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Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2024, 13(3): 332-344 https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2024.9220856
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Nb- and Ta-doped (Hf,Zr,Ti)C multicomponent carbides with enhanced oxidation resistance at 2500 °C

Show Author's Information Shiyan Chen1,  Jinming Wang2,  Zhaoke Chen1( ),  Weilong Song1,  Yi Zeng1,  Xingchao Li2,  Tongqi Li2,  Xiang Xiong1( )
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing 100076, China
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(Hf,Zr,Ti)C, oxidation behaviour, ultra-high-temperature oxidation, Nb and Ta doping, oxycarbides
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Chen S, Wang J, Chen Z, et al. Nb- and Ta-doped (Hf,Zr,Ti)C multicomponent carbides with enhanced oxidation resistance at 2500 °C. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2024, 13(3): 332-344. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2024.9220856
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Enhancing oxidation resistance of multicomponent carbides above 2000 ℃ is critical for their thermal protection applications. For this purpose, novel Nb- and Ta-doped (Hf,Zr,Ti)C multicomponent carbides were designed to improve their oxidation resistance at 2500 ℃. The results demonstrated that Nb and Ta doping reduced the oxidation rate constant by 16.67% and 25.17%, respectively, thereby significantly improving the oxidation resistance of (Hf,Zr,Ti)C. This enhancement was attributed to the changes in oxycarbide composition and distribution within the oxide layer by adding Nb and Ta. Owing to the different oxidation tendencies of the constituent elements, a distinctive structure was formed in which (Hf,Zr)O2 served as a skeleton, and various oxycarbides were dispersed throughout the oxide layer. The doped Nb and Ta were retained within oxycarbides, retarding the diffusion of oxygen into the lattice. More importantly, the addition of Nb and Ta reduced the size of oxycarbides, decreasing both size and quantity of the pores in the oxide layer and facilitating the formation of a more effective oxygen barrier.


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Nb- and Ta-doped (Hf,Zr,Ti)C multicomponent carbides with enhanced oxidation resistance at 2500 °C

Show Author's information Shiyan Chen1, Jinming Wang2, Zhaoke Chen1( ), Weilong Song1, Yi Zeng1, Xingchao Li2, Tongqi Li2, Xiang Xiong1( )
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing 100076, China

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Enhancing oxidation resistance of multicomponent carbides above 2000 ℃ is critical for their thermal protection applications. For this purpose, novel Nb- and Ta-doped (Hf,Zr,Ti)C multicomponent carbides were designed to improve their oxidation resistance at 2500 ℃. The results demonstrated that Nb and Ta doping reduced the oxidation rate constant by 16.67% and 25.17%, respectively, thereby significantly improving the oxidation resistance of (Hf,Zr,Ti)C. This enhancement was attributed to the changes in oxycarbide composition and distribution within the oxide layer by adding Nb and Ta. Owing to the different oxidation tendencies of the constituent elements, a distinctive structure was formed in which (Hf,Zr)O2 served as a skeleton, and various oxycarbides were dispersed throughout the oxide layer. The doped Nb and Ta were retained within oxycarbides, retarding the diffusion of oxygen into the lattice. More importantly, the addition of Nb and Ta reduced the size of oxycarbides, decreasing both size and quantity of the pores in the oxide layer and facilitating the formation of a more effective oxygen barrier.

Keywords: (Hf,Zr,Ti)C, oxidation behaviour, ultra-high-temperature oxidation, Nb and Ta doping, oxycarbides

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Received: 26 October 2023
Revised: 31 December 2023
Accepted: 25 January 2024
Published: 13 March 2024
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52072410).

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