Long Term Durability Results from Ceramic Matrix Composites: Comparison Across Multiple Material Systems (Part I)

Author(s):  
G. Ojard ◽  
A. Calomino ◽  
B. Flandermeyer ◽  
J. Brennan ◽  
D. Jarmon ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
N. Kedir ◽  
C. Gong ◽  
L. Sanchez ◽  
M. J. Presby ◽  
S. Kane ◽  
...  

Erosion behavior of a large number of gas-turbine grade ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) was assessed using fine to medium grain garnet erodents at velocities of 200 and 300 m/s at ambient temperature. The CMCs used in the current work were comprised of nine different SiC/SiCs, one SiC/C, one C/SiC, one SiC/MAS, and one oxide/oxide. Erosion damage was quantified with respect to erosion rate and the damage morphology was assessed via SEM and optical microscopy in conjunction with 3-D image mapping. The CMCs response to erosion appeared to be very complicated due to their architectural complexity, multiple material constituents, and presence of pores. Effects of architecture, material constituents, density, matrix hardness, and elastic modulus of the CMCs were taken into account and correlated to overall erosion behavior. The erosion of monolithic ceramics such as silicon carbide and silicon nitrides was also examined to gain a better understanding of the governing damage mechanisms for the CMC material systems used in this work.


2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karren L. More ◽  
Peter F. Tortorelli ◽  
Mattison K. Ferber ◽  
Larry R. Walker ◽  
James R. Keiser ◽  
...  

A high-temperature, high-pressure, tube furnace has been used to evaluate the long term stability of different monolithic ceramic and ceramic matrix composite materials in a simulated combustor environment. All of the tests have been run at 150 psia, 1204°C, and 15 percent steam in incremental 500 h runs. The major advantage of this system is the high sample throughput; >20 samples can be exposed in each tube at the same time under similar exposure conditions. Microstructural evaluations of the samples were conducted after each 500 h exposure to characterize the extent of surface damage, to calculate surface recession rates, and to determine degradation mechanisms for the different materials. The validity of this exposure rig for simulating real combustor environments was established by comparing materials exposed in the test rig and combustor liner materials exposed for similar times in an actual gas turbine combustor under commercial operating conditions. [S0742-4795(00)02402-9]


Author(s):  
M. J. Presby ◽  
C. Gong ◽  
S. Kane ◽  
N. Kedir ◽  
A. Stanley ◽  
...  

Abstract Erosion phenomenon of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), attributed to their unique architectural configurations, is markedly different from conventional monolithic ceramic counterparts. Prior to further integration of CMCs into hot-section components of aeroengines subject to erosive environments, their erosion behavior needs to be characterized, analyzed, and formulated. The erosion behavior of a 2-D woven melt-infiltrated (MI) SiC/SiC CMC was assessed in this work as a function of variables such as particle velocity and size. The erosion damage was characterized using appropriate analytical tools such as optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A phenomenological erosion model was developed for SiC/SiC CMC material systems with respect to kinetic energy of impacting particles in conjunction with nominal density, matrix hardness and elastic modulus of the SiC/SiC CMCs. The model was in reasonable agreement with the experimental data.


2004 ◽  
Vol 177 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Naslain ◽  
A Guette ◽  
F Rebillat ◽  
R Pailler ◽  
F Langlais ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Karren L. More ◽  
Peter F. Tortorelli ◽  
Mattison K. Ferber ◽  
Larry R. Walker ◽  
James R. Keiser ◽  
...  

A high-temperature, high-pressure, tube furnace has been used to evaluate the long term stability of different monolithic ceramic and ceramic matrix composite materials in a simulated combustor environment. All of the tests have been run at 150 psia, 1204°C, and 15% steam in incremental 500 h runs. The major advantage of this system is the high sample throughput; >20 samples can be exposed in each tube at the same time under similar exposure conditions. Microstructural evaluations of the samples were conducted after each 500 h exposure to characterize the extent of surface damage, to calculate surface recession rates, and to determine degradation mechanisms for the different materials. The validity of this exposure rig for simulating real combustor environments was established by comparing materials exposed in the test rig and combustor liner materials exposed for similar times in an actual gas turbine combustor under commercial operating conditions.


Author(s):  
N. Kedir ◽  
C. Gong ◽  
L. Sanchez ◽  
M. J. Presby ◽  
S. Kane ◽  
...  

Erosion behavior of a large number of gas-turbine grade ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) was assessed using fine to medium grain garnet erodents at velocities of 200 and 300 m/s at ambient temperature. The CMCs used in the current work were comprised of nine different SiC/SiCs, one SiC/C, one C/SiC, one SiC/MAS, and one oxide/oxide. Erosion damage was quantified with respect to erosion rate and the damage morphology was assessed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy in conjunction with three-dimensional (3D) image mapping. The CMCs response to erosion appeared to be very complicated due to their architectural complexity, multiple material constituents, and presence of pores. Effects of architecture, material constituents, density, matrix hardness, and elastic modulus of the CMCs were taken into account and correlated to overall erosion behavior. The erosion of monolithic ceramics such as silicon carbide and silicon nitrides was also examined to gain a better understanding of the governing damage mechanisms for the CMC material systems used in this work.


2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Presby ◽  
C. Gong ◽  
S. Kane ◽  
N. Kedir ◽  
A. Stanley ◽  
...  

Abstract Erosion phenomenon of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), attributed to their unique architectural configurations, is markedly different from conventional monolithic ceramic counterparts. Prior to further integration of CMCs into hot-section components of aeroengines subject to erosive environments, their erosion behavior needs to be characterized, analyzed, and formulated. The erosion behavior of a 2D woven melt-infiltrated (MI) SiC/SiC CMC was assessed in this work as a function of variables such as particle velocity and size. The erosion damage was characterized using appropriate analytical tools such as optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A phenomenological erosion model was developed for SiC/SiC CMC material systems with respect to the kinetic energy of impacting particles in conjunction with nominal density, matrix hardness, and elastic modulus of the SiC/SiC CMCs. The model was in reasonable agreement with the experimental data.


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