ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
The environmental effects on the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites at intermediate temperatures were investigated by conducting flexural static-fatigue experiments in air at 600° and 950°C. The material that was studied was a silicon carbide/boron nitride (SiC/BN) dual-coated Nicalon-fiber-reinforced barium magnesium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic. Comparable time-dependent failure responses were found at 600° and 950°C when the maximum tensile stress applied in the bend bar was 60% of the room-temperature ultimate flexural strength of as-received materials. At both temperatures, the materials survived 500 h fatigue tests at lower stress levels. Among the samples that survived the 500 h fatigue tests, a 20% degradation in the room-temperature flexural strength was measured in samples tested at 600°C, whereas no degradation was observed for the samples tested at 950°C. Microstructure and chemistry studies revealed interfacial oxidation in the samples that were fatigued at 600°C. The growth rate of the Si-C-O fiber oxidation product at 600°C was not sufficient to seal the stress-induced cracks, so that the interior of the material was oxidized and resulted in a strength degradation and less fibrous fracture. In contrast, the interior of the material remained intact at 950°C because of crack sealing by rapid silicate formation, and strength/toughness of the composite was maintained. Also, at 600°C, BN oxidized via volatilization, because no borosilicate was formed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb02875.x
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