Fabrication of silicon carbide fiber and non-woven fabric from the polycarbosilane produced using a catalytic process

D. G. Shin, D. H. Riu, H. R. Kim, Y. H. Kim, Y. K. Jeong, H. S. Park, Hyoun Ee Kim

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Abstract

Continuous polycarbosilane fiber of 15-25μm and non-woven felts were prepared through melt spinning and melt blowing process using PCS having a different molecular weight. The molded fiber and felt were cured either thermally or by UV-irradiation process and pyrolyzed under an inert atmosphere to convert it into an inorganic state. The conversion process of polycarbosilane fiber and felt into SiC were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TEM. Broad diffraction peaks in XRD around 35°, 60°, and 73° appeared to correspond beta-SiC phase and high resolution image of TEM showed the nano-crystallites among the amorphous phase. The resulted SiC fiber and felt are expected to be used in a various field of high temperature applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-95
Number of pages5
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume287
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Melt-blown
  • Non-woven web
  • Polycarbosilane
  • Silicon carbide fiber
  • UV-curing

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