Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 7, 790(2025)

Ablation Behavior of High-temperature Laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C Cermets under High-frequency Plasma Wind Tunnel Test

Yiping YU1, Peng XIAO2, Changhao ZHAO3, Mengdi XU1, Lidong YAO1, Wei LI1, and Song WANG1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 22. Hunan Vanguard Group Co., Ltd., Changsha 419500, China
  • 33. Hypervelocity Aerodynamics Institute, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, China
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    Geometry of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets sample for ablation
    Ablation schematic representation of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets in plasma wind tunnel
    (a, b) Optical images of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets before (a) and after (b) plasma wind tunnel ablation; (c) Ablation temperature curve
    XRD patterns of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets before (a) and after (b) plasma wind tunnel ablation
    Microstructure of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets before plasma wind tunnel ablation
    Microstructure and EDS analysis of central region of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets after plasma wind tunnel ablation
    Microstructure of edge region of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets after plasma wind tunnel ablation
    Cross-sectional microstructure of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets after plasma wind tunnel ablation
    Microstructure of crack generated inside laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets after plasma wind tunnel ablation
    Schematic diagram of plasma wind tunnel ablation process of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets
    • Table 1. Ablation resistance properties of typical high-temperature materials ablated under temperature of ~3000 ℃[19-23]

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      Table 1. Ablation resistance properties of typical high-temperature materials ablated under temperature of ~3000 ℃[19-23]

      MaterialAblation methodAblation temperature/℃Ablation time/sLinear ablation rate/(mm•s-1) Mass ablation rate/(g•s-1) Reference
      C/C compositesMotor ground ignition test~3000600.142-[19]
      C/C compositesArc wind tunnel abltion~30002000.030-[20]
      C/C-SiC compositesOxyacetylene ablation~3000600.0960.024[21]
      C/C-SiC-Ti3SiC2 compositesOxyacetylene ablation~3000600.0600.012[21]
      C/C-Zr0.83Ti0.17C compositesOxyacetylene ablation~3000600.0160.004[22]
      Zr0.8Ti0.2C0.74B0.26 coated C/C compositesOxyacetylene ablation~3000600.0010.008[23]
      Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermetsPlasma wind tunnel ablation~3000300.0190.061This work
    • Table 2. Elements contents (in atom) of different areas in the cross section of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets after ablation

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      Table 2. Elements contents (in atom) of different areas in the cross section of laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C cermets after ablation

      AreaTa/%Hf/%O/%C/%
      9.8911.0140.0639.05
      20.621.6425.1052.64
      4.313.6931.0760.92
      18.28034.9246.79
      14.833.8714.2367.07
      23.930.086.1169.88
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    Yiping YU, Peng XIAO, Changhao ZHAO, Mengdi XU, Lidong YAO, Wei LI, Song WANG. Ablation Behavior of High-temperature Laminated Ta/Ta0.5Hf0.5C Cermets under High-frequency Plasma Wind Tunnel Test [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(7): 790

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    Received: Dec. 4, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2025

    The Author Email: Song WANG (wangs_0731@163.com)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240506

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