热-力-氧环境下三维缝合C/C–SiC复合材料疲劳失效行为

Fatigue failure behavior of 3D stitched C/C–SiC composites in thermo-mechanical-oxidative environments

  • 摘要: 三维缝合C/C–SiC复合材料具有优异的耐高温、抗烧蚀及面外承载能力,在空天飞机发动机喷管防隔热层等高温热端构件中具有重要应用潜力。然而,针对该类构件典型服役温度条件下的高温有氧疲劳性能数据及寿命预测关键参数仍较为缺乏,制约了其工程应用与寿命评估。针对上述问题,搭建了最高适用温度达1650 ℃的高温有氧疲劳试验系统,开展了1500 ℃空气环境拉–拉疲劳试验,表征了材料的疲劳寿命特征与剩余刚度演化规律;结合剩余刚度退化模型、半经验剩余强度退化模型及改进Hashin失效准则,构建了热–力–氧耦合作用下的疲劳渐进损伤分析模型。结果表明:1500 ℃有氧环境下,材料自然对数寿命与疲劳应力水平呈良好的线性关系,60%应力水平下疲劳寿命仅为98次,而6%应力水平下提高至27004次。剩余刚度退化呈现“快速衰减—缓慢退化”的两阶段演化特征。基于试验数据构建的疲劳渐进损伤模型能够较准确地预测含孔结构件的疲劳寿命,预测寿命与试验结果较为接近,相对误差为33.9%。研究获得了三维缝合C/C–SiC复合材料1500 ℃有氧环境下的疲劳性能数据,并建立了相应的疲劳寿命预测模型,可为空天飞机发动机喷管防隔热层等高温热端构件的寿命评估与结构设计提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Three-dimensional stitched C/C–SiC composites exhibit excellent high-temperature resistance, ablation resistance, and out-of-plane load-bearing capability, making them promising candidates for thermal protection structures in aerospace vehicle engine nozzles and other high-temperature hot-end components. However, fatigue performance data and key parameters required for life prediction under high-temperature oxidative conditions corresponding to the typical service temperatures of such components remain limited, which restricts their engineering application and life assessment. To address this issue, a high-temperature oxidative fatigue testing system with a maximum operating temperature of 1650℃ was developed. Tension–tension fatigue tests were conducted in air at 1500℃ to characterize the fatigue life behavior and residual stiffness evolution of the material. Based on a residual stiffness degradation model, a semi-empirical residual strength degradation model, and a modified Hashin failure criterion, a thermo–mechanical–oxidative coupled fatigue progressive damage model was established. The results show that the natural logarithm of fatigue life exhibits a good linear relationship with the applied fatigue stress level under the 1500℃ oxidative environment. The fatigue life increases from only 98 cycles at a stress level of 60% to 27,004 cycles at a stress level of 6%. The residual stiffness degradation exhibits a two-stage evolution characterized by an initial rapid reduction followed by gradual degradation. The proposed progressive fatigue damage model can reasonably predict the fatigue life of open-hole specimens, and the predicted fatigue life agrees well with the experimental results, with a relative error of 33.9%. This study provides fatigue performance data for three-dimensional stitched C/C–SiC composites under a 1500℃ oxidative environment and establishes a corresponding fatigue life prediction approach, which can serve as a reference for the life assessment and structural design of thermal protection structures in aerospace vehicle engine nozzles and other high-temperature hot-end components.

     

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