Mechanical properties of SiC fibers irradiated by swift heavy ions

Mechanical properties and surface features of SiC fibers irradiated with 246.8-MeV Ar ions at different fluences (1.5x1014, 9.0x1014, 1.8x1015, and 2.7x1015 ions/cm2) were investigated using a specific single filament tensile test and a field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Results r...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2019-07, Vol.544 (1), p.12015
Main Authors: Zhang, L Q, Zhang, C H, Huang, Q, Yan, T X, Ding, Z N, Zhang, X L, Chen, Y G, Ma, B S, Li, J Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emission analysis
Fibers
Field emission microscopy
Fluence
Heavy ions
Irradiation
Mechanical properties
Modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Tensile tests
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Summary:Mechanical properties and surface features of SiC fibers irradiated with 246.8-MeV Ar ions at different fluences (1.5x1014, 9.0x1014, 1.8x1015, and 2.7x1015 ions/cm2) were investigated using a specific single filament tensile test and a field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Results reveal that carbon concentration on the fiber surface decreases while silicon concentration increases, with increasing ion fluence, accompanied by an adsorption of oxygen. Meanwhile, the diameter of fibers first reduces and then increases, with increasing ion fluence. Moreover, at 2.7x1015 Ar ions/cm2 irradiation, some fibers were fractured. As a result, the mean tensile strength and the average elastic modulus of fibers decrease generally with respect to the ion fluence. The degradation mechanisms of mechanical properties of SiC fibers under irradiation were discussed in detail.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/544/1/012015