Nanoindentation Behavior of C/C Composites with the Different Carbon Matrices
Received:May 21, 2019  Revised:June 17, 2019
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DOI:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2019.10.011
KeyWord:resin derived carbon  pitch derived carbon  pyrocarbon  nanoindentation
           
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PENG Xue-feng Seventh Thirteen Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Zhengzhou , China
DAI Zong-miao Seventh Thirteen Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Zhengzhou , China
JIANG Jian-jun School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi′an , China
ZHANG Dong-sheng School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi′an , China
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      Objective To study the effect of carbon matrix microstructure on the overall properties of materials. Methods Different carbon matrix C/C composites were prepared by resin-derived, pitch-derived, rough laminar and smooth laminar pyrocarbon. The microstructure of C/C composites with the different carbon matrices was observed by polarized light microscopy; and the crystallite size of carbon matrices of resin-derived, pitch-derived, rough laminar and smooth laminar pyrocarbon was characterized by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. With vitreous carbon for reference, the elasticity modulus and hardness of samples with different carbon matrices were tested through nanoindentation. Results Graphite crystallites of pyrocarbon and pitch-derived carbon had fewer defects, better integrity and higher degree of graphitization; graphite crystallites of resin-derived and glassy carbon were disorderly arranged with low order and low degree of graphitization. The crystallite size Lc of carbon matrix by resin-derived was 1.69 nm, which was the smallest; but the modulus and hardness of that was the largest, separately (23.17±0.54) GPa and (3.26±0.10) GPa. The modulus and hardness of rough laminar and smooth laminar pyrocarbon was a litter smaller than that of resin derived carbon. The crystallite size Lc of the C/C-pitch composite was 9.36 nm, which was the largest; but the modulus and hardness was the smallest, about (12.53±2.29) GPa and (0.72±0.14) GPa. Conclusion In C/C composites of different carbon matrices, the higher the degree of graphitization, the larger the crystallite size, the more significant the anisotropicy, and the smaller the modulus and the hardness.
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