Tribological performance of B4C modified C/C-SiC brake materials under dry air and wet conditions

In this work, boron carbide (B4C) was selected as additive to improve the tribological performance of C/C-SiC brake materials. It contained four phases (C, B4C, Si and SiC) in B4C modified C/C-SiC (C/C-B4C-SiC) brake materials. Its wear rates were much less than that of C/C-SiC, especially at high b...

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Published in:Ceramics international 2019-07, Vol.45 (10), p.12870-12879
Main Authors: Fan, Shangwu, Ma, Xu, Ning, Yifan, Luan, Chenghua, He, Liuyang, Deng, Juanli, Zhang, Litong, Cheng, Laifei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
B4C
C/C-SiC
Friction
Wear
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Summary:In this work, boron carbide (B4C) was selected as additive to improve the tribological performance of C/C-SiC brake materials. It contained four phases (C, B4C, Si and SiC) in B4C modified C/C-SiC (C/C-B4C-SiC) brake materials. Its wear rates were much less than that of C/C-SiC, especially at high braking speeds. The introduction of B4C particles could reduce the braking temperature. During the braking process, B4C in the material can be oxidized to B2O3. The flow of B2O3 could cover the interface of carbon fiber and PyC to prevent them from oxidation and thereby reduce the oxidative wear of the brake materials. Under wet conditions, the braking property of C/C-B4C-SiC brake materials did not degrade, whereas the braking process was found to be stable.
ISSN:0272-8842
1873-3956
DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.03.210