• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 39, Issue 8, 920 (2024)
Wenxin QUAN, Yiping YU, Bing FANG, Wei LI, and Song WANG*
Author Affiliations
  • Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20240002 Cite this Article
    Wenxin QUAN, Yiping YU, Bing FANG, Wei LI, Song WANG. Oxidation Behavior and Meso-macro Model of Tubular C/SiC Composites in High-temperature Environment[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(8): 920 Copy Citation Text show less
    Tubular specimen of C/SiC composite
    1. Tubular specimen of C/SiC composite
    Ring tensile experiment of C/SiC composite
    2. Ring tensile experiment of C/SiC composite
    Crack healed through thermal expansion and oxidation of SiC matrix
    3. Crack healed through thermal expansion and oxidation of SiC matrix
    Diffusion of oxygen in SiC cracks (a) and oxidation channel of carbon fibers (b)
    4. Diffusion of oxygen in SiC cracks (a) and oxidation channel of carbon fibers (b)
    Equivalent oxidation depth of tubular C/SiC composite
    5. Equivalent oxidation depth of tubular C/SiC composite
    Mass retention rate (a), function fitting of $ \left(1-\eta_{\mathrm{m}}\right)^{2}$ with t (b), strength retention rate (c), and function fitting of $ \left(1-\eta_{\mathrm{R}}\right)^{2}$ with t (d) for tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    6. Mass retention rate (a), function fitting of $ \left(1-\eta_{\mathrm{m}}\right)^{2}$ with t (b), strength retention rate (c), and function fitting of $ \left(1-\eta_{\mathrm{R}}\right)^{2}$ with t (d) for tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    Morphology and distributions of elements on the surface of tubular C/SiC composite
    7. Morphology and distributions of elements on the surface of tubular C/SiC composite
    Microstructures at fractures of tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    8. Microstructures at fractures of tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    Microstructures at fractures of carbon fibers in tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    9. Microstructures at fractures of carbon fibers in tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    Microstructures of cross-sections of tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    10. Microstructures of cross-sections of tubular C/SiC composites after high-temperature air oxidation
    EDS distributions of oxygen contents at cross sections of tubular C/SiC composites after 1100 ℃-1 h (a), 1300 ℃-0.5 h (b) and 1300 ℃-1 h (c) high-temperature air oxidation
    11. EDS distributions of oxygen contents at cross sections of tubular C/SiC composites after 1100 ℃-1 h (a), 1300 ℃-0.5 h (b) and 1300 ℃-1 h (c) high-temperature air oxidation
    Distributions of mole fraction of oxygen (a), gradient of mole fraction (b) and mole fraction with diffusion progress (c) in microcracks of SiC matrix
    12. Distributions of mole fraction of oxygen (a), gradient of mole fraction (b) and mole fraction with diffusion progress (c) in microcracks of SiC matrix
    Predicted results of strength retention rate (a) and mass retention rate (b)
    13. Predicted results of strength retention rate (a) and mass retention rate (b)
    Parameter900 ℃1000 ℃1100 ℃1200 ℃1300 ℃
    B/(nm2∙min-1)1.0510.2939.4884.84163.17
    Table 1. Parabolic rate constant of SiC in air oxidation
    Parameter900 ℃1100 ℃1300 ℃
    $ D_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}^{z} $/(m2∙s–1)3.18×10-53.53×10-53.86×10-5
    B/(nm2∙s-1)0.01750.6582.720
    Z/μm0.02510.15390.3129
    e/μm1.9801.8351.658
    $ R_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}^{z} $/(mol∙m–3∙s–1)1.937×10-21.128×10-22.880×10-1
    Table 2. Parameters of oxidation for 10 h
    Modifying factor900 ℃1100 ℃1300 ℃
    $ \beta $1.2×10-53.1×10-56.0×10-5
    Table 3. Modifying factor of equivalent oxidation depth
    Wenxin QUAN, Yiping YU, Bing FANG, Wei LI, Song WANG. Oxidation Behavior and Meso-macro Model of Tubular C/SiC Composites in High-temperature Environment[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(8): 920
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