Date of Award
3-22-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
First Advisor
Marina B. Ruggles-Wrenn, PhD.
Abstract
This research investigated the interlaminar shear performance of a SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composite. The interlaminar shear performance was observed in compression of double notched specimens (DNS) at 1200°C in both laboratory air and in steam. Compression to failure tests determined the as-processed interlaminar shear strength and interlaminar shear creep tests were conducted with stresses ranging from -22 MPa to -16 MPa. Primary and secondary creep regimes were observed in all creep tests. The specimens tested in creep at -16 MPa in air achieved run-out, defined as 100 hours at creep stress. The residual strength decreased slightly after 100 h of creep in air at 1200°C and decreased significantly after 100 h in steam. The fracture surfaces of all samples were examined in order to determine the failure and environmental degradation mechanisms behind the reduced creep performance of the matrix in steam.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GMS-ENY-12-M02
DTIC Accession Number
ADA558751
Recommended Citation
Pope, Matthew T., "Creep Behavior in Interlaminar Shear of a CVI SiC/SiC Composite at Elevated Temperatures in Air and Steam" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 1061.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1061