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Preparation of Si-C-O Ceramic Fibers from Commercial Silicon Resin
H. Li, Y. Gou, H. Wang, K. Jian
Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China, 410073
received May 31, 2018, received in revised form August 1, 2018, accepted August 2, 2018
Vol. 9, No. 4, Pages 427-434 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2018-00040
Abstract
Si-C-O ceramic fibers were prepared from commercial silicon resin by means of melt spinning, UV curing and pyrolysis. The composition and structure of the precursors were characterized with FT-IR and NMR. Silicon resin exhibited excellent spinning performance for use as a precursor to prepare continuous fibers. UV irradiation was employed to complete the cross-linking of the green fibers, and the mechanism of the curing process was determined with FT-IR. After pyrolysis at 1 000 °C, Si-C-O ceramic fibers were obtained, which exhibited good flexibility with 7.5 μm in diameter and 0.8 GPa in tensile strength. The obtained fibers remained amorphous below 1 300 °C. When the temperature reached above 1 300 °C, SiC with a small crystal size appeared because of carbothermal reduction, and the fiber gradually lost mechanical strength owing to the pores caused by release of low-molecular-weight molecules such as CO, CO2 and SiO.
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Si-C-O ceramic fibers, silicon resin, precursor, low cost, UV curing
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