In order to improve the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon （C/C） composites,a SiC/C-AlPO4 multi-layer coating was fabricated on the C/C composites by a simple and low-cost method.The internal SiC bonding layer wa...In order to improve the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon （C/C） composites,a SiC/C-AlPO4 multi-layer coating was fabricated on the C/C composites by a simple and low-cost method.The internal SiC bonding layer was prepared by a two-step pack cementation process and the external C-AlPO4 coating was deposited by hydrothermal electrophoretic deposition process.Phase compositions and microstructures of the as-prepared multi-layer coating were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）,scaning electron microspocy （SEM） and energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS）.Anti-oxidation properties,oxidation behavior and the failure behavior of the coated composites were investigated.The results indicate that the multi-layer coating exhibits obviously two-layer structure.The inner layer is composed of β-SiC,α-SiC phase with a scale of silicon phase.The outer layer is composed of cristobalite aluminum phosphate （C-AlPO4） crystallites.The SEM observation shows the good bonding between the inner and outer layers.The multi-layer coating displays an excellent oxidation resistance in air in the temperature range from 1573 to 1773 K,and the corresponding oxidation activation energy of the coated C/C composites is calculated to be 117.2 kJ/mol.The oxidation process is predominantly controlled by the diffusion of O2 through the C-AlPO 4 coating.The failure of the multi-layer coating results from the generation of the microholes that may be left by the escape of the oxidation gases.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50772063)the Foundation of New Century Excellent Talent in University of China (Grant No. NCET-06-0893)+1 种基金the Doctorate Research Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No. 20070708001)the Graduate Innovation Fund of SUST
文摘In order to improve the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon （C/C） composites,a SiC/C-AlPO4 multi-layer coating was fabricated on the C/C composites by a simple and low-cost method.The internal SiC bonding layer was prepared by a two-step pack cementation process and the external C-AlPO4 coating was deposited by hydrothermal electrophoretic deposition process.Phase compositions and microstructures of the as-prepared multi-layer coating were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）,scaning electron microspocy （SEM） and energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS）.Anti-oxidation properties,oxidation behavior and the failure behavior of the coated composites were investigated.The results indicate that the multi-layer coating exhibits obviously two-layer structure.The inner layer is composed of β-SiC,α-SiC phase with a scale of silicon phase.The outer layer is composed of cristobalite aluminum phosphate （C-AlPO4） crystallites.The SEM observation shows the good bonding between the inner and outer layers.The multi-layer coating displays an excellent oxidation resistance in air in the temperature range from 1573 to 1773 K,and the corresponding oxidation activation energy of the coated C/C composites is calculated to be 117.2 kJ/mol.The oxidation process is predominantly controlled by the diffusion of O2 through the C-AlPO 4 coating.The failure of the multi-layer coating results from the generation of the microholes that may be left by the escape of the oxidation gases.
