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Fatigue behavior of Hi-Nicalon Type-S ™/BN/SiC ceramic matrix composites in a combustion environment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-14-2011

Abstract

The fatigue behavior of Hi-Nicalon Type-S™/BN/SiC ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) was investigated in a combustion environment. Two versions of this CMC were tested. The first version was manufactured by a slurry casting process using woven fiber architecture and the matrix was densified by melt-infiltration (MI) of silicon. The other was a cross-ply laminate prepared by a traditional lamination process from unidirectional prepreg followed by the MI processing. Several tests were conducted at a frequency of 1 Hz and a stress ratio of 0.05 to develop the fatigue life diagrams for both material systems. The Prepreg MI CMC exhibited higher fatigue strength, especially for cycles-to-failure >10,000, in comparison with the slurry cast MI CMC. Micrographic analysis was conducted to document the oxidation and embrittlement, which was observed to be dependent upon the applied stress level and cycles-to-failure. Overall, the prepreg MI CMC was less prone to oxidation and had better fatigue properties, demonstrating the potential for long-term use as a structural high-temperature material for high-temperature oxidative service environments, such as those found in gas turbine engines.

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© 2010 The American Ceramic Society. No claim to original US government works

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International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (ISSN 1546-542X | eISSN 1744-7402)

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