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Characterization of Porous Cellular Materials Fabricated by Chemical Vapor Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Andrew J. Sherman ,
Brian E. Williams ,
Mark J. Delarosa  and
Raffaele Laferla
Andrew J. Sherman
Affiliation:
Ultramet, 12173 Montague Street, Pacoima, CA 91331
Brian E. Williams
Affiliation:
Ultramet, 12173 Montague Street, Pacoima, CA 91331
Mark J. Delarosa
Affiliation:
Ultramet, 12173 Montague Street, Pacoima, CA 91331
Raffaele Laferla
Affiliation:
Ultramet, 12173 Montague Street, Pacoima, CA 91331
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Abstract

The flexibility of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) permits the fabrication of a large number of materials in various geometric forms, one of which is the porous cellular structure. CVD fabrication of such a structure begins with the pyrolysis of a resin-impregnated thermosetting foam to obtain a reticulated carbon foam skeleton. The foam ligaments can then be coated with a variety of materials (metals, oxides, nitrides, carbides, borides, silicides, etc.), either singly or as hybrid, layered, alloyed, or graded structures. During this process, 10 to 1000 microns of the desired material(s) are deposited onto the foam ligaments by a variation of CVD known as chemical vapor infiltration (CVI). The thermomechanical properties of the resultant structure are dominated by the properties of the deposit, becoming independent of the carbon properties at very small material loadings. With precise control over the variables available, it is possible to obtain the simultaneous optimization of stiffness, strength, thermal conductivity, overall weight, and environmental resistance. This paper discusses the fabrication and properties of various CVD foam materials investigated to date.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 207: Symposium I – Mechanical Properties of Porous and Cellular Materials , 1990 , 141
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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