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Chemical Durability of Silicon Oxycarbide Glasses
Author(s) -
Sorarù Gian Domenico,
Modena Stefano,
Guadagnino Emanuel,
Colombo Paolo,
Egan James,
Pantano Carlo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2002.tb00308.x
Subject(s) - durability , materials science , pyrolysis , silicon , microstructure , silicon carbide , carbon fibers , silicate , chemical engineering , phase (matter) , hydrofluoric acid , chemical bond , composite material , metallurgy , chemistry , composite number , organic chemistry , engineering
Silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) glasses with controlled amounts of Si—C bonds and free carbon have been produced via the pyrolysis of suitable preceramic networks. Their chemical durability in alkaline and hydrofluoric solutions has been studied and related to the network structure and microstructure of the glasses. SiOC glasses, because of the character of the Si—C bonds, exhibit greater chemical durability in both environments, compared with silica glass. Microphase separation into silicon carbide (SiC), silica (SiO 2 ), and carbon, which usually occurs in this system at pyrolysis temperatures of >1000°–1200°C, exerts great influence on the durability of these glasses. The chemical durability decreases as the amount of phase separation increases, because the silica/silicate species (without any carbon substituents) are interconnected and can be easily leached out, in comparison with the SiOC phase, which is resistant to attack by OH − or F − ions.