Radiation induced microstructure and mechanical property evolution of SiC/C/SiC composite materials

L. L. Snead; S. J. Zinkle; D. Steiner

doi:10.1016/S0022-3115(09)80108-6

Radiation induced microstructure and mechanical property evolution of SiC/C/SiC composite materials

L. L. Snead
, S. J. Zinkle
, D. Steiner

Materials Science and Engineering

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Abstract

Chemically vapor deposited (CVD) SiC/C/Nicalon composites have been neutron irradiated in both HFIR and FFTF from 1 to 15 dpa and have been ion beam damaged with 3 MeV carbon ions to 30 dpa in a temperature range from room temperature to 900°C. Following room temperature carbon irradiation amorphization occurred in both the CVD SiC and Nicalon fiber with measured amorphization thresholds of 15 and 1 dpa, respectively. Elastic modulus and hardness have been measured for both the ion beam and neutron irradiated materials. The CVD SiC showed a significant decrease in modulus and hardness following irradiation while the Nicalon fibers modulus and hardness increased.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	560-565
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	191-194
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3115(09)80108-6
State	Published - 1992

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