Processing of hybrid laminates integrating ZrB<sub>2</sub>/SiC and SiC layers

Elisa Padovano; Francesco Trevisan; Sara Biamino; Claudio Badini; Elisa Padovano; Francesco Trevisan; Sara Biamino; Claudio Badini

doi:10.3934/matersci.2020.5.552

AIMS Materials Science

2020, Volume 7, Issue 5: 552-564. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2020.5.552

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Processing of hybrid laminates integrating ZrB₂/SiC and SiC layers

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Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, Firenze, Italy

Received: 04 May 2020 Accepted: 17 August 2020 Published: 24 August 2020

Tape casting technique was used to develop hybrid laminates constituting by SiC and ZrB₂–SiC layers; the main aim is obtaining a structure which integrate the unique properties of these materials and potentially extent their application temperature range. Multilayer with ZrB₂–SiC layers stacked in between SiC ones were successfully processed. Thin cracks propagated in the composite layers without affecting SiC ones; their formation was due to residual stresses developed in the two materials because of the differences in their shrinkage and coefficients of thermal expansion. However, these cracks did not significantly affect the material properties: relative density, elastic modulus and flexural strength of hybrid laminates was indeed only slightly lower than those of laminates made up of layers with the same composition.
- tape casting,
- SiC,
- composites,
- hybrid structure,
- mechanical properties
Citation: Elisa Padovano, Francesco Trevisan, Sara Biamino, Claudio Badini. Processing of hybrid laminates integrating ZrB2/SiC and SiC layers[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2020, 7(5): 552-564. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2020.5.552

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Abstract

Tape casting technique was used to develop hybrid laminates constituting by SiC and ZrB₂–SiC layers; the main aim is obtaining a structure which integrate the unique properties of these materials and potentially extent their application temperature range. Multilayer with ZrB₂–SiC layers stacked in between SiC ones were successfully processed. Thin cracks propagated in the composite layers without affecting SiC ones; their formation was due to residual stresses developed in the two materials because of the differences in their shrinkage and coefficients of thermal expansion. However, these cracks did not significantly affect the material properties: relative density, elastic modulus and flexural strength of hybrid laminates was indeed only slightly lower than those of laminates made up of layers with the same composition.

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