Effect of Temperature on the Microwave-Absorbing Properties of an Al2O3–MoSi2 Coating Mixed with Copper

Abstract

To obtain a high temperature-resistant microwave absorbing coating, an Al2O3–MoSi2/Cu composite coating was prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying. Compared with a normal temperature environment, there are a few reports on Cu as an absorbent for high temperature microwave absorbing coatings. Therefore, in this regard, wave absorbing property can be improved by using a Cu absorbent. The microstructure of a Al2O3–MoSi2/Cu coating was observed, and the dielectric properties of the composite coating in the high-temperature environment of the X-band were tested. The experimental results show that with the increase in temperature, Cu transforms Cu2O in the high-temperature environment and improves the coating’s wave absorption performance with MoSi2. In addition, a 1.4 mm-thick coating showed best microwave absorbing performance at 700 °C. The reflection loss was −19.09 dB, and the effective microwave absorbing bandwidth was 2.83 GHz (Reflection Loss < −10 dB). It was found that the Al2O3–MoSi2/Cu composite coating has good wave-absorbing performance in a 700 °C high-temperature environment.