Materials Science Forum, Vol.475-479, 1009-1012, 2005
Advanced CVI-SiC/SiC composite with in-situ growth of SiC nanowires in the matrix as additional reinforcements
A SiC nanowires/Tyranno-SA fibers-reinforced SiC/SiC composite was fabricated via an in-situ growth of SiC nanowires directly in the fibrous preform prior to the CVI matrix densification. The composite showed markedly improved flexural strength and fracture toughness compared with a companion Tyranno-SA/SiC composite in which no SiC nanowires was incorporated.