Data on SiC-based bundle lifetime variability: The insufficiency of external phenomena affecting the flaw size.

A broad variability characterizes the lifetime of SiC-based bundles under static fatigue conditions at intermediate temperature and ambient air, challenging the accuracy of its prediction. The same is true, in a lower extend, with tensile properties, in apparent discrepancy with the bundle theory based on weakest link theory. The data presented here focus on lifetime scattering, evaluated on different fiber types (6 in total, Nicalon® or Tyranno®). It is hosted at http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/96xg3wmppf.1 and related to the research article "Static fatigue of SiC-based multifilament tows at intermediate temperature: the time to failure variability" (Mazerat et al., 2020) [1]. The insufficiency of classically invoked external and discrete bias (fiber sticking phenomenon for instance) was compared to a devoted Monte Carlo algorithm, attributing to each filament a strength (random) and a stress (homogeneous). Introduction of a stress inconsistency from tow to tow, experimentally observed through section variability, was revealed to overpass such biasing approach. This article can be referred to for the interpretation or prediction of CMC lifetime to guaranty long term performances over the broad offered application field.