Chemical vapor infiltration of TiB{sub 2} fibrous composites
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
This program is designed to develop a Hall-Heroult aluminum smelting cathode with substantially improved properties. The carbon cathodes in current use require significant anode-to-cathode spacing in order to prevent shorting, causing significant electrical inefficiencies. This is due to the non-wettability of carbon by aluminum which causes instability in the cathodic aluminum pad. It is suggested that a fiber reinforced-TiB{sub 2} matrix composite would have the requisite wettability, strength, strain-to-failure, cost, and lifetime to solve this problem. The approach selected to fabricate such a cathode material is chemical vapor infiltration (CVI). This process produces high purity matrix TiB{sub 2} without damaging the relatively fragile fibers. The program is designed to evaluate potential fiber reinforcements, fabricate test specimens, and scale the process to provide demonstration components.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 494115
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-13399; ON: DE97005392; TRN: 97:003310-0011
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Advanced Industrial Materials (AIM) program. Annual progress report. FY 1996; PB: 292 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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