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C/C-ZrB2-ZrC-SiC Composites Derived from Polymeric Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis Part I: Preparation and Microstructures

C/C-ZrB2-ZrC-SiC Composites Derived from Polymeric Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis Part I: Preparation and Microstructures

Weigang Zhang, Changming Xie, Min Ge, Xi Wei
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781466651258|ISBN10: 1466651253|EISBN13: 9781466651265
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5125-8.ch017
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Zhang, Weigang, et al. "C/C-ZrB2-ZrC-SiC Composites Derived from Polymeric Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis Part I: Preparation and Microstructures." Nanotechnology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 430-446. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5125-8.ch017

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Zhang, W., Xie, C., Ge, M., & Wei, X. (2014). C/C-ZrB2-ZrC-SiC Composites Derived from Polymeric Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis Part I: Preparation and Microstructures. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Nanotechnology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 430-446). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5125-8.ch017

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Zhang, Weigang, et al. "C/C-ZrB2-ZrC-SiC Composites Derived from Polymeric Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis Part I: Preparation and Microstructures." In Nanotechnology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 430-446. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5125-8.ch017

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Abstract

Two-dimensional C/C-ZrB2-ZrC-SiC composites with three phases of ultra high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) are fabricated for the first time using blending pre-ceramic polymeric precursors through the traditional polymer infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) technique, in which a porous carbon fiber reinforced pyrolytic carbon (C/C) with a porosity of about 60% is prepared as preforms. The fabricated composite possesses a matrix of 20ZrB2-30ZrC-50SiC, which is obtained by co-pyrolysis of three pre-ceramic polymers solution in xylene with certain molar ratios. Pyrolysis of these ZrB2-ZrC-SiC pre-ceramic precursors is studied with XRD characterization of the residual solids. The gas phase products are analysized with an on-line GC-MS-FTIR coupling technique, which confirms the formation of crystalline ZrC and ZrB2 from these precursors at temperatures above 1400°C. Possible mechanisms of pyrolysis and formation of pure ZrB2 from the precursors with various B/Zr molar ratios are suggested. The densification process and microstructures of the fabricated composite are studied. It is found that a composite with a bulk density of 2.06 g/cm3 and open porosity of 9.6% can be obtained after 16 PIP cycles. The formed matrix exhibits homogeneous dispersion of three matrix ceramics without any oxide impurities, i.e., the nano sized ZrB2 and ZrC particles dispersed in a continuous SiC ceramic with clean crystalline boundaries and particle dimensions less than 200 nm. No erosion or interface reaction occurs upon the carbon fiber reinforcement, which therefore avoids a dramatic deterioration of mechanical strength of carbon fiber and the composite. Improvement of PIP benefits from two aspects; firstly, the dense pyrolytic carbon interphase deposited on fiber surface by CVI serves as barrier coating and secondly, pyrolysis of the novel organic polymeric precursors does not release corrosive by-products such as hydrogen chloride.

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