Nonreactive and reactive methods of melt inflitration are compared with other processes for making ceramic-matrix composites. Reaction-bonded Si/SiC composite illustrates reactive infiltration. A model that better predicts infiltration times than does the classic Washburn model is presented.
Origin
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Ny, Usa
Journal Title
Am Ceram Soc Bull 73 4 1994 56-62
Sector
Glass Ceramics
Class
GC 156