Accession Number:
ADA465720
Title:
Near Net-Shape, Ultra-High Melting, Recession-Resistant ZrC/W-Based Rocket Nozzle Liners via the Displacive Compensation of Porosity (DCP) Method (POSTPRINT)
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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Report Date:
2004-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
12.0
Abstract:
Dense, near net-shaped ZrCW-based composites have been fabricated at modest temperatures and at ambient pressure by a reactive infiltration process known as the Displacive Compensation of Porosity DCP method. Porous WC preforms with hourglass shapes for rocket nozzle liners were produced by gel casting, whereas simple bar-shaped preforms were produced by uniaxial pressing. The porous preforms were exposed to molten Zr2Cu at 1200-1300 deg C and ambient pressure. The Zr2Cu liquid rapidly infiltrated into the preforms and underwent a displacement reaction with the WC to yield a more voluminous mixture of solid products, ZrC and W. This displacement reaction-induced increase in internal solid volume filled the prior pore spaces of the preforms displacive compensation of porosity to yield dense, ZrCW-based composites. Because the preforms remained rigid during reactive infiltration, the final composites retained the external shapes and dimensions of the starting preforms. A DCP-derived, ZrCW-based nozzle insert was found to be resistant to the severe thermal shock and erosive conditions of a Pi-K rocket motor test. The DCP process enables dense, ceramicrefractory metal composites to be fabricated in complex and near net shapes without the need for high-temperature or high-pressure densification or for extensive machining i.e., relatively expensive processing steps are avoided.
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Subject Categories:
- Physical Chemistry
- Ceramics, Refractories and Glass
- Laminates and Composite Materials