Abstract
The silicone resin was used to modify ceramic shells for investment casting. SiC nanowires were in-situ formed by the carbothermal reduction method. The pyrolysis of silicone resin and the formation mechanism of SiC nanowires were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the shells had the maximum sintering bending strength of 7.35 MPa when the silicone resin content and the sintering temperature were 20 wt% and 1300 °C, respectively. The phase of β-cristobalite during the transformation from amorphous SiOC to fused SiO2 after the pyrolysis of silicone resin impacted the bending strength. In addition, the iron oxide in corundum sand was used as the catalyst in the VLS mechanism to form the ball-stick-shaped SiC nanowires at 1000 °C–1100 °C. However, the necklace-like and rod-like SiC nanowires were formed at 1200 °C–1300 °C in the VS mechanism, which replaced the VLS mechanism.
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