X-ray micro-computed tomography of beech wood and biomorphic C, SiC and Al/SiC composites

T. E. Wilkes; S. R. Stock; F. De Carlo; X. Xiao; K. T. Faber

doi:10.1080/14786430902956457

X-ray micro-computed tomography of beech wood and biomorphic C, SiC and Al/SiC composites

T. E. Wilkes, S. R. Stock, F. De Carlo, X. Xiao, K. T. Faber

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Abstract

The microstructures of beech wood and of beech wood-derived carbon, silicon carbide (SiC), and an aluminum/SiC composite were studied using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT). As opposed to traditional two-dimensional imaging techniques, the μCT data allowed nondestructive evaluation of relatively large sample volumes. Nondestructive three-dimensional data analysis led to the observation of microstructural features, such as varying pore-wall topographies not previously seen in SEM, calculations of the volume fraction of porosity and characterization of the interconnectivity of porosity in the SiC material.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1373-1389
Number of pages	17
Journal	Philosophical Magazine
Volume	89
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14786430902956457
State	Published - Jun 2009

Funding

Funding for this work was provided by National Science Foundation Grant DMR-0710630. Use of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

Keywords

Composite
Silicone carbide
Synchrotron
Wood
X-ray micro-computed tomography

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Condensed Matter Physics

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