High-strength alkali-resistant sintered SiC fibre stable to 2,200 °C

Toshihiro Ishikawa (), Yasuhiko Kohtoku, Kiyoshi Kumagawa, Takemi Yamamura and Toshio Nagasawa
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Toshihiro Ishikawa: Ube Research Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development, Ube Industries Ltd.
Yasuhiko Kohtoku: Ube Research Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development, Ube Industries Ltd.
Kiyoshi Kumagawa: Ube Research Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development, Ube Industries Ltd.
Takemi Yamamura: Ube Research Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development, Ube Industries Ltd.
Toshio Nagasawa: Ube Research Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development, Ube Industries Ltd.

Nature, 1998, vol. 391, issue 6669, 773-775

Abstract: Abstract The high-temperature stability of SiC-based ceramics has led to their use in high-temperature structural materials and composites1,2,3. In particular, silicon carbide fibres are used in tough fibre-reinforced composites. Here we describe a type of silicon carbide fibre obtained by sintering an amorphous Si–Al–C–O fibre precursor at 1,800 °C. The fibres, which have a very small aluminium content, have a high tensile strength and modulus, and show no degradation in strength or change in composition on heating to 1,900 °C in an inert atmosphere and 1,000 °C in air — a performance markedly superior to that of existing commercial SiC-based fibres such as Hi-Nicalon. Moreover, our fibres show better high-temperature creep resistance than commercial counterparts. We also find that the mechanical properties of the fibres are retained on heating in air after exposure to a salt solution, whereas both a representative commercial SiC fibre and a SiC-based fibre containing a small amount of boron were severely degraded under these conditions4. This suggests that our material is well suited to use in environments exposed to salts — for example, in structures in a marine setting or in the presence of combustion gases containing alkali elements.

Date: 1998
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