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Title: The monitoring and fatigue behavior of CFCCs at ambient temperature and 1000{degrees}C

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/543284· OSTI ID:543284
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  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); and others

Metallographically polished flexure bars of Nicalon/SiC and Nicalon/alumina composites were subjected to monotonic and cycle-fatigue loadings, with loading either parallel or normal to the fabric plies. The fabric orientation did not significantly affect the mechanical behavior of the Nicalon/SiC composite at ambient temperature. However, the mechanical behavior of the Nicalon/alumina composite was significantly affected by the fabric orientation at ambient temperature in air and at 1000{degrees}C in argon atmosphere. In addition, there was a significant degradation in the fatigue performance of the alumina matrix composite at the elevated temperature, owing to creep in the material and degradation in the fiber strength.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI ID:
543284
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER-0313/21; ON: DE97008798; CNN: Contract 11X-SV483V; Contract EEC-9527527; TRN: 97:020326
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Fusion materials semiannual progress report for the period ending December 31, 1996; PB: 296 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English