Ablation resistance of resin matrix composites modified with different MAX-phase materials

Chen Ma; Zhijian Chou; Shenhua Mao; Weiye Xu; Zhuang Ma; Lihong Gao; Guohua Chen

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109687

Ablation resistance of resin matrix composites modified with different MAX-phase materials

Chen Ma^*, Zhijian Chou, Shenhua Mao, Weiye Xu, Zhuang Ma, Lihong Gao, Guohua Chen

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School of Material Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Thermal protection system (TPS) is an important requirement for aerospace craft. In this study, novel carbon-phenolic composites with Ti₃SiC₂ and Ti₃AlC₂ modifications were prepared, and their ablation behavior was studied. With modification using Ti₃AlC₂ particles, the linear ablation rate of the composites was reduced by 94% compared with that of conventional carbon-phenolic composites. A coating composed of TiO₂ and Al₂TiO₅ could form during ablation, leading to the substantial mitigation of oxidation. Ti₃AlC₂ has been proved to have a better modification effect than Ti₃SiC₂ through comparing the micro-morphologies and linear ablation rate. In addition, an increase in the volume ratio of the resin and Ti₃AlC₂ particles could further improve the coverage fraction of the formed coating and the ablation resistance.

Original language	English
Article number	109687
Journal	Composites Science and Technology
Volume	229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109687
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2022

Keywords

Carbon-phenolic composites
MAX-Phase materials
Thermal ablation resistance
Thermal protection system

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