To improve the ablation resistance of carbon/carbon(C/C)composites,a SiC/ZrC-ZrB2 double layer coating was fabricated by pack cementation and slurry-sintering method.The ablation resistance of the SiC/ZrC-ZrB2 coating was tested under plasma flame above 2300°C.The results indicate that the SiC/ZrC-ZrB2 double layer coating exhibits superior ablation resistance than the ZrC-ZrB2 single layer coating.After being ablated under the plasma flame for 20 s,the mass and linear ablation rates of the ZrC-ZrB2 coating are 0.89 mg/s and 15.3μm/s,while those for SiC/ZrC-ZrB2 coating are 0.09 mg/s and 24.15μm/s,respectively.During ablation,the SiC inner layer can generate SiO2 glass and result in the formation of ZrO2-SiO2 molten film.Compared with the ZrO2 molten film formed on the ZrC-ZrB2 coating surface,the ZrO2-SiO2 molten film with lower oxygen diffusion rate and viscosity enables the SiC/ZrC-ZrB2 coating to have better self-healing ability.Therefore,the enhanced ablation resistance of the SiC/ZrC-ZrB2 coating can be attributed to the formation of dense ZrO2-SiO2 molten film under the plasma flame.
LIU Han-zhouYANG XinFANG Cun-qianSHI An-hongCHEN LeiHUANG Qi-zhong
A novel SiC?ZrB2 coating was prepared using a two-step technique by slurry-sintering and chemical vapor reaction on carbon/carbon (C/C) composites. The SiC?ZrB2 coating was composed of the scattered ZrB2 phase and the continuous SiC phase. It was observed that a good adhesion was built between the coating and the C/C composites. The SiC?ZrB2 coating samples exhibited a better ablation resistance in comparison with the uncoated C/C composites. The SiO2?ZrO2 barrier layer, the heat dissipation of the gaseous products and the pinning effect of ZrO2 all contributed to the good ablation resistance of the SiC?ZrB2 coated composites.
C/C-ZrC-SiC composites with different ZrC-SiC contents were fabricated by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis. The effect of ceramic content on the microstructure and ablation resistance was investigated. Both the C/C-SiC and C/C-ZrC-SiC composites exhibited good ablation resistance under the plasma flame above 2300℃. Withtheincreaseof ZrC content, a continuous oxide layer and a solid Zr-Si-O mesophase were formed during the ablation. And the structure of the formed oxides layer closely linked with the contents of ZrC-SiC ceramics. The solid ZrO2-ZrC and Zr-Si-O mesophase could increase the viscosity of SiO2 moderately and improve the anti-scouring ability. The continuous SiO2-ZrO2-ZrC-SiC layer would serve as a thermal and oxygen barrier for preventing the substratefrom further ablation. The C/C-ZrC-SiC composites with 27.2%ZrC and 7.56%SiC shows superior ablation resistance, and the mass and linear ablation rates are-3.51 mg/s and-1.88 μm/s, respectively.
