The ablation properties of C/C composites with four different needled preforms prepared by isothermal chemical vapor infiltration (ICVI),which are super-thin mat lay-up,0°/90° weftless fabric lay-up,0°/45° weftless fabric lay-up and 0°/45° twill fabric lay-up,were quantitatively evaluated by performing the ablation tests with an engine torch.And their ablation discrepancies were analyzed according to the surface characteristic,porosity and thermal diffusivity.The results show that the 0°/45° weftless composite has a flat eroded surface with no obvious macroscopic pits.Its thickness and mass erosion rates are decreased by about 46.8% and 34.8%,25.0% and 27.5%,and 17.5% and 19.4% compared with those of the mat,the 0°/90° weftless and the 0°/45° twill composites,respectively.The ablation properties are mainly controlled by the thermo-chemical effect (oxidation),and a little by the thermo-mechanical effect (mechanical denudation).The needling fiber bundles play an important role in accelerating the ablation process and resulting in the heterogeneous ablation.
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