Penetration resistance of honeycomb ceramic matrix composites with filler material

Abstract

The major purpose of this study is to analyze the resistance of honeycomb ceramic matrix composites to penetration and to explore the effect of the performance characteristics of the filler materials on this capability. We used alumina ceramics, polyurea, quartz sand powder, and boron carbide powder to manufacture composite materials, and conducted impact tests and numerical simulations on them. The simulation results of Abaqus were found to be very consistent with the test results. The results demonstrate that the polyurea coating and filler materials may effectively improve the anti-penetration penetration performance of the composites, and different filler materials have varying energy absorption effects. Extended research on composites was carried out utilizing experimentally validated numerical models with filler materials comprising silicon carbide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride. After a comparative analysis of the simulation results of different composites, compared to quartz sand composites, the energy absorption efficiency of boron carbide composites increased by 12.03 %, silicon carbide composites increased by 14.63 %, aluminum nitride composites increased by 15.16 %, and silicon nitride composites increased by 18.29 %. Among the relevant materials in this study, there exists an optimal value of the stress wave impedance difference between the matrix material and the filler material. Honeycomb ceramic matrix composites with an ideal combination of stress wave impedance differences can considerably increase the anti-penetration efficiency of the composites.