Fabrication and Microstructure of C/SiC Composites Using a Novel Heaterless Chemical Vapor Infiltration Technique
Fabrication of C/SiC composites by using the heaterless chemical vapor infiltration (HCVI) technique, which is an improved technology based on the conventional chemical vapor infiltration, is reported for the first time in this paper. In the HCVI process, a gradient temperature field formed in the f...
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Published in | Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 88; no. 11; pp. 3253 - 3255 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Science Inc
01.11.2005
Blackwell Wiley Subscription Services, Inc |
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Summary: | Fabrication of C/SiC composites by using the heaterless chemical vapor infiltration (HCVI) technique, which is an improved technology based on the conventional chemical vapor infiltration, is reported for the first time in this paper. In the HCVI process, a gradient temperature field formed in the fiber preform overcomes the problems of slow diffusion and restricted permeability of gaseous reactant species to some extent, and the electro‐deposition is necessary to accelerate the SiC deposition rates. The highest linear deposition rates of SiC matrix within inter‐fiber pores are 0.33 μm/h. Microstructures of the C/SiC composites are uniform, and the inter‐fiber and inter‐ply pores can be well infiltrated. The longitudinal and circumferential microcracks are found in the composites. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:JACE00571 istex:49F5F4F5720FD09A27CFC0BCF7DB4587975BF25B ark:/67375/WNG-R9DFBGPB-Q R. Naslain—contributing editor Supported by a National Natural Science Foundation of China, under Grant No. 90205017. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0002-7820 1551-2916 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00571.x |