Fabrication and characterization of random chopped fiber reinforced reaction bonded silicon carbide composite
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Abstract This paper deals with the microstructure and mechanical properties of reaction bonded silicon carbide reinforced with random chopped carbon fibers of 3 mm length. The composites were fabricated by dispersing chopped carbon fibers into bimodal SiC/C suspension, forming green body through slip casting, and then reaction sintering at 1700 °C. The effect of the chopped fiber fraction on microstructure and mechanical properties was evaluated. A significant increase of fracture toughness was obtained as the carbon fiber fraction approaches 30 vol.%. The chopped fibers had reacted with liquid silicon during reaction sintering, so little fiber pullout was observed. Crack deflection and bridging is the predominant mechanism for the composite toughening.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced ceramic materials synthesis · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties · Mechanical Behavior of Composites
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