Study on SCS-6/Ti-6Al-4V Composite

摘要

Fiber reinforced titanium matrix composite is considered as a superior material for advanced lightweight aerospace application. Fiber/matrix interfacial reaction has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of the composites. The SCS-6 SiC fiber reinforced Ti-6Al-4V matrix composite was prepared by foil-fiber-foil (FFF) method at ONERA, France. Stripe samples were cut from the as-consolidated composites and sealed in silicon carbide tube. One group of the samples were annealed for 58h at 550 deg C, 700 deg C, 850 deg C and 1000 deg C, the other group were annealed at 1000 deg C for 43h, 58h, 80h, 100h, respectively, The interface investigation indicated that the connection between SiC fiber and the matrix is favorite in the composite. And the interface width for as-consolidated composite is only about 0.8 mu m. The interface width increase with the prolong of annealing time and the increase of annealing temperature. But the increment for the latter is not as high as the former one, which means the annealing time may be the prior factor to influence the interface reaction. The interface width for the composite annealed at 1000 deg C for 100h is about 20 mu m. Interface composition of the composite detected by EDX is as follows: Ti 87.58 wt percent, V 4.91 wt percent, Al 4.06wt percent, Si 3.45 wt percent.