Combustion tests on SiC/SiC CMC components were performed in an aircraft combustion environment using the rich-burn, quick-quench, lean-burn (RQL) sector rig. SiC/SiC fasteners were used to attach several of these components to the metallic rig structure. The effect of combustion exposure on the fastener material was characterized via microstructural examination. Fasteners were also destructively tested, after combustion exposure, and the failure loads of fasteners exposed in the sector rig were compared to those of as-manufactured fasteners. Combustion exposure reduced the average fastener failure load by 50% relative to the as-manufactured fasteners for exposure times ranging from 50 to 260 hours. The fasteners exposed in the combustion environment demonstrated failure loads that varied with failure mode. Fasteners that had the highest average failure load, failed in the same manner as the unexposed fasteners.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
fibre reinforced composites, fasteners, silicon compounds, gas turbines, aircraft testing, combustion, failure (mechanical), melt infiltration, aerospace propulsion, ceramics
Topics:
Fasteners, Combustion, Ceramic matrix composites, Failure, Combustion chambers
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