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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Carbon fiber tows have been impregnated by ethanolic solutions of organo-silicon chlorides, and fired at temperatures up to 900°C to form silicon based coatings. Fired tows were subsequently examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy to characterize the coated material. A uniform silicon oxycarbide is formed at temperatures upwards of 400°C, which provides an oxidation barrier in carbon fiber reinforced metals.