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Mechanical Properties of Chemical Vapor Deposited SiC Coating Layer

화학증착법에 의하여 제조된 탄화규소 코팅층의 기계적 특성

  • Lee, Hyeon-Keun (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Ho (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Kim, Do-Kyung (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
  • 이현근 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 김종호 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 김도경 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과)
  • Published : 2006.08.01
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Abstract

SiC coating has been introduced as protective layer in TRISO nuclear fuel particle of High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor (HTGR) due to excellent mechanical stability at high temperature. In order to inhibit the failure of the TRISO particles, it is important to evaluate the fracture strength of the SiC coating layer. ]n present work, thin silicon carbide coating was fabricated using chemical vapor deposition process with different microstructures and thicknesses. Processing condition and surface status of substrate.affect on the microstructure of SiC coating layer. Sphere indentation method on trilayer configuration was conducted to measure the fracture strength of the SiC film. The fracture strength of SiC film with different microstructure and thickness were characterized by trilayer strength measurement method nanoindentation technique was also used to characterize the elastic modulus and th ε hardness of the SiC film. Relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties of CVD SiC thin film were discussed.

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