A novel Hf-Si-O wire drawing phenomenon after ablation of SiC_(nws)/ HfC-SiC coating on C/C composites

A SiC_(nws)/HfC-SiC coating was fabricated by a two-step chemical vapor deposition.After introducing SiC nanowires,the fracture toughness of HfC-SiC coating increases by 228%.After ablation under oxyacetylene torch for 60s,a bone-like HfO_(2) reticular structure was formed in the central ablation area.Interestingly,a novel Hf-Si-O wire-drawing phenomenon was happened in the transition area of ablated SiC_(nws)/HfC-SiC coating,providing a new toughness mechanism under ablation environment.Moreover,HfO_(2) precipitated from Hf-Si-O glass wires to generate nanocrystalline grains during ablation,which explains the formation of bone-like HfO_(2) reticular structure observed from central ablation area.