NEXT GENERATION CERAMIC COMPOSITES FOR COMBUSTION HARSH ENVIRONMENTS AND SPACE

Project Information

C3HARME

Grant agreement ID: 685594

DOI 10.3030/685594

Project closed

EC signature date 25 May 2016

Start date 1 June 2016

End date 30 September 2020

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials

Total cost € 8 033 034,97

EU contribution € 8 033 034,97

Coordinated by

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Italy

Deliverables

Documents, reports (10)

Atomistic modelling of processes at materials interfaces
Summary of D5.6

Summary for dissemination outside the consortium

Specific set of recommendations for material development in WP2 based on micro-models / DFT
Summary D2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

Summary of the most outstanding results collected inside Task 21 22 23 24 for dissemination

Catalogue of innovations risks - month 48
Catalogue of innovations risks - month 36
Catalogue of innovations risks - month 12
Catalogue of innovations risks - month 24
Visual identity kit - 48 month

Visual identity kit - 48 month

Visual identity kit - 12 month

The kit will comprise all communication tools mentioned in this WP. Key messages will be identified for each target group, and language adapted consequently.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (34)

Effect of PAN-based and pitch-based carbon fibres on microstructure and properties of continuous Cf/ZrB2-SiC UHTCMCs

Author(s): D. Sciti, L. Zoli, A. Vinci, L. Silvestroni, S. Mungiguerra, P. Galizia
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2020, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.05.032

Influence of Y2O3 addition on the mechanical and oxidation behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced ZrB2/SiC composites

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Pietro Galizia, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 40/15, 2020, Page(s) 5067-5075, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.06.043

Ultra-high-temperature testing of sintered ZrB2-based ceramic composites in atmospheric re-entry environment

Author(s): Stefano Mungiguerra, Giuseppe D. Di Martino, Anselmo Cecere, Raffaele Savino, Luca Zoli, Laura Silvestroni, Diletta Sciti
Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Issue 156, 2020, Page(s) 119910, ISSN 0017-9310
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119910

Reactive melt infiltration of carbon fibre reinforced ZrB2/B composites with Zr2Cu

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Pietro Galizia, Marius Kütemeyer, Dietmar Koch, Martin Frieß, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Issue 137, 2020, Page(s) 105973, ISSN 1359-835X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105973

Aero-thermo-chemical characterization of ultra-high-temperature ceramics for aerospace applications

Author(s): Raffaele Savino, Luigi Criscuolo, Giuseppe Daniele Di Martino, Stefano Mungiguerra
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 38/8, 2018, Page(s) 2937-2953, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.12.043

Understanding the mechanical properties of novel UHTCMCs through random forest and regression tree analysis

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Diletta Sciti, Cesare Melandri, Stefano Guicciardi
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 145, 2018, Page(s) 97-107, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.02.061

Synthesis of group IV and V metal diboride nanocrystals via borothermal reduction with sodium borohydride

Author(s): Luca Zoli, Pietro Galizia, Laura Silvestroni, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Issue 101/6, 2018, Page(s) 2627-2637, ISSN 0002-7820
Publisher: American Ceramic Society
DOI: 10.1111/jace.15401

First‐principles investigation of the thermodynamic stability of M B 2 materials surfaces ( M  = Ti/Zr/Hf)

Author(s): Yanhui Zhang, Stefano Sanvito
Published in: Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Issue 101/9, 2018, Page(s) 4118-4127, ISSN 0002-7820
Publisher: American Ceramic Society
DOI: 10.1111/jace.15547

Tough salami-inspired Cf/ZrB2 UHTCMCs produced by electrophoretic deposition

Author(s): Pietro Galizia, Simone Failla, Luca Zoli, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 38/2, 2018, Page(s) 403-409, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.09.047

Understanding the oxidation behavior of a ZrB 2 –MoSi 2 composite at ultra-high temperatures

Author(s): Laura Silvestroni, Kerstin Stricker, Diletta Sciti, Hans-Joachim Kleebe
Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 151, 2018, Page(s) 216-228, ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.03.042

On the thermal shock resistance and mechanical properties of novel unidirectional UHTCMCs for extreme environments

Author(s): Luca Zoli, Antonio Vinci, Pietro Galizia, Cesare Melandri, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 8/1, 2018, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27328-x

Toughening effect of non-periodic fiber distribution on crack propagation energy of UHTC composites

Author(s): S. Failla, P. Galizia, L. Zoli, A. Vinci, D. Sciti
Published in: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Issue 777, 2019, Page(s) 612-618, ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.043

Ultra-high temperature ceramic composite

Author(s): V. Rubio, P. Ramanujam, J. Binner
Published in: Advances in Applied Ceramics, Issue 117/sup1, 2018, Page(s) s56-s61, ISSN 1743-6753
Publisher: Maney Publishing
DOI: 10.1080/17436753.2018.1475140

Mechanical behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced TaC/SiC and ZrC/SiC composites up to 2100°C

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Diletta Sciti, Jeremy Watts, Greg E. Hilmas, William G. Fahrenholtz
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 39/4, 2019, Page(s) 780-787, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.11.017

Influence of SiC content on the oxidation of carbon fibre reinforced ZrB 2 /SiC composites at 1500 and 1650 °C in air

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 38/11, 2018, Page(s) 3767-3776, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.04.064

Testing ultra-high-temperature ceramics for thermal protection and rocket applications

Author(s): R. Savino, S. Mungiguerra, G. D. Di Martino
Published in: Advances in Applied Ceramics, Issue 117/sup1, 2018, Page(s) s9-s18, ISSN 1743-6753
Publisher: Maney Publishing
DOI: 10.1080/17436753.2018.1509175

Influence of zirconium-based alloys on manufacturing and mechanical properties of ultra high temperature ceramic matrix composites

Author(s): Marius Kütemeyer, Thomas Helmreich, Stefan Rosiwal, Dietmar Koch
Published in: Advances in Applied Ceramics, Issue 117/sup1, 2018, Page(s) s62-s69, ISSN 1743-6753
Publisher: Maney Publishing
DOI: 10.1080/17436753.2018.1509810

Rapid spark plasma sintering to produce dense UHTCs reinforced with undamaged carbon fibres

Author(s): L. Zoli, A. Vinci, L. Silvestroni, D. Sciti, M. Reece, S. Grasso
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 130, 2017, Page(s) 1-7, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.05.029

Oxidation behaviour of a continuous carbon fibre reinforced ZrB 2 –SiC composite

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Elena Landi, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Corrosion Science, Issue 123, 2017, Page(s) 129-138, ISSN 0010-938X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2017.04.012

Ablation behaviour of ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites: Role of MeSi2 addition

Author(s): L. Silvestroni, A. Vinci, S. Failla, L. Zoli, V. Rubio, J. Binner, D. Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 39/9, 2019, Page(s) 2771-2781, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.03.031

Impact of residual stress on thermal damage accumulation, and Young's modulus of fiber-reinforced ultra-high temperature ceramics

Author(s): P. Galizia, L. Zoli, D. Sciti
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 160, 2018, Page(s) 803-809, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.10.019

Arc-jet wind tunnel characterization of ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites

Author(s): S. Mungiguerra, G.D. Di Martino, A. Cecere, R. Savino, L. Silvestroni, A. Vinci, L. Zoli, D. Sciti
Published in: Corrosion Science, Issue 149, 2019, Page(s) 18-28, ISSN 0010-938X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.12.039

Ti3SiC2-Cf composites by spark plasma sintering: Processing, microstructure and thermo-mechanical properties

Author(s): M.A. Lagos, C. Pellegrini, I. Agote, N. Azurmendi, J. Barcena, M. Parco, L. Silvestroni, L. Zoli, D. Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 39/9, 2019, Page(s) 2824-2830, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.03.037

Pushing the limits of atomistic simulations towards ultra-high temperature: A machine-learning force field for ZrB2

Author(s): Yanhui Zhang, Alessandro Lunghi, Stefano Sanvito
Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 186, 2020, Page(s) 467-474, ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.12.060

Interface engineering of graphene nanosheet reinforced ZrB 2 composites by tuning surface contacts

Author(s): Yanhui Zhang, Stefano Sanvito
Published in: Physical Review Materials, Issue 3/7, 2019, ISSN 2475-9953
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.3.073604

Effect of hypersonic flow chemical composition on the oxidation behavior of a super-strong UHTC

Author(s): Laura Silvestroni, Stefano Mungiguerra, Diletta Sciti, Giuseppe D. Di Martino, Raffaele Savino
Published in: Corrosion Science, Issue 159, 2019, Page(s) 108125, ISSN 0010-938X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108125

Influence of fibre content on the strength of carbon fibre reinforced HfC/SiC composites up to 2100 °C

Author(s): Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Diletta Sciti, Jeremy Watts, Greg E. Hilmas, William G. Fahrenholtz
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 39/13, 2019, Page(s) 3594-3603, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.04.049

Selection, processing, properties and applications of ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites, UHTCMCs – a review

Author(s): Jon Binner, Matt Porter, Ben Baker, Ji Zou, Vinothini Venkatachalam, Virtudes Rubio Diaz, Andrea D'Angio, Prabhu Ramanujam, Tailin Zhang, T. S. R. C. Murthy
Published in: International Materials Reviews, 2019, Page(s) 1-56, ISSN 0950-6608
Publisher: Maney Publishing
DOI: 10.1080/09506608.2019.1652006

Merging toughness and oxidation resistance in a light ZrB2 composite

Author(s): Laura Silvestroni, Cesare Melandri, Vinothini Venkatachalam, Jon Binner, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 183, 2019, Page(s) 108078, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108078

Off-axis damage tolerance of fiber-reinforced composites for aerospace systems

Author(s): P. Galizia, D. Sciti, F. Saraga, L. Zoli
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 40/7, 2020, Page(s) 2691-2698, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.12.038

A simple route to fabricate strong boride hierarchical composites for use at ultra-high temperature

Author(s): Laura Silvestroni, Nicola Gilli, Andrea Migliori, Diletta Sciti, Jeremy Watts, Greg E. Hilmas, William G. Fahrenholtz
Published in: Composites Part B: Engineering, Issue 183, 2020, Page(s) 107618, ISSN 1359-8368
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107618

Is spark plasma sintering suitable for the densification of continuous carbon fibre - UHTCMCs?

Author(s): Luca Zoli, Antonio Vinci, Pietro Galizia, Carlos F. Gutièrrez-Gonzalez, Sergio Rivera, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 40/7, 2020, Page(s) 2597-2603, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.12.004

Efficacy of a ZrB2–SiC matrix in protecting C fibres from oxidation in novel UHTCMC materials

Author(s): L. Zoli, D. Sciti
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 113, 2017, Page(s) 207-213, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.104

Development of UHTCMCs via water based ZrB2 powder slurry infiltration and polymer infiltration and pyrolysis

Author(s): Francesca Servadei, Luca Zoli, Pietro Galizia, Antonio Vinci, Diletta Sciti
Published in: Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Issue 40/15, 2020, Page(s) 5076-5084, ISSN 0955-2219
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.05.054

Conference proceedings (5)

Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites in Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Environment

Author(s): Stefano Mungiguerra, Giuseppe D. Di Martino, Raffaele Savino, Luca Zoli, Diletta Sciti, Miguel A. Lagos
Published in: 2018 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 2018, ISBN 978-1-62410-571-5
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
DOI: 10.2514/6.2018-4694

Characterization of carbon-fiber reinforced ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites in arc-jet environment

Author(s): Mungiguerra Stefano; Di Martino Giuseppe D.; Cecere Anselmo; Savino Raffaele; Zoli Luca; Silvestroni Laura; Sciti Diletta
Published in: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Issue 1, 2018
Publisher: IAF
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1473396

Hybrid rockets with nozzle in ultra-high-temperature ceramic composites

Author(s): Di Martino Giuseppe D.; Mungiguerra Stefano; Cecere Anselmo; Savino Raffaele; Vinci Antonio; Zoli Luca; Sciti Diletta
Published in: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Issue 1, 2018
Publisher: IAF
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1473368

Effect of SiC concentration on aero-thermal behavior of ZrB2-based ceramics in hypersonic environment

Author(s): Mungiguerra Stefano; Di Martino Giuseppe D.; Cecere Anselmo; Savino Raffaele; Monteverde Frédéric
Published in: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Issue 1, 2019
Publisher: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3744596

Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites for Hybrid Rocket Nozzles

Author(s): Di Martino, Giuseppe D.; Mungiguerraa, Stefano; Cecere, Anselmo; Savino, Raffaele; Zoli, Luca; Vinci, Antonio; Silvestroni, Laura; Sciti, Diletta
Published in: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Issue 1, 2019
Publisher: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3744575

Other (2)

Arc-Jet testing of ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites for aerospace applications.

Author(s): Mungiguerra Stefano
Published in: First Workshop for Young Ceramists, Bologna, Italy, 26-27 November 2018, 2018
Publisher: First Workshop for Young Ceramists, Bologna, Italy, 26-27 November 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2551293

Processing and characterization of carbon fibre reinforced ZrB2/SiC/WC composites

Author(s): Vinci Antonio
Published in: First Workshop for Young Ceramists, Bologna, Italy, 26-27 November 2018, 2018
Publisher: First Workshop for Young Ceramists, Bologna, Italy, 26-27 November 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2551275

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (1)

PROCESS FOR OBTAINING COMPOSITE, ULTRA-REFRACTORY, FIBRE-REINFORCED CERAMIC MATERIALS

Application/Publication number: 20 19059964
Date: 2019-11-20