High Temperature Oxidation Behaviors of CNTs/MoSi₂ Composites

Abstract:

Molybdenum disilicide (MoSi₂) matrix composites with various contents of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were fabricated by sintering in vacuum at 1550°C for 1 h. The oxidation behaviors of CNTs/MoSi₂ composites at 1300°C for 200 h in air were studied. Results showed that MoSi₂ matrix composites with no more than 8 % CNTs in volume had good oxidation resistance at 1300 °C, although addition of CNTs reduced the high temperature oxidation resistance of MoSi₂. An approximate linear relationship was found between the weight gain of CNTs/MoSi₂ composites and the content of CNTs. The oxidation resistance of CNTs/MoSi₂ composites at high temperature decreased with the increasing of CNTs contents. Since the gaseous products were formed during the oxidation process and escaped from the oxide film, the protective film became loose which offered channels for the oxygen soaking into the composites. Thus the oxidation resistance of CNTs/MoSi₂ composites was decreased.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 487)
• Pages: 15-19
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.487.15
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: He Jian Wu, Hou An Zhang*, Si Yong Gu, Jia Lin
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), High-Temperature, MoSi₂ Matrix Composite, Oxidation

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