Microstructural evolution of polymer-derived hexagonal boron nitride fibres under high-temperature stretching

Autor: Zhiguang Wang, Min Ge, Shouquan Yu, Xiaoming Sun, Xueli Qi, Hao Zhang, Wen Xiao, Weigang Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp 1973-1988 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2226-4108
2227-8508
DOI: 10.26599/JAC.2023.9220801
Popis: High-temperature stretching plays a crucial role in enhancing the performance of fibres, while a quantitative investigation into the impacts of tension and stretching duration on the microstructure and performance of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) fibres remains absent. In this study, to elucidate the microstructural evolution of the h-BN fibres under thermal stretching, amorphous BN fibres were heated at 2000 ℃ under tension of 30, 50, and 70 N for 1, 3, and 5 h in a nitrogen atmosphere. Subsequently, the grain size, pore structure, orientation degree, microscopic morphology, and mechanical properties were analysed at room temperature. The results show that high-temperature stretching enhances the orientation degree of the BN fibres, consequently elevating Young’s modulus. The maximum orientation degree of the BN fibres was 86%, aligning with a corresponding Young’s modulus of 206 GPa. Additionally, high-temperature stretching enlarged the sizes of grains and pores, a fact substantiated by the radial cracking of the fibres upon extending thermal stretching time. Owing to the expanded pore structure of the BN fibres and the inability to form a sufficiently strong "card structure" between shorter microfibre bundles, the tensile strength of the BN fibres did not increase continually, reaching a maximum of 1.0 GPa. Microstructural observations revealed that the BN fibres, composed of highly oriented lamellar h-BN grains, tend to form radial textures under high-tensile thermal stretching and onion-skin textures under prolonged thermal stretching. These findings offer a theoretical foundation for the preparation of high-performance h-BN fibres.
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