Abstract:Three-dimensional carbon fiber reinforced mullite composites (3D-B Cf/mullite) are fabricated via Al2O3 Sol-gel and polysiloxane infiltration-pyrolysis technology. The results show that nanometer γ-Al2O3 powders can be prepared through sol-gel using AlCl3·6H2O and (CH2)6N4 as starting materials. Mullite can be synthesized by co-pyrolysis reaction between polysiloxane and sol-gel derived γ-Al2O3 at 1400℃ under N2. The density, flexural strength, and fracture toughness of 3D-B Cf/mullite composites are 1.784g/cm3, 282.5MPa and 17.7MPa·m1/2, respectively. It is the large quantities of pores in composites that result in low density and flexural strength of 3D-B Cf/mullite composites.