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In situ Observation of Compression Damage in a Three-Dimensional Braided Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon and Silicon Carbide (C/C-SiC) Ceramic Composite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2018

Fan Wan ,
Shixiang Zhao ,
Rongjun Liu ,
Changrui Zhang  and
Thomas J. Marrow
Fan Wan
Affiliation:
1Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China 2Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Shixiang Zhao
Affiliation:
2Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Rongjun Liu
Affiliation:
1Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Changrui Zhang
Affiliation:
1Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Thomas J. Marrow*
Affiliation:
2Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
*
*Author for correspondence: Thomas James Marrow, E-mail: james.marrow@materials.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract

Deformation and mechanical damage in a three-dimensional braided carbon fiber reinforced carbon and silicon carbide ceramic composite, subjected to compressive loading, has been studied in situ by laboratory X-ray computed tomography. Dimensional change was measured and damage visualized by digital volume correlation analysis of tomographs. Cracks nucleated from defects within the fiber bundles and tended to propagate along the fiber bundle/matrix interface. For longitudinal compression, parallel to the fiber bundles, the initial elastic modulus decreased with increasing compressive strain while significant transverse tensile strains developed due to distributed cracking. For transverse compression, perpendicular to the fiber bundles, the compressive elastic modulus was effectively constant; the tensile strains developed along the fiber direction were small, whereas macroscopic fracture between the fiber bundles caused very large bulk tensile strain perpendicular to the loading. The observations suggest that the mechanical strength might be improved through control of pre-existing defects and application of stitch fibers in the transverse direction.

Keywords

C/C-SiCceramic compositecompression damageX-ray computed tomographydigital volume correlation
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Materials Science Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2018 , pp. 227 - 237
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© Microscopy Society of America 2018 

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Cite this article:Wan F, Zhao S, Liu R, Zhang C, Marrow TJ (2018) In situ Observation of Compression Damage in a Three-Dimensional Braided Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon and Silicon Carbide (C/C-SiC) Ceramic Composite. Microsc Microanal24(3): 227–237. doi: 10.1017/S1431927618000351

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