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In contrast to the attractive thermal and mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites discussed in previous chapters, a severe limitation with these composites is their high susceptibility to oxidation in an oxidizing environment at temperatures even below 500°C. The life span of carbon/carbon composites in a nonoxidizing environment is found to be same at 2500 °C as it is at 350 °C, whereas in the presence of air it has been found to decrease from 400 h to zero at 500 °C [1]. This quite often becomes a major barrier to the use of carbon/carbon composites as a structural material in high-temperature systems operating in oxidizing environments, such as turbine engines and ramjet components that are exposed to hot combustion gases, air breathing propulsion systems, and air frame components experiencing aerodynamic heating. Clearly, for wider applications of carbon/carbon composites as high temperature structural materials, some form of oxidation protection is essential. An understanding of the oxidation mechanism for carbons in general and that for carbon/carbon composites in particular helps in the development of protection systems for these composites.
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Fitzer, E., Manocha, L.M. (1998). Oxidation and Oxidation Protection of Carbon/Carbon Composites. In: Carbon Reinforcements and Carbon/Carbon Composites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58745-0_9
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