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Effect of Mild Oxidation on Ablation Properties of ZrSiO4 Coating Prepared by Supersonic Atmospheric Plasma Spraying on Carbon/Carbon Composites

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To eliminate the thermal expansion mismatch and improve the bonding strength between ZrSiO4 coating prepared by supersonic atmospheric plasma spraying and C/C composites, a layer with porous structure was produced on the substrate by a preliminary air oxidation treatment. The morphology and microstructure of the ZrSiO4 coating were characterized by SEM and XRD. The results showed the coating prepared under the condition of mild oxidation treatment exhibited good bonding strength and outstanding anti-ablation ability. After ablation for 120 s, the linear and mass ablation rates of the samples with mild oxidation were − 1.5 × 10−4 mm/s and 0.88 × 10−3 g/s, respectively, which were lower than those without oxidation treatment. The bonding strength of the samples with mild oxidation reached 7.9 MPa, which was 97.4% higher than those without mild oxidation. The excellent ablation resistance is attributed to the fact that oxidation treatment could make the surface rougher and enhance the bonding strength to decrease the thermal stress between the coating and substrate.

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This work has been supported by the Natural Science Foundation Research Project of Shaanxi Province (No. 2018JQ5130), and the Materials Science and Engineering of Provincial Advantage Disciplines of Xi’an Shiyou University (No. YS37020203).

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Sun, C., Xu, Cm. & Cao, Wf. Effect of Mild Oxidation on Ablation Properties of ZrSiO4 Coating Prepared by Supersonic Atmospheric Plasma Spraying on Carbon/Carbon Composites. J Therm Spray Tech 29, 1982–1990 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-020-01089-4

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