Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation of ZrC-SiC Multi-coating on Graphite with ZrSiO4 Powder via Pack Cementation

YANG Xin, HUANG Qi-Zhong, CHANG Xin, SU Zhe-An, ZHANG Ming-Yu, ZHOU Le-Ping, JIN Gu-Yin   

  1. (State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China)
  • Received:2009-04-23 Revised:2009-06-02 Published:2010-01-24 Online:2010-01-24

Abstract: To improve the oxidation resistance of graphite at high temperature, a dense ZrC-SiC multi-coating was prepared on graphite with ZrSiO4 powder by pack cementation. The structure and morphology of the multi-coating were characterized by XRD, SEM and EDS analysis, and the formation of the coating was discussed with thermodynamics calculation. The results show that the coating has a double-layer structure, which consists of SiC-rich inner layer and ZrC out layer. Besides ZrC and SiC phases, SiC crystals are also formed in the coating. The formation of the double-layer structure is primarily attributed to the different generation temperatures of the reductive products in the system, and the dense structure of the multi-coating can be obtained due to the excellent flowing and filling ability of the liquid Zr formed in the preparation process.

Key words: graphite, anti-oxidation coating, ZrC, SiC

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