Abstract
In the aim of providing a reliable technique to monitor the development of damage in 0°/90° melt-infiltrated SiC-fiber reinforced prepreg laminate ceramic-matrix composites, it was hypothesized that the electrical resistivities of different layers of this material were significantly different due to their free Si content and morphology. Three distinct layers: a 0° fiber ply, a 90° fiber ply and a matrix only ply, were distinguished in the composite architecture. Free silicon is the most conductive phase in this composite system; however, the Si content and morphology were different in each of the three types of plies. Unidirectional and [0°/90°]2s specimens enabled quantification of ply-level resistivities. An electric circuit model was constructed; it consists of parallel resistors where each resistor represents a ply in the composite system. This ply-level electrical model was validated using composites of different vintages which contained different silicon contents. A room temperature stepped fatigue test was conducted and the ply level circuit model was used to discern crack morphology with the support of acoustic emission and digital image correlation.
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