Ablation mechanism of Cf/(Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)C-SiC composite during plasma ablation above 2000 °C

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.06.031

Abstract

Abstract: Air plasma ablation behavior of C_f/(Ti_0.2Zr_0.2Hf_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2)C-SiC composite was studied systematically with the surface temperature above 2000 °C at the ablation center. It presents a linear recession rate of 0.15 μm/s and a mass recession rate of 2.05 mg/s after ablation at 4 MW/m² (2000 °C) for 300 s. Associated with the temperature gradient of the ablation surface, the oxidation products at different locations mainly consist of (TiZrHfNbTa)O_x, (Zr_xHf_1-_x)₆(Nb_yTa_1-_y)₂O₁₇, Ti(Nb_xTa_1-_x)₂O₇, (Hf_xZr_1-_x)SiO₄, and SiO₂. Due to the synergistic effect of the multi-component oxides, oxidation products form a protective structure composed of high melting point oxide skeleton filled with relatively low melting point phases. It retards oxygen inward diffusion and prevents the composite fragmentation caused by plasma mechanical scouring. It is believed that the results would be helpful for further improving the ablation resistance by component design of high entropy ceramics and their composites.

Key words: (Ti_0.2Zr_0.2Hf_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2)C, High-entropy ceramic matrix composite, Microstructure evolution, Ablation resistance

Feiyan Cai, Dewei Ni, Zhengyang Zhou, Bowen Chen, Xuegang Zou, Le Gao, Ping He, Yusheng Ding, Xiangyu Zhang, Shaoming Dong. Ablation mechanism of C_f/(Ti_0.2Zr_0.2Hf_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2)C-SiC composite during plasma ablation above 2000 °C[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 213: 109-117.

References

[1] Y. Zeng, D.N. Wang, X. Xiong, X. Zhang, P.J. Withers, W. Sun, M. Smith, M. Bai, P. Xiao, Nat. Commun. 8(2017) 15836.
[2] B.W. Chen, D.W. Ni, J. Lu, F.Y. Cai, X.G. Zou, H.J. Zhou, S.M. Dong, Corros. Sci. 184(2021) 109385.
[3] X.G. Zou, D.W. Ni, B.W. Chen, F.Y. Cai, L. Gao, P. He, Y.S. Ding, X.Y. Zhang, S. M. Dong, J. Adv. Ceram. 12(2023) 1961-1972.
[4] L.Y. Duan, L. Luo, L.P. Liu, Y.G. Wang, J. Adv. Ceram. 9(2020) 393-402.
[5] B.W. Chen, D.W. Ni, J.X. Wang, Y.L. Jiang, Q. Ding, L. Gao, X.Y. Zhang, Y.S. Ding, S. M. Dong, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc. 39(2019) 4617-4624.
[6] X.W. Chen, Q. Feng, H.J. Zhou, S.M. Dong, J.X. Wang, Y.P. Cao, Y.M. Kan, D.W. Ni, Corros. Sci. 134(2018) 49-56.
[7] X.G. Zou, D.W. Ni, B.W. Chen, J. Lu, F.Y. Cai, Y.Y. Qin, L. Gao, X.Y. Zhang, Y.S. Ding, S.M. Dong, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc. 43(2023) 1284-1294.
[8] X.M. Fan, X.W. Yin, L. Wang, L.F. Cheng, L.T. Zhang, Corros. Sci. 74(2013) 98-105.
[9] H.M. Xiang, Y. Xing, F.Z. Dai, H.J. Wang, L. Su, L. Miao, G.J. Zhang, Y.G. Wang, X. W. Qi, L. Yao, H.L. Wang, B. Zhao, J.Q. Li, Y.C. Zhou, J. Adv. Ceram. 10(2021) 385-441.
[10] E. Castle, T. Csanadi, S. Grasso, J. Dusza, M. Reece, Sci. Rep. 8(2018) 8609.
[11] T.J. Harrington, J. Gild, P. Sarker, C. Toher, C.M. Rost, O.F. Dippo, C. McEl- fresh, K.Kaufmann, E. Marin, L. Borowski, P.E. Hopkins, J. Luo, S. Curtarolo, D. W. Brenner, K.S. Vecchio, Acta Mater. 166(2019) 271-280.
[12] D. Demirskyi, H. Borodianska, T.S. Suzuki, Y. Sakka, K. Yoshimi, O. Vasylkiv, Scr. Mater. 164(2019) 12-16.
[13] L. Feng, W.T. Chen, W.G. Fahrenholtz, G.E. Hilmas, J. Am. Ceram.Soc. 104(2020) 419-427.
[14] Y.Q. Tan, C. Chen, S.G. Li, X.C. Han, J.X. Xue, T. Liu, X.S. Zhou, H.B. Zhang, J. Alloys Compd. 816(2020) 152523.
[15] H.X. Wang, X. Han, W. Liu, Y.G. Wang, Ceram. Int. 47(2021) 10848-10854.
[16] Y.C. Wang, R.Z. Zhang, B.H. Zhang, O. Skurikhina, P. Balaz, V. Araullo-Peters, M. J. Reece, Corros. Sci. 176(2020) 109019.
[17] B.L. Ye, T.Q. Wen, Y.H. Chu, J. Am. Ceram.Soc. 103(2019) 500-507.
[18] L. Backman, J. Gild, J. Luo, E.J. Opila, Acta Mater. 197(2020) 20-27.
[19] L. Backman, J. Gild, J. Luo, E.J. Opila, Acta Mater. 197(2020) 81-90.
[20] Y. Tan, C. Chen, S. Li, X. Han, J. Xue, T. Liu, X. Zhou, H. Zhang, J. Alloys Compd. 816(2020) 152523.
[21] Y. Wang, M.J. Reece, Scr. Mater. 193(2021) 86-90.
[22] J.Y. Zhou, J.Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, B. Niu, L.W. Lei, W.M. Wang, Ceram. Int. 44(2018) 22014-22018.
[23] B.L. Ye, T.Q. Wen, D. Liu, Y.H. Chu, Corros. Sci. 153(2019) 327-332.
[24] N. Ni, Q. Ding, Y.C. Shi, J. Jiang, L. Li, R.J. Zhang, X.Z. Liu, Y.C. Fan, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc. 43(2023) 2306-2319.
[25] Y.C. Wang, D. Yu, J. Yin, B.H. Zhang, H.F. Zhang, X.J. Liu, Y.L. An, M.J. Reece, Z.R. Huang, J. Am. Ceram.Soc. 105(2022) 6395-6406.
[26] F.Y. Cai, D.W. Ni, B.W. Chen, L. Ye, Y.N. Sun, J. Lu, X.G. Zou, H.J. Zhou, P. He, T. Zhao, S.M. Dong, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc. 41(2021) 5863-5871.
[27] A .A. Voskanyan, K.Lilova, S.J. McCormack, W.M. Kriven, A. Navrotsky, Scr. Mater. 204(2021) 114139.
[28] S.J.McCormack, W.M. Kriven, Acta Crystallogr. B-Struct. Sci. Cryst. Eng. Mater. 75(2019) 227-234.
[29] F.Y. Cai, D.W. Ni, W.C. Bao, B.W. Chen, J. Lu, X.G. Zou, Y.Y. Qin, S.M. Dong, Com- pos. Part B-Eng. 243(2022) 110177.
[30] S.J. McCormack, K.P. Tseng, R.J.K. Weber, D. Kapush, S.V. Ushakov, A. Navrotsky, W. M. Kriven, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 102 (2019) 4848-4861.
[31] F. Wang, D.O. Northwood, J. Mater. Sci. 30(1995) 4003-4008.
[32] J.L. Waring, R.S. Roth, J. Res. Natl.Bureau Stand. Sect. A-Phys. Chem. 72(1968) 175.
[33] K.J.Griﬃth, A.Senyshyn, C.P. Grey, Inorg. Chem. 56(2017) 4002-4010.
[34] W.J. Guo, J. Hu, Y.C. Ye, S.X. Bai, Ceram. Int. 48(2022) 12790-12799.
[35] K. Bundschuh, M. Schütze, Mater. Corros. 52(2001) 204-212.
[36] Y. Yang, K.Z. Li, Z.G. Zhao, G.X. Liu, Ceram. Int. 43(2017) 1495-1503.
[37] H.X. Wang, S.Y. Wang, Y.J. Cao, W. Liu, Y.G. Wang, J. Mater. Sci.Technol. 60(2021) 147-155.
[38] Z.M. Ye, Y. Zeng, X. Xiong, Q.B. Wen, H.L. Lun, J. Adv. Ceram. 11(2022) 1956-1975.

Ablation mechanism of C_f/(Ti_0.2Zr_0.2Hf_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2)C-SiC composite during plasma ablation above 2000 °C

PDF (PC)

Knowledge

Abstract

Cite this article

share this article

References

Related Articles 15

Recommended Articles

Metrics

Comments

[1]	Yang Lyu, Jianchao Hao, Yuan Cheng, Wuju Wang, Zhihong Han, Guangdong Zhao, Ruichen Ni, Pu Liu, Hangyu Li, Guiqing Chen, Xinghong Zhang, Wenbo Han. Ultrahigh temperature ablation resistant HfB₂-SiC composites: From liquid SiHfCB precursor synthesis to light weight bulk preparation and characterization [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 212(0): 1-16.
[2]	Yuxiang Chen, Mingyang Li, Ningyu Li, Yijie Wang, Kang Liu, Yongqin Chang. Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiNbV_0.5Ta_0.5Cr_x (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5) refractory high-entropy alloys [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 211(0): 254-266.
[3]	Junshuai Lv, Wei Li, Tao Li, Ben Gao, Jiachen Li, Yanqin Fu, Lingxiang Guo, Yulei Zhang. Multicomponent (Hf-Zr-Ta)B₂ coatings for carbon/carbon composites and structural optimization enabling superior ablation resistance [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 204(0): 115-126.
[4]	Qian Liu, Shuangjie Chu, Xing Zhang, Yuqian Wang, Haiyan Zhao, Bohao Zhou, Hao Wang, Genbin Wu, Bo Mao. Laser shock processing of titanium alloys: A critical review on the microstructure evolution and enhanced engineering performance [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 209(0): 262-291.
[5]	Wei Song, Junying Yang, Jingjing Liang, Nannan Lu, Yizhou Zhou, Xiaofeng Sun, Jinguo Li. Temperature/stress dependence of stress rupture behavior and deformation microstructure of an advanced superalloy for additive manufacturing [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 206(0): 37-52.
[6]	Shao-You Zhang, Yuan-Ting Mo, Zhen-Ming Hua, Xu Liu, Ze-Tian Liu, Hui-Yuan Wang. Improving long-term thermal stability in twin-roll cast Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys by optimizing Mg/Si ratios [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 206(0): 164-175.
[7]	Weiqiang Wan, Zidong Yin, Guangchao Han, Ming Yang, Jitao Hu, Fuchu Liu, Linhong Xu, Wei Bai, Hui Chen. Mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of T2 copper in multimodal ultrasonic vibration assisted micro-compression [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 208(0): 152-163.
[8]	Y.H. Zhang, H. Li, Z.W. Yang, X. Liu, Q.F. Gu. Microstructure evolution and shape memory behaviors of Ni₄₇Ti₄₄Nb₉ alloy subjected to multistep thermomechanical loading with different prestrain levels [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 171(0): 80-93.
[9]	Dehua Liu, Dongjiang Wu, Yunsong Wang, Zhuo Chen, Changrong Ge, Qingyu Zhao, Fangyong Niu, Guangyi Ma. Enhanced high-temperature mechanical properties of laser-arc hybrid additive manufacturing of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy via microstructure control [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 169(0): 220-234.
[10]	Yang Hu, Dewei Ni, Bowen Chen, Feiyan Cai, Xuegang Zou, Fan Zhang, Yusheng Ding, Xiangyu Zhang, Shaoming Dong. C_f/(CrZrHfNbTa)C-SiC high-entropy ceramic matrix composites for potential multi-functional applications [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 182(0): 132-140.
[11]	Xinzhi Li, Xuewei Fang, Mugong Zhang, Binglin Wang, Ke Huang. Enhanced strength-ductility synergy of magnesium alloy fabricated by ultrasound assisted directed energy deposition [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 178(0): 247-261.
[12]	Yixing Zhu, Mengran Zhou, Yingxin Geng, Shun Zhang, Tongzheng Xin, Gaoqiang Chen, Yifan Zhou, Xiaoyu Zhou, Ruizhi Wu, Qingyu Shi. Microstructural evolution and its influence on mechanical and corrosion behaviors in a high-Al/Zn containing duplex Mg-Li alloy after friction stir processing [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 184(0): 245-255.
[13]	Xiaoguo Song, Nan Jiang, Hong Bian, Hyoung Seop Kim, Danyang Lin, Weimin Long, Sujuan Zhong, Lianhui Jia, Daijun Hu. Microstructure evolution and strengthening mechanism of CoCrFeMnNi HEA/Zr-3 brazed joints reinforced by fine-grained BCC HEA and HCP Zr [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 185(0): 32-47.
[14]	Zhuo Zhang, Xiping Song, Haijun Su, Hao Jiang, Di Zhao, Xiang Li, Dong Dong, Yuan Liu, Zhonglin Shen, Yinuo Guo, Peixin Yang. Microstructure evolution and solidification behaviour of ZrB₂-SiC composite ceramics fabricated by laser surface zone-melting [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 190(0): 145-154.
[15]	Enyu Guo, Zelong Du, Xiaobo Chen, Zongning Chen, Huijun Kang, Zhiqiang Cao, Yiping Lu, Tongmin Wang. Development of magnesium alloys: Advanced characterization using synchrotron radiation techniques [J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 195(0): 93-110.