Global and local characterization of the thermal diffusivities of SiCf/SiC composites with infrared thermography and flash method

Two types of SiCf/SiC composites with different matrix quantities are prepared by CVR from pyrolyzed Carbon/resin composites. Experiments based on transient, space-resolved infrared thermography are developed; various assessment methods are implemented to measure simultaneously transverse and in-plane thermal diffusivities, globally and locally; the emphasis is set on the accuracy of the estimations. The material anisotropy is revealed and the influence of matrix volume fraction on the global thermal diffusivities is evaluated. Gradients of the properties are clearly visible in the samples, by use of the local analysis. The global heat conductivity values are discussed with respect to previous works.

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