Abstract:
To prepare a high-temperature wave-transparent material with excellent dielectric and mechanical properties, the BN
mf-Si
3N
4w/Si
3N
4 composite material was prepared by gel-casting (GC) and precursor infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) process. The effects of the cycles of PIP and the BN
mf content on the mechanical properties and dielectric properties of composite materials were studied. The results show that: (1) As the number of PIP cycles increases, the density of the composite material increases, the porosity decreases, and the mechanical properties improve. The silicon nitride matrix gradually forms a three-dimensional network structure wrapped around the multiphase micro-reinforcement; (2) When the content of BN
mf increases from 4vol% to 12vol%, the bending strength decreases from 175.5 MPa to 139.3 MPa, and the fracture toughness increases from 2.36 MPa·m
1/2 to 2.73 MPa·m
1/2, the dielectric constant decreases from 3.62 to 3.25, and the dielectric loss tangent decreases from 0.012 to 0.007; (3) The strengthening and toughening mechanisms of BN
mf-Si
3N
4w/Si
3N
4 composites are mainly crack bifurcation, crack deflection, and pull-out of BN
mf and Si
3N
4w. Three mechanisms effectively reduce the damage of the main crack to the composite.