Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling
Ceramic matrix composites reinforced by external polymerization of acrylonitrile (ex-PAN) carbon fibers with pyrocarbon (PyC) interphase are attractive materials for thermomechanical applications. Nevertheless, C/SiC composites suffer from a low damage tolerance. A 1600°C thermal pretreatment of the...
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doaj-3f505ef01c654b6e837f115145461d592021-09-19T05:02:10ZengElsevierCarbon Trends2667-05692021-10-015100107Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix couplingC. Fellah0J. Braun1C. Sauder2F. Sirotti3M.H. Berger4Corresponding author: Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université de Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5276, Villeurbanne 91191, France.; Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, Service de Recherches Métallurgiques Appliquées, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; PSL Research Université, MAT-Centre des matériaux, MINES ParisTech, CNRS UMR 7633, Evry BP 87-1003, France; Corresponding author: Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université de Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5276, Villeurbanne 91191, France.Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, Service de Recherches Métallurgiques Appliquées, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, CEA, Service de Recherches Métallurgiques Appliquées, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceLaboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex 91128, France; Synchrotron-SOLEIL and Université Paris–Saclay, Saint-Aubin, Gif sur Yvette Cedex F91192, FrancePSL Research Université, MAT-Centre des matériaux, MINES ParisTech, CNRS UMR 7633, Evry BP 87-1003, FranceCeramic matrix composites reinforced by external polymerization of acrylonitrile (ex-PAN) carbon fibers with pyrocarbon (PyC) interphase are attractive materials for thermomechanical applications. Nevertheless, C/SiC composites suffer from a low damage tolerance. A 1600°C thermal pretreatment of the carbon fibers led to an improvement of the mechanical properties of the composites. Even if this heat treatment was seen to modify the fiber microstructure and texture, the changes were not sufficient to explain the observed improvements. The consequences of the thermal treatment on carbon fibers were studied by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and physicochemical analyses. The fiber/matrix debonding was also apprehended by analyzing the interfacial regions of C/SiC composites. The key role of the fiber surface structure on the fiber/matrix (F/M) coupling was highlighted. The microstructural reorganization of the heat-treated fibers surfaces induces a high F/M bonding strength and leads to better damage tolerance for the C/SiC composites.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667056921000845Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs)Interface/InterphaseMicrostructural analysis |
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C. Fellah J. Braun C. Sauder F. Sirotti M.H. Berger Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling Carbon Trends Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) Interface/Interphase Microstructural analysis |
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Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling |
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Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling |
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Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling |
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Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling |
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Impact of ex-PAN carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of C/SiC composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling |
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impact of ex-pan carbon fibers thermal treatment on the mechanical behavior of c/sic composites and on the fiber/matrix coupling |
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Ceramic matrix composites reinforced by external polymerization of acrylonitrile (ex-PAN) carbon fibers with pyrocarbon (PyC) interphase are attractive materials for thermomechanical applications. Nevertheless, C/SiC composites suffer from a low damage tolerance. A 1600°C thermal pretreatment of the carbon fibers led to an improvement of the mechanical properties of the composites. Even if this heat treatment was seen to modify the fiber microstructure and texture, the changes were not sufficient to explain the observed improvements. The consequences of the thermal treatment on carbon fibers were studied by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and physicochemical analyses. The fiber/matrix debonding was also apprehended by analyzing the interfacial regions of C/SiC composites. The key role of the fiber surface structure on the fiber/matrix (F/M) coupling was highlighted. The microstructural reorganization of the heat-treated fibers surfaces induces a high F/M bonding strength and leads to better damage tolerance for the C/SiC composites. |
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Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) Interface/Interphase Microstructural analysis |
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