Tribological properties and thermal-stress analysis of C/C-SiC composites during braking

The tribological properties and thermal-stress behaviors of C/C-SiC composites during braking were investigated aiming to simulate braking tests of high-speed trains. The temperature and structural fields of C/C-SiC composites during braking were fully coupled and simulated with ANSYS software. The results of tribological tests indicated that the C/C-SiC composites showed excellent static friction coefficient (0.68) and dynamic friction coefficient (average value of 0.36). The highest temperature on friction surface was 445℃. The simulated temperature field showed that the highest temperature which appeared on the friction surface during braking was about 463℃. Analysis regarding thermal-stress field showed that the highest thermal-stress on friction surface was 11.5 MPa. The temperature and thermal-stress distributions on friction surface during braking showed the same tendency.

Wet friction performance of C/C-SiC composites prepared by new processing route

C/C-SiC composites with SiC island distribution Were prepared via a new processing route. The fabrication process mainly included silicon infiltration by ultrasonic vibration, chemical vapor deposition （CVD）, siliconizing, liquid phase impregnation and carbonization. The wear and friction properties were tested by an MM-1000 wet friction machine. The results show that SiC phases are mainly distributed between carbon fibers and pyrocarbons as well as among the pryoearbons. The dynamic friction coefficient of the composites decreases gradually from 0.126 to 0.088 with the increase of the surface pressure from 0.5 to 2.5 MPa at the same rotary speed. Furthermore, under the constant surface pressure, the dynamic friction coefficient increases from 0.114 to 0.126 with the increase of the rotary speed from 1 500 to 2 500 r/min. However, the coefficient decreases to 0.104 when the rotary speed exceeds 4 500 r/min. During the friction process, the friction coefficient of C/C-SiC composite is between 0.088 and 0.126, and the wear value is zero after 300 times brake testing.

The influence of ablation products on the ablation resistance of C/C-SiC composites and the growth mechanism of SiO_2 nanowires

Ablation under oxyacetylene torch with heat flux of 4186.8（10%kW/m2 for 20 s was performed to evaluate the ablation resistance of C/C-SiC composites fabricated by chemical vapor infiltration（CVI） combined with liquid silicon infiltration（LSI） process.The results indicated that C/C-SiC composites present a better ablation resistance than C/C composites without doped SiC.The doped SiC and the ablation products SiO2 derived from it play key roles in ablation process.Bulk quantities of SiO2 nanowires with diameter of 80 nm-150 nm and length of tens microns were observed on the surface of specimens after ablation.The growth mechanism of the SiO_2 nanowires was interpreted with a developed vapor-liquid-solid（VLS） driven by the temperature gradient.

Oxidation behavior of oxidation protective coatings for C/C-SiC composites at 1500 ℃

Porous carbon/carbon preforms were infiltrated with melted silicon to form C/C-SiC composites. Three-layer Si-Mo coating prepared by slurry painting and SiC/Si-Mo multilayer coating prepared by chemical vapor deposition(CVD) alternated with slurry painting were applied on C/C-SiC composites, respectively. The oxidation of three samples at 1 500 ℃ was compared. The results show that the C/C-SiC substrate is distorted quickly. Three-layer Si-Mo coating is out of service soon due to the formation of many bubbles on surface. The mass loss of coated sample is 0.76% after 1 h oxidation. The sample with SiC/Si-Mo multilayer coating gains mass even after 105 h oxidation. SiC/Si-Mo multilayer coating can provide longtime protection for C/C-SiC composites and has excellent thermal shock resistance. This is attributed to the combination of dense SiC layer and porous Si-Mo layer. Dense SiC layer plays the dual role of physical and chemical barrier, and resists the oxidation of porous Si-Mo layer. Porous Si-Mo layer improves the thermal shock resistance of the coating.

Particle erosion of C/C-SiC composites with different Al addition in reactive melt infiltrated Si

Particle erosion of C/C-SiC composites prepared by reactive melt infiltration with different Al addition was studied by gas-entrained solid particle impingement test.SEM,EDS and XRD were performed to analyze the composites before and after erosion.The results indicate that a U shape relationship curve presents between the erosion rates and Al content,and the lowest erosion rate occurs at 40 wt%Al.Except for the important influence of compactness,the increasing soft Al mixed with reactive SiC,namely the mixture located between carbon and residual Si also,plays a key role in the erosion of the C/C-SiC composites through crack deflection,plastic deformation and bonding cracked Si.

Friction and Wear Behaviors of C/C-SiC Composites under Water Lubricated Conditions

C/C-SiC composites have the potentiality to be applied in shield pumps of nuclear reactors as the bearing material because of their low density,good mechanical properties and excellent tribological properties.The C/C-SiC composites are fabricated via reactive melt infiltration(RMI)using silicon liquid infiltrated in C/C matrix composites.Friction and wear behaviors of C/C-SiC composites under water lubricated conditions are investigated using the block-on-ring test at room temperature,and compared with those of the resin graphite which is used as the bearing material in shield pumps at present.In addition,friction and wear mechanisms of C/C-SiC composites under water lubricated conditions have been discussed.Results show that tensile strengths of C/C-SiC composites are 150210 MPa,and compressive strengths are 403536 MPa.Friction and wear behaviors of C/C-SiC composites are closely related to the load and the speed.The time to reach a stable friction status decreases with the increase of the speed.Though the friction coefficient of C/C-SiC composites under water lubricated conditions is slightly higher than that of graphite,the wear rate of C/C-SiC composites is much lower,which suggests that the C/C-SiC composites can sustain a longer life during operation.

Controlling the Si/C ratio in SiC matrix based on the modified polymethysilane for C/C-SiC composites with enhanced mechanical properties

Fabricating SiC matrix with controllable Si/C ratio for C/C-SiC composites via precursor infiltration and pyrolysis is difficult to realize due to the absence of suitable precursors.Here,SiC precursors with Si-rich(Si/C=1.23),nearstoichiometric(Si/C=1.01),and C-rich(Si/C=0.88)pyrolyzed ceramics at 1200℃ were successfully synthesized by the novel modification of polymethysilane.The structure and ceramization of synthesized SiC precursors were studied,and C/C-SiC composites with similar Si/C ratio in SiC matrix were also fabricated.The results revealed that the defects and Young’s modulus of SiC matrix and the thermal residual stress on pyrolytic carbon coated carbon fiber were determined by the Si/C ratio.As a result,the Si/C ratio exerted significant effects on the crack deflection behavior and the mechanical properties of the composites.The composites with near-stoichiometric SiC matrix showed excellent mechanical properties because of the effective crack deflection and the moderate Young’s modulus of their SiC matrix.The flexural strength,flexural modulus,and compressive strength were 423±27 MPa,33.41±4.52 GPa,and 393±8 MPa,respectively.Meanwhile,after a heat treatment at 1600℃,the role of carbon fiber toughening was improved and accompanied by a decrease in mechanical properties for all composites,which was attributed to the increased defects in SiC matrix and the damaged interfaces by the thermal residual stress.

Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB_(2)-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum infiltration combined with reactive melt infiltration

The development of advanced aircraft relies on high performance thermal-structural materials,and carbon/carbon com-posites(C/C)composited with ultrahigh-temperature ceramics are ideal candidates.However,the traditional routes of compositing are either inefficient and expensive or lead to a non-uniform distribution of ceramics in the matrix.Compared with the traditional C/C-ZrC-SiC composites prepared by the reactive melt infiltration of ZrSi_(2),C/C-ZrB_(2)-ZrC-SiC composites prepared by the vacuum infiltration of ZrB_(2) combined with reactive melt infiltration have the higher content and more uniform distribution of the introduced ceramic phases.The mass and linear ablation rates of the C/C-ZrB_(2)-ZrC-SiC composites were respectively 68.9%and 29.7%lower than those of C/C-ZrC-SiC composites prepared by reactive melt infiltration.The ablation performance was improved because the volatilization of B_(2)O_(3),removes some of the heat,and the more uniformly distributed ZrO_(2),that helps produce a ZrO2-SiO2 continu-ous protective layer,hinders oxygen infiltration and decreases ablation.

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Multiscale SiC_p Hybrid Reinforced 6061 Aluminum Matrix Composites

The performance of solid solution aging treatment on aluminum matrix composites prepared by powder metallurgy and reinforced with 6061 aluminum alloy powder as matrix;meanwhile, nano silicon carbide particles(nm Si Cp), submicron silicon carbide particles(1 μm Si Cp) and Ti particles were studied. The Al/Si Cp composite powder was prepared by high-energy ball milling, and then cold-pressed, sintered, hotextruded, and then heat-treated with different solution temperatures and aging times for the extruded composites. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS), X-ray diffractometer(XRD) and extrusion testing were used to analyze and test the microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum matrix composites. The results show that after the multi-stage solid solution at 530 ℃×2 h+535 ℃×2 h+540 ℃×2 h, the particles are mainly equiaxed grains and uniformly distributed. There is no reinforcement agglomeration, and the surface is dense and the insoluble phase is basically dissolved. In the matrix, the strengthening effect is good, and the hardness and compressive strength are 179.43 HV and 680.42 MPa, respectively. Under this solution process, when the aluminum matrix composites are aged at 170 ℃ for 10 h, the hardness and compressive strength can reach their peaks and increase to 195.82 HV and 721.48 MPa, respectively.

Multi-scale Modeling and Finite Element Analyses of Thermal Conductivity of 3D C/SiC Composites Fabricating by Flexible-Oriented Woven Process

Thermal conductivity is one of the most significant criterion of three-dimensional carbon fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composites(3D C/SiC).Represent volume element(RVE)models of microscale,void/matrix and mesoscale proposed in this work are used to simulate the thermal conductivity behaviors of the 3D C/SiC composites.An entirely new process is introduced to weave the preform with three-dimensional orthogonal architecture.The 3D steady-state analysis step is created for assessing the thermal conductivity behaviors of the composites by applying periodic temperature boundary conditions.Three RVE models of cuboid,hexagonal and fiber random distribution are respectively developed to comparatively study the influence of fiber package pattern on the thermal conductivities at the microscale.Besides,the effect of void morphology on the thermal conductivity of the matrix is analyzed by the void/matrix models.The prediction results at the mesoscale correspond closely to the experimental values.The effect of the porosities and fiber volume fractions on the thermal conductivities is also taken into consideration.The multi-scale models mentioned in this paper can be used to predict the thermal conductivity behaviors of other composites with complex structures.

沉积热解炭与树脂炭比例对C/C-SiC复合材料弯曲强度的影响

以针刺整体炭毡为坯体,采用树脂浸渍和化学气相沉积混合的方法制备得到相同密度的C/C多孔体,采用熔硅浸渗(RMI)制得C/C-SiC复合材料。研究了沉积热解炭与树脂炭比例对基体显微结构及弯曲性能的影响。结果表明:随着沉积得到的沉积热解炭含量增加,C/C-SiC复合材料基体内部孔隙率先降后升,而密度、弯曲强度先增后减。当沉积热解炭与树脂炭的比例为1∶1时,C/C-SiC复合材料密度与弯曲强度最高,分别达到2.03 g/cm^(3)和240 MPa。

Effect of ZrC-SiC content on microstructure and ablation properties of C/C composites

C/C-ZrC-SiC composites with different ZrC-SiC contents were fabricated by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis. The effect of ceramic content on the microstructure and ablation resistance was investigated. Both the C/C-SiC and C/C-ZrC-SiC composites exhibited good ablation resistance under the plasma flame above 2300℃. Withtheincreaseof ZrC content, a continuous oxide layer and a solid Zr-Si-O mesophase were formed during the ablation. And the structure of the formed oxides layer closely linked with the contents of ZrC-SiC ceramics. The solid ZrO2-ZrC and Zr-Si-O mesophase could increase the viscosity of SiO2 moderately and improve the anti-scouring ability. The continuous SiO2-ZrO2-ZrC-SiC layer would serve as a thermal and oxygen barrier for preventing the substratefrom further ablation. The C/C-ZrC-SiC composites with 27.2%ZrC and 7.56%SiC shows superior ablation resistance, and the mass and linear ablation rates are-3.51 mg/s and-1.88 μm/s, respectively.

Compositional and Hollow Engineering of Silicon Carbide/Carbon Microspheres as High-Performance Microwave Absorbing Materials with Good Environmental Tolerance

Microwave absorbing materials(MAMs)characterized by high absorption efficiency and good environmental tolerance are highly desirable in practical applications.Both silicon carbide and carbon are considered as stable MAMs under some rigorous conditions,while their composites still fail to produce satisfactory microwave absorption performance regardless of the improvements as compared with the individuals.Herein,we have successfully implemented compositional and structural engineering to fabricate hollow Si C/C microspheres with controllable composition.The simultaneous modulation on dielectric properties and impedance matching can be easily achieved as the change in the composition of these composites.The formation of hollow structure not only favors lightweight feature,but also generates considerable contribution to microwave attenuation capacity.With the synergistic effect of composition and structure,the optimized SiC/C composite exhibits excellent performance,whose the strongest reflection loss intensity and broadest effective absorption reach-60.8 dB and 5.1 GHz,respectively,and its microwave absorption properties are actually superior to those of most SiC/C composites in previous studies.In addition,the stability tests of microwave absorption capacity after exposure to harsh conditions and Radar Cross Section simulation data demonstrate that hollow SiC/C microspheres from compositional and structural optimization have a bright prospect in practical applications.

ZrC纳米粉体改性C/C-SiC复合材料的微观结构和烧蚀性能

为改善C/C-SiC复合材料的抗烧蚀性能,以ZrC纳米粉体和Si粉为反应渗料,采用反应熔渗(reactive melt infiltration,RMI)法制备ZrC纳米粉体改性C/C-SiC复合材料。采用X射线衍射仪、扫描电镜和能谱仪等研究ZrC纳米粉体含量对C/C-SiC复合材料微观结构和烧蚀性能的影响。结果表明:随ZrC纳米粉体含量增加,复合材料的孔隙率增大,而密度变化不大。ZrC纳米粉体一部分弥散分布在SiC基体中,一部分则发生了团聚。烧蚀30 s后,ZrC纳米粉体摩尔分数为6%时,复合材料的质量烧蚀率和线烧蚀率最低,分别为2.0 mg/s和3.9μm/s。随ZrC纳米粉体含量增加,烧蚀过程中形成的ZrO_(2)含量增多,对SiO_(2)的钉扎作用明显增强,能有效提升C/C-SiC复合材料的抗烧蚀性能。

浆料浸渍辅助PIP工艺制备C/HfC-SiC复合材料的微观结构及性能研究

针对高速飞行器对于防热/承载一体化超高温陶瓷基复合材料的迫切需求,以及现有反应型HfC先驱体存在的成本高、效率低和致密效果差等不足,本研究将HfC亚微米粉体配制成稳定的陶瓷浆料,利用浆料加压浸渍辅助先驱体浸渍裂解(PIP)工艺制备了HfC基体均匀分布的C/HfC-SiC复合材料,探讨了HfC含量对于复合材料微观结构、力学与烧蚀性能的影响。结果表明,当HfC实际体积分数为13.1%~20.3%时,复合材料密度为2.20~2.58 g·cm^(-3),开孔率约为5%。通过单层碳布加压浸渍陶瓷浆料,HfC颗粒能够分散到纤维束内部,且在复合材料中分布比较均匀。提高HfC含量会降低复合材料纤维含量,其力学性能也呈现出降低趋势。当HfC体积分数为20.3%时,复合材料的密度、拉伸强度和断裂韧性分别为2.58 g·cm^(-3)、147 MPa和9.3 MPa·m^(1/2);经氧乙炔焰烧蚀60 s后,复合材料的线烧蚀率和质量烧蚀率分别为0.0062 mm/s和0.005 g/s,烧蚀过程中形成的熔融相Hf_(x)Si_(y)O_(z)能覆盖在材料表面,起到良好的保护作用。

Experimental Investigation of the Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity of C/SiC Composite Thin Slab

Fiber-reinforced composites possess anisotropic mechanical and heat transfer properties due to their anisotropic fibers and structure distribution.In C/Si C composites,the out-of-plane thermal conductivity has mainly been studied,whereas the in-plane thermal conductivity has received less attention due to their limited thickness.

原位生长SiC晶须对C/C-SiC复合材料摩擦磨损性能影响

采用聚合物浸渍热解(PIP)技术向C/C-SiC复合材料纤维束内引入了SiC晶须(SiC_(W)),然后结合化学气相渗透(CVI)和液硅渗透(LSI)法制备了C/SiCW-C-SiC复合材料,系统研究了原位生长SiCW的物相组成及典型微结构特征,在不同制动初速度下测试了C/SiC_(W)-C-SiC复合材料的摩擦磨损性能,结果表明:引入SiC_(W)后,对平均摩擦系数和瞬时摩擦系数影响较小,摩擦性能未发生明显变化,中高速制动时,C/SiC_(W)-C-SiC的磨损率相比于C/C-SiC可降低20%~60%。

CVI-RMI联用法制备高性能C/(C-SiC)陶瓷基刹车材料

采用化学气相渗透-反应熔体渗透(CVI-RMI)联用法制备C/(C-SiC)陶瓷基复合材料,并对材料的微观结构和力学性能、热学性能、摩擦磨损性能进行研究。结果表明:CVI化学气相渗透最佳C/C多孔坯体密度为1.40~1.55 g/cm^(3),RMI熔融渗硅最佳温度为1650℃,制备的C/(C-SiC)复合材料密度2.10 g/cm^(3)。本方法制备的C/(C-SiC)复合材料力学性能优于采用前驱体浸渍裂解(PIP)法制备的复合材料,且导热性能优异,满足高温环境使用要求。研究发现C/(C-SiC)复合材料的摩擦系数适中,力矩曲线平稳,湿态下摩擦性能无衰减,静摩擦系数高满足低速刹车要求,且磨损量小。

Microwave absorption properties of Ni/C@SiC composites prepared by precursor impregnation and pyrolysis processes

In the present study,the unique three-dimensional graphene coated nickel(Ni/C)foam reinforced silicon carbide(Ni/C@SiC)composites were first obtained via the precursor impregnation and pyrolysis(PIP)processes.The microstructure images indicated that the SiC fillers were successfully prepared in the skeleton pores of the Ni/C foam.The influence of the PIP cycles on the microwave absorption performances was researched,and the results indicated that after the primary PIP process,Ni/C@SiC-I possessed the optimal microwave absorbing performance with a minimum reflection loss(RL)of-25.87 d B at 5.28 GHz and 5.00 mm.Besides,the RL values could be below-10.00 dB from 5.88 GHz to 7.74 GHz when the corresponding matching thickness was 3.85 mm.However,the microwave absorption properties of Ni/C@SiC-II and Ni/C@SiC-Ⅲwere tremendously degraded as the PIP times increased.At last,the electromagnetic parameter,dielectric loss,attenuation constant as well as impedance matching coefficient were further investigated to analyze the absorbing mechanism,which opened a new path for the certain scientific evaluation of the absorbing materials and had extremely important to the defence technology.

Oxidation Behavior of C/C-SiC Gradient Matrix Composites

Oxidation behavior of C/C-SiC gradient matrix composites and C/C composites were compared in stationary air. The results show that oxidation threshold of C-SiC materials increases with the amount of SiC particles in the codeposition matrix. Oxidation rate of C/C-SiC gradient matrix composites is significantly lower than that of C/C material. The micro-oxidation process was observed by SEM.