Ablation behavior of ZrB2–SiC–Si composites with WC and MoSi2 additives coated through SPS on graphite

Mehran Jaberi Zamharir; Mohammad Zakeri; Zahra Jahangiri; Ahad Mohammadzadeh

doi:10.53063/synsint.2023.33173

Mehran Jaberi Zamharir ¹
Mohammad Zakeri ¹
Zahra Jahangiri ²
Ahad Mohammadzadeh ³

¹ Ceramics Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran
² Department of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran
³ Imdea Materials Institute, Calle Eric Kandel, 2, 28906, Getafe, Madrid, Spain

https://doi.org/10.53063/synsint.2023.33173

Abstract

The intention of this paper is to investigate the resistance to ablation of shielding composite coatings built with ultra-high temperature ceramic materials on graphite substrate. To apply the coating on the graphite, the spark plasma sintering route was employed. The applied monolayer coatings had the base compositions of ZrB₂–SiC–Si with the additives of WC and MoSi₂, both in the same contents of 1.25 and 3.75 vol%. The outcomes achieved from the ablation tests by oxyacetylene flame showed that applying the protective composite coatings notably enhances the resistance to ablation of the substrate made of graphite. The coating containing more of WC and MoSi₂ additives had better performance in terms of ablation resistance in 30–210 seconds. The formation of an oxide layer of (Zr,Si)O₂ at the beginning of the ablation process and creating a layer with a porous microstructure on the composite coating surface functioned as a barrier against the destruction and erosion of the inner parts during longer ablation times.

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Keywords: UHTCs, Ablation resistance, Graphite, Additive content, Composites coating, Spark plasma sintering

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