Thermomechanical fatigue behavior of three CFCC`s. Final contractor report
The thermomechanical fatigue (TMF) behavior of three continuous-fiber ceramic composites (CFCC`s) was examined. The three matrices consisted of two different glass-ceramics and silicon carbide, respectively. The matrices of some of the specimens with the silicon carbide matrix were enhanced to improve oxidation resistance. All three were reinforced with Nicalon fibers with various fiber architectures. The thermoelastic properties of the matrix relative to the fibers, the elastic moduli and coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE), were different in each composite, providing a comparison of the effects of these critical properties. The specimens were tested under in-phase (IP) and out-of-phase (OP) cyclic loadings with respect to thermal cycling between 600 C and 1100 C. One of the glass-ceramic composites had greatly increased TMF lives compared to the other glass-ceramic matrix composites. This was probably caused by the reversal of the CTE mismatch between the fibers and the matrices and caused by the different oxidation resistances of the composites. For the same TMF lives a cross-ply reinforced composite had a maximum cyclic stress half as great, as that of unidirectionally reinforced composite. This indicated that the (0 deg) ply fibers had a strong influence of TMF life. Both the glass ceramic matrix composites had shallow-slope stress-life plots that indicated sensitivity to damage and therefore low damage tolerance. The composites with an unenhanced silicon carbide matrix experienced the shortest TMF lives of all the CFCC`s tested. However, the enhanced composite had the longest. Also, the enhanced composite demonstrated the best damage tolerance as evidenced by a stress-life curve that curves sharply upward to the left. In all the composites, out-of-phase cyclic loading was worse than in-phase cyclic loadings despite the CTE mismatch between fiber and matrix.
- Research Organization:
- Nyma, Inc., Brook Park, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 64808
- Report Number(s):
- N-95-25880; NASA-CR-195441; E-9484; NAS-1.26:195441; CNN: NAS3-25266; RTOP 505-63-5B; TRN: 9525880
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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