The thermal stability in air of hot-pressed diboride matrix composites for uses at ultra-high temperatures
The thermal stability in air of hot-pressed diboride matrix composites for uses at ultra-high temperatures
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DOI:
10.1016/j.corsci.2004.09.019
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发表时间:
2005-08
影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
F. Monteverde
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作者:
F. Monteverde
The resistance to oxidation in ambient air at a temperature up to 1600°C of two hot-pressed diborides matrix composites, both containing 19.5% v/o SiC and 3 v/o HfN (as sintering aid), was investigated. The diboride matrix was based on HfB2or a ZrB2/HfB2mixture (volume ratio ≈1). Both the materials were subjected to repeated heating-cooling cycles at 1600°C, and a 20h exposure at 1450°C in flowing dry air. Modest weight gains and limited corrosion depths highlighted a rather good thermal stability. In accordance with the thermo-gravimetric test at 1450°C, the oxidation kinetics for both the composites superbly fit a para-linear law. The introduction of the SiC particles provided tangible benefits for the resistance to oxidation. One of the oxidation products, a borosilicate glass, sealed pores and coated the exposed faces, greatly limiting the inward transport of oxygen towards the internal oxide/diboride interfaces.