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Modeling Thermal Expansion Behavior of 2.5 D C/SiC Composites in Air Oxidizing Environments between 400 °C and 800 °C

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A model, based on the oxidation kinetics model of unidirectional C/SiC composite (between 400 °C and 800 °C in air, P = 100 KPa), is developed to predict the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 2.5D C/SiC composites. It takes into account (i) the changes versus time and temperature of the geometry of the notch resulting from the consumption by oxidation of the carbon interphase and fiber, (ii) the accumulation of oxidation damage of the carbon interphase and fiber in C/SiC microcomposite (one single filament) versus temperature during heating, (iii) the multiscale analysis of CTE of 2.5D C/SiC composites. The CTE of 2.5D C/SiC composites in warp direction during heating in air oxidizing environment are evaluated and validated in comparison to experimental data. The results indicate that the predicted CTE of 2.5D C/SiC composites in warp direction agree well with the experimental data.

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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 51675266]; the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China [grant number 2014ZB52024]; the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [grant number KYCX18_0314]; the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [grant number NJ20160038]; and the Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power System [grant number CEPE2019004] are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Xihui Chen, Zhigang Sun, Peng Chen, Yingdong Song & Xuming Niu

  2. Key Laboratory of Aero-engine Thermal Environment and Structure, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing, 210016, People’s Republic of China

    Zhigang Sun & Yingdong Song

  3. State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, People’s Republic of China

    Yingdong Song

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Chen, X., Sun, Z., Chen, P. et al. Modeling Thermal Expansion Behavior of 2.5 D C/SiC Composites in Air Oxidizing Environments between 400 °C and 800 °C. Appl Compos Mater 27, 861–875 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-019-09792-4

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