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What is a primary characteristic of non-oxide ceramic matrix composites (CMCs)?

  • Low brittleness compared to metals
  • Excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion
  • Incredible durability despite high brittleness (correct)
  • High thermal expansion coefficients

Which of the following is NOT a typical application area for CMCs?

  • Automotive components
  • Aerospace applications
  • Industrial machinery
  • High-performance sports equipment (correct)

Why are fiber-reinforced CMCs (FRCMCs) particularly favored in aerospace applications?

  • They have a low manufacturing cost
  • They require minimal treatment
  • They possess excellent mechanical properties and exceptional temperature resistance (correct)
  • They are lightweight and easy to manipulate

What property is essential for CMCs used in automotive applications?

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What is a disadvantage of non-oxide CMCs when exposed to high temperatures?

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Which property is critical for CMCs employed in turbine engine components?

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What attribute is NOT typically associated with CMC products used in automotive applications?

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In terms of temperature resistance, what is noted for CMCs made with CVI?

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What is the main purpose of the slurry infiltration technique in creating ceramic matrix composites?

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What are the main challenges associated with hot pressing operations in the fabrication of CMCs?

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Which of the following equipment is primarily used for producing and treating reinforcement fibers?

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What temperatures are typically used during the drying and sintering process of ceramic matrices?

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What is a notable advantage of ceramic matrix composites produced through slurry infiltration?

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What is the approximate cost range for impregnation and infiltration systems?

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Which of the following is not a type of equipment used for creating ceramic matrix composites?

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Which material is commonly used in the slurry for creating ceramic matrix composites?

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What is a critical characteristic of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) under cyclic loading?

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Which of the following is a strength of ceramic matrix composites?

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What is one of the weaknesses of ceramic matrix composites?

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What opportunity is creating demand for ceramic matrix composites?

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What is a major threat faced by ceramic matrix composites?

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Which market is expected to see significant growth for ceramic matrix composites?

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Which of these companies is a prominent player in the ceramic matrix composites market?

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What is the projected CAGR for the ceramic matrix composites market from 2023 to 2030?

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What characteristic is NOT essential for defense components?

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Which of the following composites is notable for its use in the nuclear industry?

<p>SiCf/SiC composites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cost range for Silicon Carbide fibers?

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Which type of fiber provides high resistance to oxidation and corrosion?

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Which of the following is a precursor matrix used for producing ceramics?

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Which of the following applications is NOT mentioned for CMCs in the defense industry?

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What is the key property of the SiCf/SiC composites that makes them suitable for nuclear applications?

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What type of fibers are considered alternative for cost-sensitive applications?

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What is one of the advantages of the Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis (PIP) method?

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Which material can be used as an additive to enhance mechanical properties?

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What is a disadvantage of the Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) method?

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What type of binders is used to enhance initial green body strength?

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Which of the following companies supplies powdered ceramic matrices?

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What process is used in CMC production to create matrices from gaseous precursors?

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What is the approximate cost range for organic binders and additives?

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What is a notable feature of the matrices produced by the CVI process?

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What is the primary characteristic of ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs)?

<p>They are chemically stable above 2000 ℃ in reactive atmospheres. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which transition metal compounds are classified as borides used in UHTCs?

<p>ZrB₂ and HfB₂ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property is crucial for UHTCs like ZrB₂ and HfB₂ when used in applications involving thermal stress?

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What enhances the oxidation resistance of boride-based UHTCs?

<p>Adding silica-forming species like silicon carbide (SiC) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a unique property of transition-metal carbides like ZrC and HfC?

<p>Their melting points exceed those of borides. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is shared by ZrB₂ and HfB₂ concerning their structure?

<p>They possess hexagonal crystal structures. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the application of hypersonic vehicles, why is ZrB₂ considered particularly valuable?

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What is the Hall-Petch relationship concerning the strength of materials?

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Flashcards

What are non-oxide CMCs?

Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) made from materials other than oxides, like carbides and nitrides. They offer high strength and durability, even though their components are brittle.

Why are CMCs used in aerospace?

CMCs are mainly used in aerospace applications due to their ability to withstand extreme temperatures and provide excellent mechanical properties.

What are the key properties of CMCs used in automotive applications?

They offer high strength, low thermal expansion, and heat resistance, making them suitable for demanding environments.

What is reinforcement in CMCs?

The process of adding reinforcement material to a matrix to improve its properties.

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Why are CMCs suitable for high-temperature applications?

They are particularly suitable for extreme temperatures because they have a high melting point and can withstand high heat without breaking down.

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What is a major limitation of non-oxide CMCs?

Non-oxide CMCs have a low resistance to oxidation and corrosion when exposed to high temperatures.

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How are non-oxide CMCs used in various applications?

Non-oxide CMCs are often combined with other materials to create unique properties. These combinations have specific manufacturing processes that influence their applications.

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Why do CMCs have potential in various industries?

Their ability to resist extreme temperatures, high strength, and low thermal expansion make them ideal for demanding applications.

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What are Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)?

Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) are materials that have a ceramic matrix reinforced with fibers. These materials combine the best features of ceramics, like high strength and hardness, with the toughness and flexibility of fibers.

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Why are CMCs used in defense?

CMCs are used in defense applications due to their low weight, strength, resilience, wear resistance, and heat conductivity. They are used in tanks, aircraft, submarines, and weaponry.

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Why are CMCs used in nuclear applications?

CMCs are also used in nuclear applications because they can withstand extreme temperatures, resist radiation, and are chemically resistant.

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What is Silicon Carbide (SiC) fiber?

Silicon Carbide fibers (SiC) are a type of reinforcement fiber used in CMCs. They provide high strength, thermal conductivity, and excellent corrosion resistance.

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What are Oxide fibers?

Oxide fibers like Alumina and Zirconia are also used as reinforcement fibers in CMCs. These provide high resistance to oxidation and corrosion, ideal for environments with high temperatures and corrosive materials.

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Why are Carbon fibers used in CMCs?

Carbon fibers, known for their light weight, are suitable for high-temperature applications where oxidation is not a concern.

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What are Polysilazanes and Polycarbosilanes?

Polysilazanes and polycarbosilanes are polymer-based materials that can be used to create the ceramic matrix in CMCs.

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How are CMCs created?

To create CMCs, the reinforcement fibers are embedded in the ceramic matrix, forming a composite material with enhanced properties.

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Powdered Ceramic Matrices

Powdered ceramic materials like SiC, alumina, or zirconia are commonly used to create ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). These powders are processed using techniques like sintering or hot pressing, which involve heating the powders to high temperatures to create a solid, dense material. These powders are a cost-effective starting point for creating CMCs.

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Sol-Gel Systems

Sol-gel systems provide an alternative to powdered ceramic matrices. They offer the benefits of lower costs and simpler infiltration processes for creating ceramic materials.

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Organic Binders

Organic binders are crucial for enhancing the strength of a ceramic material before it is fully processed, enabling it to hold its shape during manufacturing.

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Additives

Additives are incorporated into ceramic composites to enhance their mechanical properties, such as strength, stiffness, and toughness, and thermal properties such as heat resistance. These additives can include nanomaterials like boron or carbon nanotubes, which further boost the performance of the ceramic composite.

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Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis (PIP)

This technique involves infusing a fabric-like ceramic reinforcement with a low-viscosity polymer. The polymer is then heated in an oxygen-free environment, transforming it into a ceramic matrix. This process can be repeated to increase the density and reduce porosity in the ceramic composite.

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Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI)

In this method, a preform is placed in a reactor, and gaseous precursors like SiCl4 + CH4 are introduced under controlled conditions. These precursors react chemically to form a ceramic matrix that deposits within the preform. This technique is used for creating ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) with high purity and exceptional mechanical properties.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of PIP

PIP (Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis) offers benefits like low processing temperature, enabling precise control over the microstructure and composition of the ceramic matrix, resulting in minimal damage to the fibers. However, residual porosity and lengthy fabrication times due to multiple infiltration and pyrolysis cycles pose limitations of this method.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of CVI

CVI delivers high purity and good thermal shock resistance to CMCs. It also offers excellent creep and oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures (1400 °C). Furthermore, it produces matrices with exceptional mechanical properties such as strength, elongation, and toughness. However, CVI suffers from extended processing time and high production costs.

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What is a slurry?

A mixture of ceramic particles suspended in a liquid, often containing fillers and wetting agents, used in manufacturing ceramic matrix composites.

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Explain slurry infiltration.

A process where a slurry is forced into a porous preform (like a woven fiber network), creating a ceramic matrix composite. Capillary forces guide the liquid.

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What is sintering in CMC fabrication?

A final step in making CMCs where the infiltrated preform is heated to high temperatures, causing the ceramic particles to fuse together. This strengthens the composite.

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Describe hot pressing in CMCs.

A technique used in CMC fabrication where the preform is heated and pressed under high pressure to densify the ceramic matrix and reduce porosity.

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What is fiber preparation equipment?

Specialized equipment used to produce and treat fibers, like SiC or carbon, for use in CMCs.

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What is a fiber spinning and coating machine?

A machine used in fiber preparation to produce and coat fibers with materials like carbon or boron nitride, enhancing compatibility with the ceramic matrix.

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What is the purpose of impregnation and infiltration systems?

Equipment used to introduce matrix precursors into the fiber preform, like polymers or gases.

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Describe a pyrolysis furnace.

A type of furnace used to convert polymer precursors into a ceramic matrix through pyrolysis. It operates at high temperatures in an inert atmosphere.

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What are CMCs?

Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are materials with a ceramic matrix reinforced with fibers, often ceramic fibers, to enhance strength, durability, and resistance to high temperatures.

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What's 'Fatigue Resistance' in CMCs?

CMCs are designed to maintain their mechanical integrity under repeated heating and cooling cycles at high temperatures, crucial for components like turbine blades.

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Why are CMCs good for aerospace?

The strong-to-lightweight ratio of CMCs makes them ideal for applications where weight is a major factor, such as aerospace and automotive.

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What's special about the thermal stability of CMCs?

CMCs can withstand extremely high temperatures, even exceeding 1200°C. This makes them perfect for environments like jet engines.

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What does 'thermal shock resistance' mean for CMCs?

CMCs can tolerate sudden and drastic changes in temperature, ensuring they don't crack or break under thermal shock.

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What's the main weakness of CMCs?

The cost of raw materials like SiC fibers and complex manufacturing processes make CMCs expensive compared to other materials.

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How can CMC production be improved?

Emerging manufacturing techniques like 3D printing hold potential to reduce the cost and time of producing CMCs.

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Why is the CMC market growing?

The global market for CMCs is expected to grow due to rising demand for lightweight and heat-resistant materials in various industries.

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What are Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics (UHTCs)?

Materials that remain stable at very high temperatures (above 2000°C) and in harsh environments, like those found in hypersonic flight.

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What are Borides?

Compounds composed of transition metals bonded with boron atoms, often used due to their high hardness and temperature resistance.

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What are the characteristics of Zirconium Diboride (ZrB₂) and Hafnium Diboride (HfB₂)?

They have a hexagonal crystal structure similar to aluminium diboride. Strong B-B rings and M-B bonds (where M is Zr or Hf) give them excellent hardness and temperature stability.

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Why is oxidation resistance crucial for UHTCs?

They resist oxidation, meaning they don't easily react with oxygen at high temperatures, vital for materials facing extreme environments.

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What are Carbides used in UHTCs?

They are transition-metal carbides such as Zirconium Carbide (ZrC) and Hafnium Carbide (HfC), known for their extremely high melting points, surpassing even borides.

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What are the uses of transition-metal carbides in UHTCs?

These materials have a high melting point, making them suitable for use in extreme environments like aerospace and defense applications where thermal and mechanical stresses are high.

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What is the Hall-Petch relationship?

It refers to the relationship between grain size and the strength of a material. Smaller grain size generally leads to higher strength.

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What is the purpose of adding silica-forming species to UHTCs?

A process where a material like Silicon Carbide (SiC) is added to enhance oxidation resistance by forming a protective layer that prevents oxygen from reacting with the base material.

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Study Notes

Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)

  • CMCs combine the high-temperature stability and hardness of ceramics with the strength and toughness of fibers,
  • They are designed for high-temperature, wear-resistant, and lightweight applications, like aerospace, automotive, and power generation.

CMC Composition

  • Matrix Material: Provides structural integrity and protects the reinforcement.
    • Oxide matrices: alumina, aluminosilicate, zirconia, yttria-stabilized zirconia.
    • Non-oxide matrices: carbon, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, zirconium carbide, boron nitride, aluminum nitride.
  • Reinforcement Material: Gives the composite strength and rigidity.
    • Fibers, whiskers, or particles are common reinforcement forms, including continuous, discontinuous fibers, and particles.
  • Interface Material: Links the matrix and reinforcement, enhancing adhesion and stress transfer.
    • Primarily SiC fiber/SiC matrix composites.
    • Common interphases include carbon (C) or boron nitride (BN).

CMC Classification

  • Classified by the nature of the matrix material.
    • Oxide CMCs
    • Non-oxide CMCs

CMC Types and Raw Materials

  • Oxide CMCs: Use oxide matrix materials (alumina, aluminosilicate, zirconia).
  • Non-oxide CMCs: Use non-oxide matrix materials (carbon, silicon carbide, etc).
    • Raw Materials:
      • Silicon Carbide Fibers (high strength, thermal conductivity)
      • Oxide Fibers (alumina, zirconia) (resistance to oxidation and corrosion)
      • Carbon Fibers (lightweight, for non-oxidative environments).

CMC Production Methods

  • Precursor Infiltration and Pyrolysis (PIP): Involves introducing a low-viscosity polymer into a fabric-like ceramic reinforcement followed by heating in an oxygen-free environment to turn polymer into ceramic.
  • Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI): progressively deposits interphase and matrix from gaseous precursors within the fiber preform via chemical reactions at controlled pressure and temperature.
  • Slurry Infiltration and Sintering: Slurry (ceramic particles suspended in liquid carrier) percolates into a porous preform, creating a CMC. Drying and heat pressing then create the composite.

CMC Applications

  • Aerospace: Hypersonic flight vehicles, spacecraft re-entry systems, and turbine engine components.
  • Automotive: Gas thermal engines, powertrain elements, converters, turbocharging systems.
  • Defense: Components for tanks, aircraft, submarines.
  • Nuclear: Nuclear fuel cladding, materials for moderation.

CMC Engineering Characteristics

  • High-temperature stability: Able to function in high temperatures (1000-1700°C)
  • High strength-to-weight ratio: Lightweight yet strong compared to other materials.
  • Fatigue resistance: Maintains mechanical integrity under cyclic loading at elevated temperatures.
  • Thermal shock resistance: Resistant to rapid temperature changes.

CMC SWOT Analysis

  • Strengths: Exceptional high strength-to-weight ratio, thermal stability, oxidation resistance, thermal shock-resistance.
  • Weaknesses: High cost due to raw materials, complex manufacturing processes, limited repairability.
  • Opportunities: Growing aerospace and defense industries, improved manufacturing techniques, new applications for high-temperature environments.
  • Threats: High competition from other materials, supply chain risks.

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