High-Temperature Deformation of Si3N4/Si3N4-SiC Hybrid Composites with Belt-Like Network Structure of Si3N4-SiC Composites

Mechanical Properties of SiC Fiber- Reinforced Reaction-Bonded Si3N4 Composites

Residual stresses and mechanical properties of Si3N4/SiC multilayered composites with different SiC layers

The effect of residual stresses on the strength, toughness and work of fracture of Si3N4/SiC multilayered composites with different SiC layers has been investigated. It may be an effective way to design and optimize the mechanical properties of Si3N4/SiC multilayered composites by controlling the properties of SiC layers. Si3N4/SiC multilayered composites with different SiC layers were fabricat...

High Thermal Conductivity SiC/SiC Composites for Fusion Applications

SiC-SiC composites offer excellent potential for fusion energy as well as numerous commercial applications. High manufacturing cost and very low through-the-thickness (transverse) thermal conductivity (below 15 W/mK) hinders wider applications of SiC/SiC composites. To overcome these obstacles, a low-cost, Chemical Vapor Reaction (CVR) process was developed to fabricate crystalline, high purity...

Non - destructive inspection of SiCf / SiC composites structure

Fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite is an attractive candidate as a structural material for future fusion power plants because of their light weight, high temperature capability, high strength and toughness. Ceramic matrix composite made of silicon carbide matrix and fibers (SiCf/SiC) is promising for nuclear and fusion technology due to its excellent radiation resistance, especially expo...

Casting of SiC Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

Composites based on two aluminium alloys (A536 and 6061) reinforced with 10% or 20% volume fraction of SiC particles were produced by gravity casting and a novel two-step mixing method was applied successfully to improve the wettability and distribution of the particles. The SiC particles were observed to be located predominantly in the interdendrit ic regions, and a thermal lag model is propos...