This paper describes the mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of carbon fibers and 2D C/C composites with and without additions of boron additives(boron and boron oxide), and describes the changes in these properties resulting from increased...
This paper describes the mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of carbon fibers and 2D C/C composites with and without additions of boron additives(boron and boron oxide), and describes the changes in these properties resulting from increased HTT of the composites. In case of carbon fibers, for this experiment, were heat treated up to 1800℃, 2000℃, 2200℃, 2400℃, 2600℃ and 2800℃ each with and without boron coating on the surface of fibers. On the other hand, for invesgigation of 2D carbon/carbon composites, specimen were heat treated up to 1800℃, 2000℃, 2200℃, 2400℃ and 2600℃ with addition of boron in the matrix. and prepared references with same HTT condition without boron addition.
The treatment of boron in carbon fibers below 2200℃ did not show the improvement of tensile strength and modulus except for the improvement of oxidation resistance. and B_2O_3 coating layer more contribute than that of crystallization of carbon fiber in terms of reducing the active sites from oxygenl attacks. In cases of boron-doped carbon fiber above 2600℃, carbon fibers are doped substitutionally with boron, which acceletate the graphitization of carbon fibers.
The addition of boron in matrix showed the decrease of mechanical properties of 2D carbon/carbon composites. but 1% and 3% boron added specimen heat-treated up to 1700℃ and 2000℃ showed the slight increasement of ILSS. It is probably that boron particles bar from the propagation of cracks byt others heat-treated up to 2300℃ and 2600℃ showed no differences between boron added specimen and non-added specimen.
Boron oxide implanted carbon fibers showed more resistant on oxygen attack but what heat-treated below 2200℃ showed almost trend of air oxidation. Although protection barrier B_2O_3 might be formed on the surface of carbon fibers and protect sxygen attack a little bit but boron oxide may not affect the graphitization which is the most important factor for oxidation resistance.
These results described that Heat treatment above 2300℃ resulted in a reaction between the inhibitors and the carbonaceous components of the composites. These reaction affected both fibers and matrix, resulting in almost complete crystallization of the composite components. This crystallization transformed the microstructure of the carbon fibers and composites, weakening them and producing brittle failure behaviour.