Improved Surface Wettability of Water by Applying SiC/Ti6Al4V Coatings on Carbon/Carbon Composites

Autor: Lei-Lei Zhang, He-Jun Li, Ke-Zhi Li, Yu-Lei Zhang, Jin-Hua Lu, Sheng Cao, Xue-Ni Zhao, Zi-Bo He
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-8434
1687-8442
DOI: 10.1155/2013/703610
Popis: SiC/Ti6Al4V coatings were applied on carbon/carbon composites to improve the surface wettability of water. SiC interlayers were preprepared by pack cementation to bond both the carbon/carbon composites and the Ti6Al4V, and then the Ti6Al4V coatings were applied by magnetron sputtering technique. The morphology and crystalline of the SiC/Ti6Al4V coatings were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The surface wettability of the coatings was tested by video-based contact angle measuring device. The results showed that SiC can serve as an interlayer between the carbon/carbon composites and Ti6Al4V. The SiC/Ti6Al4V coatings covered the carbon/carbon composites uniformly with spherical morphology. The coatings improved the surface wettability of carbon/carbon composites with the contact angle of water decreasing from 85.7 ± 4.1° to 26.5 ± 0.1°.
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