The research on oxidation resistance ability and mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resin composites

Abstract Carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRP) has been widely used in a lot of areas with its distinguished properties, especially mechanical properties. However, both carbon fibers and polymer substrate cannot resist high air temperature environment, limiting the application of CFRP, such as in the aerospace fields. The paper proposes two kinds of carbon fiber with oxidation resistance coatings, which are used as reinforced components to make phenolic resin substrate composites. Weight difference method, mechanical test machine and scanning electron microscope are used to characterize the antioxidation ability, mechanical properties, and surface morphology of composites. The results show that SiC/SiO 2 coated carbon fibers and SiC–ZrO 2 –MoSi 2 /Ni coated carbon fibers can increase the anti-oxidation ability without decreasing the mechanical properties of composites. The failure temperature is around 1200 °C and 1600 °C respectively.