Simulation of ZrB2 Oxidation Behavior at Constant Temperature Ambient

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Zirconium diboride (ZrB₂), a thermal protection material for hypersonic vehicle, has received widespread attention in recent years. Here we advance an oxidation model based on oxidation products (ZrO₂and B₂O₃) and their morphology at different temperatures to simulate the oxidation behavior of ZrB₂. This study further establishes the dynamic equilibrium among formation, evaporation and supplement of B₂O₃ whose concentration at ambient was assumed to be nonzero. Research results indicate that the advanced model can predict the oxidation behavior of ZrB₂ under quasi-static low flow conditions and the simulation results are consistent with the data obtained from sample suspended in wire heater furnace at constant temperature. The porosity has a great influence on the oxidation process, and at the same temperature and oxygen partial pressure, the larger the porosity, the higher the oxidation degree. The oxidation rate controlled by diffusion in the presence of liquid B₂O₃film laying outer surface of substrate reduces greatly and the material exhibits the strongest oxidation resistance.

Key words: zirconium diboride, oxidation behavior, pore fraction, simulation, film

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Shu-Guang ZHOU, Yi-Jun GUO, Xiao LIU. Simulation of ZrB₂ Oxidation Behavior at Constant Temperature Ambient[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(6): 660-666.

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Fig. 1 Schematic sketch of the oxidation products of ZrB2 and morphology assumed in the model L: scale thickness; Rs: recession of substrate; hext: outside layer thickness of B2O3; hint: inside layer thickness of B2O3; a: interface between ambient and oxide; zb: interface between liquid and inside solid; s: interface between oxides and substrate; i: interface between inside liquid and solid

Fig. 2 Effect of pore fraction on weight change of ZrB2

Fig. 3 Comparison of mass change obtained from simulation results and sample measurement results of ZrB2 at different temperatures

Table 1 Ratio of thickness of B2O3 to that of ZrO2 at different temperatures

T/K	1098	1163	1263	1365	1478	1573	1673
Ratio	1.05	1.04	1.03	0.99	0.96	0.87	0.70

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