composites (Cf/SiC). The whisker structure of silicon carbide was formed during the annealed treatment at 2023 K for 1 h. However, it was noted that this structure was not observed in the as-received HP material. The mechanism of forming whisker structure was not clear, but this kind of whisker structure was helpful to improve mechanical properties. The combination of grain bridging, crack deflection and whisker debonding would improve the fracture toughness of the Cf/SiC composites.     

Fabrication of barium-strontium aluminosilicate coatings on C/SiC composites via laser cladding

Barium-strontium aluminosilicate(BSAS) and Si/BSAS coatings were fabricated on the surface of C/SiC composites via a two-step laser cladding process. The microstructure, mechanical properties, and the water vapor corrosion behavior of the samples were investigated. The BSAS coating was found to be tightly bonded to the substrate and only a few pores and microcracks were observed. The introduction of a silicon middle layer was revealed to reduce thermal stress and promote the healing of defects formed during the laser cladding process. To evaluate the corrosion resistance, the BSAS and Si/BSAS-coated C/SiC composites were exposed to an atmosphere of 50% H_2O and 50% O_2 at 1250 °C. The resulting weight change and flexural strength were measured as a function of the corrosion time. The addition of the silicon middle layer below the BSAS top layer resulted in a better resistance to water vapor corrosion. Furthermore, the Si/BSAS-coated samples showed a lower weight loss and a smaller reduction in flexural strength than the BSAS-coated and the uncoated samples during water vapor corrosion. Thus, laser cladding is demonstrated to be an effective and feasible method to fabricate high-quality ceramic coatings on C/SiC composites. The introduction of a silicon middle layer can inhibit defect formation during the laser cladding process and protect the composite from water vapor corrosion.     

Fabrication of laminated TiB_2-B_4C/Cu-Ni composites by electroplating and spark plasma sintering

We proposed a new method, electroplating followed by spark plasma sintering(SPS), to fabricate laminated TiB_2-B_4 C/Cu-Ni composites with high strength and high toughness. It is found that a thin intermediate Cu layer can effectively enhance the strength of the interface between the ceramics and the metals, resulting in a high flexural strength and toughness of the laminated TiB_2-B_4 C composites simultaneously. A flexural strength and fracture toughness of 651 MPa and 11.6 MPam~(1/2) respectively,are achieved, an approximately 90% improvement over TiB_2-B_4 C bulk.     

Mechanical properties of 3D fiber reinforced C/SiC composites

High toughness and reliable three dimensional textile carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composites were fabricated by chemical vapor infiltration. Mechanical properties of the composite materials were investigated under bending, shear, and impact loading. The density of the composites was 2.0–2.1 g cm⁻³ after the three dimensional carbon preform was infiltrated for 30 h. The values of flexural strength were 441 MPa at room temperature, 450 MPa at 1300°C, and 447 MPa at 1600°C. At elevated temperatures (1300 and 1600°C), the failure behavior of the composites became some brittle because of the strong interfacial bonding caused by the mis-match of thermal expansion coefficients between fiber and matrix. The shear strength was 30.5 MPa. The fracture toughness and work of fracture were as high as 20.3 MPa m^1/2 and 12.0 kJ·m⁻², respectively. The composites exhibited excellent uniformity of strength and the Weibull modulus, m, was 23.3. The value of dynamic fracture toughness was 62 kJ·m⁻² measured by Charpy impact tests.     

CaO-TiO_2烧结助剂对SiC基复相材料烧结性能的影响

以质量分数30%Al2O3-70%SiC为基,外加2%~10%CaO-TiO2复合烧结助剂,制备了一系列SiC基复相材料。研究了不同的烧成温度和CaOTiO2含量对该复相材料烧结性能的影响。研究结果表明,1 400~1 500℃,随着烧结温度升高,烧结致密性明显提高。烧结温度为1 450℃时,试样基本致密。当烧结助剂达到10%(质量分数)时,显气孔率降至0.15%,陶瓷烧结致密。烧结助剂CaO-TiO2,α-Al2O3和方石英反应,在1 200℃已经生成CaAl2Si2O8,在1 300℃以后才开始生成CaTiSiO5,促进6H-SiC进一步氧化。烧结过程中,CaAl2Si2O8转化为玻璃相,在促进莫来石生成的同时也使试样致密。在1 500℃,复合材料的主晶相为6H-SiC和莫来石。     

催化化学气相渗透法制备C/C复合材料

为了提高基体炭的沉积效率和抗氧化性能，采用常规化学气相渗透法催化制备C／C复合材料。研究了Ni／ZSM-5负载型催化剂对热解炭的致密化速率和性能的影响，并借助偏光显微镜（PLM）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和X射线衍射法（XRD）表征了热解炭微观结构。结果表明：在添加Ni／ZSM-5的炭布预制体中，热解炭有较快的沉积速率，其微观结构和抗氧化性能均与催化剂有关。     

SiC晶须增强SiCf/SiC复合材料的力学性能

以连续SiC纤维为增强体,采用前驱体浸渍裂解工艺,在复合材料基体中引入SiC晶须制备出多级增强的SiCf/SiC-SiCw复合材料,并采用化学气相渗透工艺在SiC晶须表面制备BN界面层,研究了SiC晶须及其表面BN界面层对复合材料的性能影响.结果表明:在复合材料中引入SiC晶须后,由于晶须的拔出、桥连及裂纹偏转等作用增加了裂纹在基体中传递时的能量消耗,使SiCf/SiC复合材料的压缩强度有明显提高,当引入体积分数为20％的SiC晶须时,复合材料压缩强度提高了22.6％,可达673.9 MPa.通过化学气相渗透工艺在SiC晶须表面制备BN界面层后,复合材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度和断裂韧度分别为414.0,800.3 MPa和22.2 MPa·m1/2,较SiC晶须表面无界面层时分别提高了13.9％,8.8％和19.0％.     

An approach to the mechanical behaviour of SiC/SiC and C/SiC ceramic matrix composites

The mechanical behaviour of two woven composites C/SiC and SiC/SiC was investigated at room temperature. The non-linear load-displacement curves and the damaging process were closely related to the specific structure of the composites, consisting of a network of impregnated bundles of fibres. The damage in the bundles proceeded by multiple cracking in the matrix before fibre failure, and dictated the response to the applied load. Other mechanisms, consisting mainly of distortions in bundles and their framework, induced a residual deformation and an energy dissipation. The behaviour was characterized according to the damaging process. Stress-electric strain curves revealed a mechanical response similar to those observed in unidirectional composites, although some effect of the specimen geometry on the curves was observed. Residual strains were similar in tensile and bending conditions. The work of fracture was consistently described by a volumetric rate of energy absorption, related to the applied strain, but the respective contributions of different damage mechanisms could not be determined.     

PyC/SiC界面相对PIP法制备3D HTA C/SiC复合材料性能的影响

利用三维编织炭纤维预制件通过先驱体浸渍裂解法制备C／SiC复合材料。研究了热解碳（PyC）／SiC界面相对复合材料的微观结构和力学性能的影响。弯曲性能通过三点弯曲法测试，复合材料的断口和抛光面通过扫描电镜观察。结果表明：通过等温化学气相沉积法在纤维表面沉积PyC／SiC界面相以后，复合材料的三点抗弯强度从46MPa提高到247MPa。沉积界面的复合材料断口有明显的纤维拔出现象，纤维与基体之间的结合强度适当，起到了增韧作用；而未沉积界面相复合材料的断口光滑、平整，几乎没有纤维拔出，纤维在热解过程中受到严重的化学损伤，性能下降严重，材料表现为典型的脆性断裂。     

Effects of polymer derived SiC interphase on the properties of C/ZrC composites

Polymer derived silicon carbide (SiC) interphase was introduced by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) to prevent carbon fiber erosion and to improve the fiber–matrix interface bonding of C/ZrC composites prepared by PIP. Introducing SiC interphase increased the density of the composites. The SiC interphase not only protected carbon fibers effectively from erosion by carbo-thermal reduction, but also enhanced the mechanical properties of C/ZrC composites by strengthening the interface bond. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of C/ZrC composites with SiC interphase prepared by two PIP cycles were 319 MPa and 18.8 MPa m^1/2 respectively. The ablation properties of C/ZrC composites were with rising content of SiC interphase but then decreased when excessive. The mass loss rate and the linear recession rate of the C/ZrC composites with SiC interphase prepared by one PIP cycle were 0.0079 g/s and 0.0084 mm/s, respectively.     

Fabrication of SiCf/SiC composites by chemical vapor infiltration and vapor silicon infiltration

Three-dimensional (3D) silicon carbide fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix (SiC_f/SiC) composites, employing KD-1 SiC fibers (from National University of Defense Technology, China) as reinforcements, were fabricated by a combining chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) and vapor silicon infiltration (VSI) process. The microstructure and properties of the as prepared SiC_f/SiC composites were studied. The results show that the density and open porosity of the as prepared SiC_f/SiC composites are 2.1 g/cm³ and 7.7%, respectively. The SiC fibers are not severely damaged during the VSI process. And the SiC fibers adhere to the matrix with a weak interface, therefore the SiC_f/SiC composites exhibit non-catastrophic failure behavior with the flexural strength of 270 MPa, fracture toughness of 11.4 MPa·m^1/2 and shear strength of 25.7 MPa at ambient conditions. Moreover, the flexural strength decreases sharply at the temperature higher than 1200 °C. In addition, the thermal conductivity is 10.6 W/mk at room temperature.     

WCCo/cBN composites produced by pulse plasma sintering method

WCCo/cBN composites have been considered as a next-generation material for use in cutting-tool edges, being characterized by an optimal combination of hardness and toughness. They can be used instead of WCCo/diamond composites in machining of iron-based materials. The major challenge in sintering these composites is to produce a well-bonded interface between the WCCo matrix and cBN particles. In this study, WCCo/cBN composites were fabricated by the pulse plasma sintering technique. The aim of this work is to obtain sintered parts with density near the theoretical value and with very good contact between the cBN particles and WCCo matrix. cBN/cemented carbide containing 30 vol.% of cBN particles was produced using a mixture of 6 and 12 wt.% Co-added WC powder, with WC grain size of 0.4 μm and cBN powder with grain size ranging from 4 to 40 μm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations of the microstructure and diffraction phase examinations did not show the presence of hBN phase. The specific heating conditions used to consolidate the material using high-current pulses hamper the transformation of cBN into hBN and ensure a strong bond between the cBN particles and the cemented carbide matrix. Fractures through the WCCo/cBN composite showed that only few cBN particles were torn out from the cemented carbide matrix, with most of them having been cleaved along the fracture plane. This provides evidence that the bond at the WCCo/cBN interface is mechanically strong. Composites sintered at temperature of 1,200 °C under pressure of 100 MPa for 5 min had density near the theoretical value. Increase of the sintering temperature to 1,200 °C resulted in an increase of the hardness to 2,330 HK1 for the WC6Co/cBN(1/3) composite and to 2,160 HK1 for the WC6Co/cBN(37/44) composite.     

Preparation and mechanical properties of C/SiC composites with carbon fiber woven preform

C/SiC composites reinforced with multilayer carbon fiber woven preforms were fabricated by isothermal chemical vapor infiltration (ICVI) process. To characterize the mechanical properties of the composites, mechanical testing was carried out under various loading conditions, including tension, bending and shear loads. The results indicated that the composites, with superior intrinsic through-the-thickness properties, exhibited high in-plane mechanical properties. Therefore, the composites developed can well meet the demands of the reusable nose cap, i.e. the easiness of near-net shaping and the capability of withstanding multidirectional mechanical and thermal stresses.