Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Brazed Joints of SiC/SiC Composites and Hastelloy N Alloy Using Cu-Ni Alloy

SiC fibers reinforced SiC ceramic matrix composites were brazed to Hastelloy N alloy using Cu-2.67Ni(mass percentage) alloy.The obtained joints were corroded in FLiNaK molten salt at 800 ℃for 100 h.Microstructure evolution and corrosion behavior of joints were characterized.Alloy elements, e.g.Ni, Cr and Mo, diffuse from Hastelloy N alloy into Cu-Ni joint seam, while the Si element in SiC/SiC composites diffuses into joint seam even the Hastelloy N alloy.Cr element enriches near the interface between SiC composites and joint alloy to form discontinuity interlayer, which acts as the active metal instead of Ni.Higher temperature contributes to both the diffusion process and the erosion of SiC by Ni, and lower temperature would lead to the incomplete fusion of brazing fillers.The diffusion of elements during the brazing changes the composition of the joint seam and Hastelloy N alloy, which caused the deterioration of corrosion resistance of alloy.The selective corrosion of Cr and Si, supported by thermodynamic calculation, results in the corrosion of both joint seam and alloy.