Ablation Behavior of Low Pressure Plasma Sprayed TiB2-MoSi2 Composite Coatings
In this work, TiB2-MoSi2 composite coatings with various contents of MoSi2 (20 vol. % and 40 vol. %, respectively) were fabricated on SiC coated C/C substrates by low pressure plasma spray (LPPS) technique. The microstructure and phase composition of the coatings were characterized. The ablation behaviors of the composite coatings were evaluated and compared with the pure TiB2 coating using a plasma flame of about 2200°C. The results showed that MoSi2 was uniformly distributed in the TiB2 matrix. All the coatings kept intact after the ablation for 60s - 180s, indicating their excellent ablation resistance. The addition of MoSi2 had great influence on the ablation behavior of the composite coatings. The TiB2 coating gained mass after the ablation. The mass of the TM20 coating increased firstly (60s and 120s) and then decreased at 180 s. Mass loss was observed for the TM40 coating during the whole procedure of ablation test.