Rapid fabrication of C/C/SiC composite by PIP of HMDS

The C/C/SiC composite was fabricated within several days by the method of precursor impregnation and pyrolysis (PIP) using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) as the precursor. The carbon fiber plates, woven and punctured with two-dimensional orthogonal continuous carbon bundle and short carbon fiber, were used as the reinforced preforms. The characters of the C/C/SiC composite were analyzed using XRD, EDS and SEM, and three-point-bending test. The results indicated that pyrolyzed substance of the precursor contained excessive carbon, followed by silicon, and a small amount of nitrogen. There were micro-cracks on the massive matrix. The phase composition was difficult to distinguish, primarily considered as the Si–C–N composite. The structure of C/C/SiC was dense and homogeneous with some pores whose sizes were less than 5 μm between fibers and less than 100 μm between the carbon fiber bundles, respectively.

Fiber pull-out was observed on the bending fracture surface. The stress–strain curve of both at room temperature and 1300 °C appeared ascending zigzag. Flexural strength was 150 MPa at 1300 °C, higher than 121 MPa at room temperature.