The bend-bend fatigue behavior of 3D integral braided carbon/carbon composites (3D C/C) was examined. Fatigue test was conducted under load control at a sinu-soidal frequency of 10 Hz to obtain stress-fracture cycles (S-N) relationship. The fatigue limit of the C/C was found to be 203 MPa (92% of the static flexural strength), the lag loops of fatigue load-displacement were transformed from elasticity to anelasticity and the flexibility of specimens were enhanced with increase in applied stress. It is revealed that the interfacial sliding abrasion played an important role in the fatigue failure process, and the extent and speed of sliding abrasion were con-trolled by the level of applied stress.
A new way to prepare SiC whiskers through the induction of carbon fiber was suggested. With the processing steps of opening furnace firstly and then shutting it, rice hall, as the only raw material, was carbonified to get excess quantity of Si in rice hull. After a certain catalyzer was added, SiC whiskers were prepared by means of the induction of carbon fiber. The component and morphology of the whisker were analyzed by XRD, SEM and TEM. The results reveal that the diameters of the whiskers range in 0.5-2μm and their lengths in 100-500μm. The whiskers are straightβ-SiC crystals with smooth surface. The whisker is homogeneous and its productivity is 100%. Two kinds of formation mechanisms, both VLS mechanism and vapor formation mechanism, are involved during the growth of the whiskers. But the vapor formation mechanism relatively plays a key role.
