The application of Carbon and graphite based materials in unprotected environment is limited to a temperature of 450℃ or so because of their susceptibility to oxidation at this temperature and higher. To over come these obstacles a low cost chemical vapour reaction process (CVR) was developed to give crystalline and high purity SiC coating on graphite and isotropic C/C composite. CVR is most effective carbothermal reduction method for conversation of a few micron of carbon layer to SiC. In the CVR method, a sic conversation layer is formed by reaction between carbon and gaseous reagent silicon monoxide at high temperature. Characterization of SiC coating was carried out using SEM. The other properties studied were hardness density and conversion efficiency.

Carbon/Carbon composite was been manufactured by the technology of warmer-molding process of clutter chopped carbon fiber, using phenolic resin as an adhesive. The degree of graphitization, the microstructure and the friction properties were studied. The results show that the clutter chopped carbon fiber fully scatter in the Carbon/Carbon composite and the degree of graphitization of phenolic resin can reach up to 86.2%, this matrix carbon can form the continuous and stable graphitic thin film on the friction surface during braking process so that the composite has fine friction properties and low wear rate.

Modification of C/C composite bipolar plate for improving electrical conductivity was carried out by addition of electroconductive carbon black (EC-CB). Carbon black was carefully mixed to methanol-containing phenolic resin, impregnated into 2D-carbon fabrics, hot pressed and then carbonized to obtain composite plate. Inclusion of electro-conductive carbon black enhanced the electrical conductivity of the C/C composites by increasing the conduction path. Addition of 10 vol% carbon black increased the electrical conductivity from 5.5/Ωcm to 32/Ωcm and reduced the crack formation by filling effect, resulting in the increase of flexural properties of composite plate. However, at carbon black content over 10 vol%, flexural properties decreased by delaminating role of excess carbon black at the interface in C/C composites.

탄소/탄소 복합재의 산화 저항성을 개선시키기 위하여 aluminum iso propoxide및 aluminum tri sec butoxide졸을 2D-탄소/탄소 복합재에 도포하여 산호 억제층으로서의 효과를 관찰하였다. 촉매/알콕사이드의 몰비가 0.07, 물/알콕사이드의 몰비가 100일때의 산화 억제효과가 양호했으며, 승온속도를 20˚C/min로 하여 승온분석시험한 결과는 도포시편이 80˚C 정도의 산화 개시온도가 20%감소되는 시간을 측정한 TGA분석에서는 도포시편이 20% 정도의 산화 저항성 개선효과를 나타냈다. 도포막의 두께는 1회 도포막이 3μm, 2회 및 3회 도포막이 4-5μm 정도였고, 열충격 시험은 횟수에 따라 산화량이 증자하였다. 5% 전환률에서의 도포하지 않은 시편의 활성화 에너지는 33.2Kcal/mole이었으며 도포시편의 활성화 에너지는 37.1Kcal/mole이었다.