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Microstructure and deposition mechanism of C/SiCN composites prepared by rapid electro-thermal pyrolysis CVD

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Carbon fiber-reinforced silicon carbonitride ceramic matrix composites (C/SiCN) were prepared by rapid electro-thermal pyrolysis CVD using liquid polymer hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS, (CH3)3SiNHSi(CH3)3) as precursor. Microstructure morphology and production technique of C/SiCN composites were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were respectively employed to characterize microstructures of the as-received C/SiCN composites samples. The high temperature pyrolysis of HMDS results in destruction of molecular chain, fracture of bonds, as well as liquid-gas-solid conversion from polymer to ceramic. Microstructures observation indicates that there is a high degree of coalescence between SiCN matrix and C fiber. The deposition model of liquid precursor electro-thermal pyrolysis CVD is different from that of gas precursor isothermal chemical vapor infiltration. Rapid liquid flow and slow gas diffusion are key factors for the difference of two methods. Preparation of rapid electro-thermal pyrolysis CVD consists of four steps including liquid polymer infiltration, polymer pyrolysis, rapid deposition of pyrolyzed substances and rapid densification, respectively.

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Yi Xia  (夏熠)

  2. National Key Laboratory of Thermostructure Composite Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    Yi Xia  (夏熠) & Shengru Qiao

  3. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Shanghai, 200120, China

    Qiangqiang Wang

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Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50772089), and the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline in the Project of Advanced Materials and their Forming Technology (B08040)

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Xia, Y., Qiao, S. & Wang, Q. Microstructure and deposition mechanism of C/SiCN composites prepared by rapid electro-thermal pyrolysis CVD. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 28, 688–692 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-013-0753-y

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