A ZrSiO4/SiC oxidation protective coating for carbon/carbon composites

作者：Liu, Jia; Cao, Li-Yun; Huang, Jian-Feng^*; Xin, Yu; Yang, Wen-Dong; Fei, Jie; Yao, Chun-Yan

来源：Surface and Coatings Technology, 2012, 206(14): 3270-3274.

DOI：10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.01.030

• Carbon/carbon composites
• ZrSiO4 coating
• Hydrothermal electrophoretic deposition
• Oxidation

In order to improve the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites, a ZrSiO4 coating on SiC pre-coated C/C composites was prepared by a hydrothermal electrophoretic deposition process. Phase compositions and microstructures of the as-prepared ZrSiO4/SiC coating were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The anti-oxidation property and failure mechanism of the multi-layer coating were investigated. Results show that hydrothermal electrophoretic deposition is an effective route to prepare crack-free ZrSiO4 outer coatings. The multi-layer coating obviously exhibits two-layer structure. The inner layer is composed of SiC phase and the outer layer is composed of ZrSiO4 phase. The bonding strength between the outer layer coatings and C/C-SiC substrate are 30.38 MPa. The ZrSiO4/SiC coating displays excellent oxidation resistance and can protect C/C composites from oxidation at 1773 K for 332 h with a mass loss rate of only 0.48 x 10(-4) g/cm(2).h. The mechanical properties of the specimens are 8436 MPa before oxidation and 68.29 MPa after oxidation. The corresponding high temperature oxidation activation energy of the coated C/C composites at 1573-1773 K is calculated to be 119.8 kJ/mol. The oxidation process is predominantly controlled by the diffusion rate of oxygen through the ZrSiO4/SiC multi-coating. The failure of the coating is due to the formation of penetrative holes between the SiC bonding layer and the C/C matrix at 1773 K.

• 出版日期2012-3-15
• 单位陕西科技大学; 中国科学院理化技术研究所