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Failure Mechanism and Life Model of C/SiC Under Thermal Mechanical Oxygen Coupling Environment

  • Yinxuan Zhang*
  • , Xiguang Gao
  • , Sheng Zhang
  • , Deguang Shang
  • , Rui Bao
  • , Sijun Xiong
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • China Aviation Industry Corporation
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Beijing University of Technology

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Abstract

Needled C/SiC composites are lightweight and high-temperature resistant material, making them suitable for extreme environments such as aerospace applications. This paper conducted fatigue experiments and finite element analysis (FEA) on 2D needled C/SiC under high-temperature oxidative environments with varying cyclic stresses to predict fatigue life accurately. The thermo mechanical fatigue tests of two random loads and three cyclic loads were carried out, and the related finite element analysis work was carried out to explore the damage mechanism of 2D needled C/SiC. The results indicate that increasing mechanical loads at elevated temperatures drastically reduces the material’s fatigue strength. Fiber ablation dominates performance degradation, as microscopic cracks act as oxygen diffusion channels. Even under minimal stress, fatigue strength plummets once cracks form. Uncoated C/SiC specimens failed to withstand 100 long-cycle thermomechanical fatigue load blocks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 8th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference - Volume 6
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages317-329
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9789819530182
DOIs
StatePublished - 2026
Event8th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference, CASTC 2025 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 24 Oct 202526 Oct 2025

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

Conference8th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference, CASTC 2025
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period24/10/2526/10/25

Keywords

  • Ceramic matrix composite
  • Fatigue life prediction
  • Needled C/SiC

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