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Fabrication and microstructure of ZrB2–ZrC–SiC coatings on C/C composites by reactive melt infiltration using ZrSi2 alloy

Show Author's Information Chaoqiang XUEa,b,c,  Haijun ZHOUb,c,  Jianbao HUb,c,  Hongda WANGb,c,  Jiayue XUa,  Shaoming DONGb,c( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 200235, China
Structural Ceramics and Composites Engineering Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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coating, ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs), reactive melt infiltration (RMI), alloy
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XUE C, ZHOU H, HU J, et al. Fabrication and microstructure of ZrB2–ZrC–SiC coatings on C/C composites by reactive melt infiltration using ZrSi2 alloy. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2018, 7(1): 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-017-0257-x
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ZrB2–ZrC–SiC ternary coatings on C/C composites are investigated by reactive melt infiltration of ZrSi2 alloy into pre-coatings. Two different pre-coating structures, including porous B4C–C and dense C/B, are designed by slurry dip and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process respectively. The coating prepared by reactive melt infiltration (RMI) into B4C–C presents a flat and smooth surface with a three-layer cross-sectional structure, namely interior SiC transition layer, gradient ZrB2–ZrC–SiC layer, and ZrB2–ZrC exterior layer. In comparison, the coating prepared by RMI into C/B shows a more granular surface with a different three-layer cross-sectional structure, interior unreacted B–C pre-coating layer, middle SiC layer, and exterior ZrB2–ZrC–ZrSi2 layer. The forming mechanisms of the specific microstructures in two coatings are also investigated and discussed in detail.


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Fabrication and microstructure of ZrB2–ZrC–SiC coatings on C/C composites by reactive melt infiltration using ZrSi2 alloy

Show Author's information Chaoqiang XUEa,b,c, Haijun ZHOUb,c, Jianbao HUb,c, Hongda WANGb,c, Jiayue XUa, Shaoming DONGb,c( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 200235, China
Structural Ceramics and Composites Engineering Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China

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ZrB2–ZrC–SiC ternary coatings on C/C composites are investigated by reactive melt infiltration of ZrSi2 alloy into pre-coatings. Two different pre-coating structures, including porous B4C–C and dense C/B, are designed by slurry dip and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process respectively. The coating prepared by reactive melt infiltration (RMI) into B4C–C presents a flat and smooth surface with a three-layer cross-sectional structure, namely interior SiC transition layer, gradient ZrB2–ZrC–SiC layer, and ZrB2–ZrC exterior layer. In comparison, the coating prepared by RMI into C/B shows a more granular surface with a different three-layer cross-sectional structure, interior unreacted B–C pre-coating layer, middle SiC layer, and exterior ZrB2–ZrC–ZrSi2 layer. The forming mechanisms of the specific microstructures in two coatings are also investigated and discussed in detail.

Keywords: coating, ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs), reactive melt infiltration (RMI), alloy

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Received: 02 September 2017
Revised: 18 December 2017
Accepted: 25 December 2017
Published: 20 January 2018
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