The invention relates to a gradient ultrahigh-temperature
ceramic-based
composite material and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing
slurry of gradientconcentrations, namely, by taking
zirconium carbide powder as a
solid component, and thermoset phenolic resin as a liquid component, mixing the
solid component with the liquid component, and performing preparation so as to obtain
slurry of n gradient concentrations, wherein n is greater than or equal to 2; (2) preparing prepregs, namely, respectively compounding the
slurry of n gradient concentrations with n pieces of carbon cloth so as to obtain multiple prepregs; (3) preparing a
composite material component, namely, laying and overlapping the multiple prepregs obtained in the step (2), and curing the prefabricated body obtained after laying so as to obtain the
composite material component, wherein the content of the
powder changes in a gradient manner along a thickness direction; (4) performing
pyrolysis; (5) preparing a C / C blank by using a PIP (
pyrolysis process); and (6) performing melting siliconing. By adopting the preparation method provided by the invention, the gradient ultrahigh-temperature
ceramic-based composite material which is low in density and excellent in high-temperature
ablation resistance can be prepared, and has substantive benefits in fields of space flightand
aviation.