Carbon Fiber Reinforced SiC Matrix Composites Fabricated by Preceramic Impregnation and Pyrolysis Process Combining SiC Nano Powder Infiltration

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SiC nanopowder, polycarbosilane and divinylbenzene mixed slurries were prepared for viscosity measurement, which were used as matrix source of ceramic matrix composites. Results showed that apparent viscosity of the slurries increased with the increase of the content of SiC particles. The slurries with 50 nm SiC particles showed a low viscosity as compared with those slurries with 20 nm or 120 nm SiC particles at the same content of SiC. In particular, when the viscosity of slurry was higher than 30 mPa•s, the slurry could not be used in the test. Three-dimensional carbon fiber (3D-Cf) preforms were infiltrated with the aforementioned slurries. Addition of the nanoSiC powder as the inert filler in the slurries led to reduce the porosity and the infiltration–curing–pyrolysis cycles to manufacture 3D-Cf/SiC composites by the subsequent polymer impregnation and pyrolysis (PIP) process. Characterizations of the composites showed that the maximum flexural strength of specimen in the composites was 326 MPa and its fracture toughness was 10.5 MPa•m1/2.

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