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- Title
Fracture-Resistant and Thermally Insulating Ultrahigh-Temperature Carbide Foams.
- Authors
Nisar, Ambreen; Lopez, Kazue Orikasa; Thomas, Tony; Boesl, Benjamin; Agarwal, Arvind
- Abstract
Dense ultrahigh-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) carbides are recognized as potential materials for thermal protection systems (TPS) owing to properties beyond existing structural materials' capabilities. Recent advances in UHTCs have enabled the development of multiscale porous microstructures. Herein, it is highlighted that the porosity in UHTCs are no longer treated as a defect but as a functional property specifically tailored for thermal insulation. It is a promising solution to design and fabricate bulk UHTC foams via a freeze-drying (FD) approach followed by calibrated pressureless spark plasma sintering. Herein, monolithic TaC and HfC UHTC foams and their composite show the partial solid-solution formation of (Ta, Hf)C with porosity =50%. TaC-HfC foam (~80-92 N) shows an intermediate load-bearing capability compared to monolithic TaC (~120-135 N) and HfC (~28-35 N) foams, with no evident cracking on the sample surface. The thermal conductivity of partial solid-solution TaC-HfC foam increases up to fivefold compared to parent UHTC foams. In the results, solid solutions' efficacy and pores' unidirectionality in providing thermal insulation to TaC-HfC while maintaining its high-load bearing capability are illustrated. The developed technique establishes a new paradigm shift in UHTCs, expanding their potential for TPS in extreme environments.
- Subjects
CONSTRUCTION materials; THERMAL insulation; FOAM; EXTREME environments; SURFACE cracks; THERMAL conductivity
- Publication
Advanced Engineering Materials, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 22, p1
- ISSN
1438-1656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adem.202300901