UHTC-based matrix as protection for Cf/C composites: Original manufacturing, microstructural characterisation and oxidation behaviour at temperature above 2000 °C
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Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2022-07, vol. 42, n° 7, p. 3168-3182
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In space propulsion applications, the development of new ceramic matrix composites with improved resistance to oxidation and ablation at high temperature is needed and ultra-high temperature ceramics-based ones appear the ...Leer más >
In space propulsion applications, the development of new ceramic matrix composites with improved resistance to oxidation and ablation at high temperature is needed and ultra-high temperature ceramics-based ones appear the most suitable. Combination of both powder impregnation (ZrB2, C) and liquid silicon infiltration enabled manufacturing of UHTC based matrices in Cf/C preforms with less than 10 vol% open porosity and various proportions and homogeneous distribution of C, ZrB2, SiC and Si. Oxidation behaviour was evaluated on composite structures using an oxyacetylene torch at temperatures higher than 2000 °C. Chemical analyses and microstructural observations before and after oxidation testing evidenced the protection ability of ZrB2-SiC-Si matrices thanks to the formation of multi-oxide scales which resisted even tested durations of 6 min and pointed the unharmful presence of residual 12 vol% silicon on the composite for use at high temperature under high gas flows.< Leer menos
Palabras clave en inglés
Ceramic matrix composites (CMC)
Oxidation
Oxyacetylene torch testing
Reactive melt infiltration (RMI)
UHTC
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