J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 211-216.

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Effect of Temperature on the Synthesis of SiC Coating on Carbon Fibers by the Reaction of SiO with the Deposited Pyrolytic Carbon Layer

Hejun Li, Haibo Ouyang, Lehua Qi, Yulei Zhang, Zhengjia Li, Jianfeng Wei   

  1. C/C Composites Research Center, Key Laboratory of Ultrahigh Temperature Composites, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • Received:2008-11-19 Revised:2010-01-04 Online:2010-03-28 Published:2010-03-22
  • Contact: Haibo OUYANG
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 50832004
    the "111" Project under Grant No. B08040

Abstract:

The influence of reaction temperature on the preparation of SiC coating on carbon fibers by the reaction of silicon monoxide with the deposited pyrolytic carbon (PyC) layer has been discussed. With rising reaction temperature, the thickness of SiC layer increases and the SiC grain is coarsening. The apparent activation energy for the synthesis of SiC layer is about 103.3 kJ/mol. The oxidation resistance of carbon fiber can be improved by the SiC/PyC layers significantly. The initial oxidation temperature of the SiC/PyC coated carbon fiber is about 300°C higher than that of the uncoated carbon fiber. The oxidation of the SiC/PyC coated carbon fiber is owing to the diffusion of oxygen through the cracks generated by the mismatch of thermal expansion.

Key words: Carbon fiber, SiC coating, Pyrolytic carbon, Oxidation behavior