Abstract
A study has been carried out to examine the influence of augmented intra-bundle spacing achieved through innovative pre-treatment (heat treatment or ultrasonication) of carbon fibre (Cf) fabric, on mechanical properties of Cf-ZrB2-SiC composites processed by ZrB2–SiC slurry infiltration and hot pressing. Significantly enhanced Cf fabric intra-bundle spacing has facilitated homogeneous slurry infiltration, but has lowered elastic modulus, flexural strength, and fracture toughness compared to the composite with as-received Cf, because of fibre disorientation introduced during pre-treatment and its partial degradation by formation of interfacial ZrC during sintering. Notably, the composite with heat-treated Cf has shown superior fracture toughness (7.78 ± 0.4 MPa√m) and work of fracture (3043.25 ± 24.2 J/m2) compared to that containing ultra-sonicated Cf by 52.5 % and 95.7 %, respectively. Despite these variations, all the composites have exhibited non-catastrophic fracture behaviour during testing owing to the role of fibre pull-out, crack bridging, and crack deflection operating as toughening mechanisms.
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