Microstructure and mechanical properties of short carbon fibre/SiC multilayer composites prepared by tape casting

W. S. Yang, S. Biamino, E. Padovano, L. Fuso, M. Pavese, S. Marchisio, D. Vasquez, C. Vega Bolivar, P. Fino, C. Badini

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Abstract

Silicon carbide multilayer composites containing short carbon fibres (C sf/SiC) were prepared by tape casting and pressureless sintering. The C fibres were dispersed in solvents with dispersant (Triton X-100) firstly and then mixed with the SiC slurry to make green C sf/SiC tapes. Fibres were homogeneously distributed in the tape and tended to align fairly well along the tape casting direction. The addition of short C fibre hindered the shrinkage in the plane containing the fibres as well as the grain growth of SiC during sintering. The weight loss occurring during oxidation tests of C sf/SiC multilayer composites increased with fibre amount and material porosity. Elastic modulus of C sf/SiC multilayer composites decreased linearly with fibre amount. Bending strength presented clear relationship with the relative density, that is with the total porosity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)675-680
Number of pages6
JournalComposites Science and Technology
Volume72
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Mar 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Carbon fibres
  • A. Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs)
  • A. Layered structures
  • B. Mechanical properties

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