Preparation and properties of multi-wall carbon nanotube/SiC composites by aqueous tape casting

摘要： MWCNTS/SiC composites were fabricated by aqueous tape casting.High solid content(50 vol%) SiC slurries with sintering additives and multi-wall carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) as reinforcements were prepared using Tetramethylammonium hydroxide as the dispersant.The stability of MWCNTs/SiC slurries was studied and characterized in terms of zeta potential and rheology measurements.The relative density of the composite was about 98%after hot-pressing at 1850°C(at 25 MPa in Ar for 30 min) .The hardness of the composites decreased with the increase in MWCNTs content.The flexural strength and the fracture toughness were 742.17 MPa and 4.63 MPa·m 1/2,respectively when the MWCNTs content was 0.25 wt%.Further increase in MWCNTs content to 0.50 wt%did not lead to the increase in mechanical properties.Most of MWCNTs were found to be located at SiC grain boundaries and the pull out of the MWCNTs was observed. （共1页）