High-Temperature Creep Behavior of SiOC-Based Glasses and Glass-Ceramics

• Applicants: Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Heilmaier; Privatdozent Dr. Emanuel Ionescu; Dr. Jochen Rohrer; Dr. Alexander Stukowski
• Subject Area: Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials and their Microstructural Origins
• Term: from 2013 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 247069226

Polymer-derived glasses and glass-ceramics (PDCs) have been known for the last four decades and are prepared via solid-state thermolysis of suitable polymers. They exhibit a unique combination of remarkable properties due to their covalent bonding and amorphous nature. Silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) ternary PDCs have been shown to possess outstanding high-temperature (T > 1000 °C) properties such as resistance against crystallization and decomposition, oxidation and corrosion as well as against creep. Their properties are directly influenced by the chemistry and the molecular structure of the precursors. Thus, there is an enormous potential in tuning the microstructure and properties of polymer-derived ceramics by using tailored polymers. The aim of the present proposal is to systematically investigate the thermophysical properties and high temperature creep behavior of silicon oxycarbide-based PDCs within the context of their dependence on compositional and nano/microstructural aspects. Thus, SiOC materials with model phase compositions and nano/microstructures will be prepared and studied with respect to their mechanical properties at temperatures near to their glass transition. Atomistic modeling approaches will complement the experiments in order to corroborate microstructural features with specific mechanical properties. This systematic approach will allow for profoundly understanding the correlation between composition and network architecture of the SiOC-based ceramics and their high-temperature creep behavior and consequently for rationally designing polymer-derived ceramics with tailored microstructure and properties.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Participating Persons: Professor Dr. Karsten Albe; Professor Ralf Riedel