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Microstructure and tensile properties of BN/SiC coated Hi-Nicalon, and Sylramic SiC fiber preforms

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Batch to batch and within batch variations, and the influence of fiber architecture on room temperature physical and tensile properties of BN/SiC coated Hi-Nicalon and Sylramic SiC fiber preform specimens were determined. The three fiber architectures studied were plain weave (PW), 5-harness satin (5HS), and 8-harness satin (8HS). Results indicate that the physical properties vary up to 10 percent within a batch, and up to 20 percent between batches of preforms. Load-reload (Hysteresis) and acoustic emission methods were used to analyze damage accumulation occurring during tensile loading. Early acoustic emission activity, before observable hysteretic behavior, indicates that the damage starts with the formation of nonbridged tunnel cracks. These cracks then propagate and intersect the load bearing “0°” fibers giving rise to hysteretic behavior. For the Hi-Nicalon preform specimens, the onset of “°” bundle cracking stress and strain appeared to be independent of the fiber architecture. Also, the “0°” fiber bundle cracking strain remained nearly the same for the preform specimens of both fiber types. TEM analysis indicates that the CVI BN interface coating is mostly amorphous and contains carbon and oxygen impurities, and the CVI SiC coating is crystalline. No reaction exists between the CVI BN and SiC coating.

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  1. US Army Research Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 44135, USA

    R. T. Bhatt

  2. Dynacs Engineering Company, Inc., Brook Park, Ohio, 44142, USA

    Yuan L. Chen

  3. Ohio Aerospace Institute, Brook Park, Ohio, 44142, USA

    G. N. Morscher

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Bhatt, R.T., Chen, Y.L. & Morscher, G.N. Microstructure and tensile properties of BN/SiC coated Hi-Nicalon, and Sylramic SiC fiber preforms. Journal of Materials Science 37, 3991–3998 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019692514089

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