• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 36, Issue 10, 1111 (2021)
Longbin LI1、2, Yudong XUE1、2, Jianbao HU1、2, Jinshan YANG1、2, Xiangyu ZHANG1、2, and Shaoming DONG1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 22. Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20210045 Cite this Article
    Longbin LI, Yudong XUE, Jianbao HU, Jinshan YANG, Xiangyu ZHANG, Shaoming DONG. Influence of SiC Nanowires on the Damage Evolution of SiCf/SiC Composites [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(10): 1111 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic figure of three-point test within-situ AE monitoring system
    . Schematic figure of three-point test within-situ AE monitoring system
    Typical SEM images of (a, b) as-grown SiCnw, (c) BN-coated SiCnw, and typical SEM images demonstrating the pore size of (d) SiCf/SiC and (e) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw composites
    . Typical SEM images of (a, b) as-grown SiCnw, (c) BN-coated SiCnw, and typical SEM images demonstrating the pore size of (d) SiCf/SiC and (e) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw composites
    SEM fractural morphologies of (a) as-grown SiCnw, (b, c) BN-coated SiCnw in composites Local parts marked by white rectangular borders demonstrating that SiCnw tends to break (a) or pull out (b, c)
    . SEM fractural morphologies of (a) as-grown SiCnw, (b, c) BN-coated SiCnw in composites Local parts marked by white rectangular borders demonstrating that SiCnw tends to break (a) or pull out (b, c)
    Fracture morphologies of composite (a) SiCf/SiC, (b) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw and (c) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN The images demonstrating the pull-out length of fibers
    . Fracture morphologies of composite (a) SiCf/SiC, (b) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw and (c) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN The images demonstrating the pull-out length of fibers
    Representative normalized cumulative AE energy curves as a function of stress (a) for composite SiCf/SiC (orange), SiCf/SiC-SiCnw (black) and SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN (blue)
    . Representative normalized cumulative AE energy curves as a function of stress (a) for composite SiCf/SiC (orange), SiCf/SiC-SiCnw (black) and SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN (blue)
    Typical stress-strain curves of SiCf/SiC(orange), SiCf/SiC-SiCnw (black) and SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN (blue)
    . Typical stress-strain curves of SiCf/SiC(orange), SiCf/SiC-SiCnw (black) and SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN (blue)
    Scatter diagrams of the energy of individual AE events as a function of time in composites (a) SiCf/SiC, (b) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw, and (c) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN
    . Scatter diagrams of the energy of individual AE events as a function of time in composites (a) SiCf/SiC, (b) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw, and (c) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN
    SEM micrographs of crack propagation around the indentation in composites (a) SiCf/SiC; (b) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw; (c) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN
    . SEM micrographs of crack propagation around the indentation in composites (a) SiCf/SiC; (b) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw; (c) SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN
    CompositeSiCf/SiC SiCf/SiC- SiCnw/BN SiCf/ SiC-SiCnw
    Bulk density/(g·cm-3) (1.98±0.03)(2.02±0.04)(2.08±0.03)
    Open porosity/%(17.64±1.08)(14.39±0.60)(11.58±1.35)
    Table 1.

    Density and porosity of different composites

    CompositeSiCnw content / wt% Flexural strength, σu/MPa Proportional limit stress, σPL/MPa Strain at flexural strength, εu/% First AE stress, σmin/MPa AE onset stress, σonset/MPa
    SiCf/SiC 0(356.7±16.2)(153.9±6.4)(0.39±0.05)(58.8±7.5)(116.1±8.9)
    SiCf/SiC-SiCnw2.0(412.6±22.4)(185.1±7.7)(0.63±0.06)(66.1±6.2)(155.8±7.7)
    SiCf/SiC-SiCnw/BN 2.0(506.4±28.3)(247.7±8.6)(0.88±0.12)(78.5±5.2)(171.6±15.9)
    Table 2.

    Properties of original composites, as-grown and BN-coated hierarchical composites

    Longbin LI, Yudong XUE, Jianbao HU, Jinshan YANG, Xiangyu ZHANG, Shaoming DONG. Influence of SiC Nanowires on the Damage Evolution of SiCf/SiC Composites [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(10): 1111
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