Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB<sub>2</sub>-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum filtration combined with reactive melt infiltration

ZHANG Jia-ping; SU Xiao-xuan; LI Xin-gang; WANG Run-ning; FU Qian-gang

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60841-3

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ZHANG Jia-ping, SU Xiao-xuan, LI Xin-gang, WANG Run-ning, FU Qian-gang. Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB2-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum filtration combined with reactive melt infiltration. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60841-3

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ZHANG Jia-ping, SU Xiao-xuan, LI Xin-gang, WANG Run-ning, FU Qian-gang. Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB₂-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum filtration combined with reactive melt infiltration. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60841-3

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Ablation behaviour and mechanical performance of ZrB₂-ZrC-SiC modified carbon/carbon composites prepared by vacuum filtration combined with reactive melt infiltration

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60841-3

Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Fiber Reinforced Light Composite Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China

Funds: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52002321, 52272044), the Science Center for Gas Turbine Project (P2021-A-IV-003-001), the fund of Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory (6142907220302), the Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program (225200810002), National Science and Technology Major Project (J2022-VI-0011-0042) and National Basic Scientific Research (JCKY2021607B035)

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Corresponding author: ZHANG Jia-ping, Ph.D, E-mail: zhangjiaping@nwpu.edu.cn;
Received Date: 2023-10-10
Accepted Date: 2024-01-08
Rev Recd Date: 2024-01-06

Available Online: 2024-01-15

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The development of advanced aircrafts relies on high performance thermal-structural materials and composites of carbon/carbon (C/C) with ultrahigh-temperature ceramics are ideal candidates. However, traditional routes of compositing are either inefficient and expensive or lead to non-uniform distribution of ceramics in the matrix. Here, vacuum filtration of ZrB₂ was successfully applied to introduce ZrB₂-ZrC-SiC into C/C as a supplement for reactive melt infiltration ZrSi₂, which contributed to the content increase and uniform distribution of the introduced ceramic phases. The mass and linear ablation rates of the composites were reduced by 68.9% and 29.7%, respectively, compared to those of C/C-ZrC-SiC composites prepared through reactive melt infiltration. The ablation performance was improved because of the volatilization of B₂O₃, taking a part of the heat away, and more uniformly distributed ZrO₂ that could promote the formation of ZrO₂-SiO₂ continuous protective layer. This efficiently resisted the mechanical denudation and hindered the oxygen infiltration.
- C/C composites,
- ZrB₂-ZrC-SiC,
- Vacuum filtration,
- Reactive melt infiltration,
- Ablation.

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