Abstract:Yttrium silicate (Y₂Si₂O₇) coating was fabricated on C/SiC composites through dip-coating with silicone resin + Y₂O₃ powder slurry as raw materials. The synthesis, microstructure and oxidation resistance and the anti-oxidation mechanism of Y₂Si₂O₇ coating were investigated. Y₂Si₂O₇ can be synthesized by the pyrolysis of Y₂O₃ powder filled silicone resin at mass ratio of 54.2:45.8 and 800 °C in air and then heat treated at 1400 °C under Ar. The as-fabricated coating shows high density and favorable bonding to C/SiC composites. After oxidation in air at 1400, 1500 and 1600 °C for 30 min, the coating-containing composites possess 130%-140% of original flexural strength. The desirable thermal stability and the further densification of coating during oxidation are responsible for the excellent oxidation resistance. In addition, the formation of eutectic Y-Si-Al-O glassy phase between Y₂Si₂O₇ and Al₂O₃ sample bracket at 1500 °C is discovered.

Key words: C/SiC composites; yttrium silicate; coating; oxidation resistance