Capillary migration of molten Si through C and SiC fabrics to join SiC using Si–C reaction bonding
摘要
This study evaluated the migration of molten Si using one C-based and two SiC-based woven fabrics comprising different diameter fibers to join SiC through Si–C reaction bonding. First, the capillary heights for the three were compared by infiltrating molten Si at 1430℃. The C-based fabric exhibited the lowest infiltration efficiency owing to capillary blockage by the formation of reaction-bonded SiC. Subsequently, two 8 × 6.5 cm SiC plates were joined at 1430℃ under a vacuum using the three fabrics and a joint filler tape with a SiC: C ratio of 70:30 wt%. The two SiC-based fabrics delivered sufficient quantities of molten Si to fully join the plates after 20 min, whereas the C-based fabric required 1 h to do so. The proposed method facilitates the practical joining of small SiC components that cannot be placed in direct contact with molten Si.