Abstract
Continuous W-core SiC fiber has been regarded as a promising reinforcement, exhibiting huge potential for applying to hypersonic aircraft commonly suffering from harsh environment with high-temperature short-term characteristic. In this work, the micro/nano-scale investigation on heat treatment (HT) induced dynamic evolution of microstructure in W-core SiC fiber was performed to reveal strength degradation mechanism. It is revealed that the integrity of surface C coating can be well retained even after 1400 ℃/2 h HT avoiding the appearance of surface-dominated fracture mode. In the SiC sheath, only defects annihilation and crystallization transiting the disorder structure into well-crystallized β-SiC columnar grains instead of excessive growth happens, and thus HT induced sharp strength degradation cannot be governed by the microstructural variation of SiC sheath. After high-temperature HT, the interfacial reaction layer continuously thickens with increasing HT temperature that is proportional to fracture mirror zone radius, responsible for strength degradation induced by high-temperature short-term HT.
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