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Process for bonding carbon substrates using particles of a thermally stable solid
Assignee: Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Corp
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Filing: 1978-10-16
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Granted: 1980-12-23
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Expires: 1998-10-16
Abstract
Abstract An improved process for providing a bond between carbon substrates using particles of a thermally stable solid is described. In particular, a laminate of a porous carbon substrate and a relatively non-porous carbon substrate using finely divided particles of a thermally stable solid which are in contact with and between both substrates is heated in the presence of a carbonizable gas, such as methane, in a chamber such that the gas contacts the carbon substrates and the particles so that a mutual coating of pyrolytic carbon is deposited on the exposed surfaces of all components and bonds them together. More than two carbon substrates can be bonded using the particles as interlayers between the substrates. The pyrolytic carbon coated composite products are particularly useful as electrodes.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher J. Torbet
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-24 18:21
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/26; B; B32; B32B; B32B18/00; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/52; C04B35/524; C04B37/00; C04B37/003; C04B37/005; H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/64; H01M4/86; H01M4/96; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/6567; C04B2235/658; C04B2235/6582; C04B2235/6586; C04B2235/66; C04B2235/666; C04B2235/667; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/04; C04B2237/08; C04B2237/086; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/36; C04B2237/361; C04B2237/363; C04B2237/38; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/70; C04B2237/704; C04B2237/708; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/11; Y10T156/1153; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
The process for bonding carbon substrates using finely divided particles of a thermally stable solid to form a composite product which comprises: (a) providing finely divided particles of a thermally stable solid in contact with a pair of carbon substrates; (b) contacting said particles and substrates with a carbonizable gas; and (c) heating the carbon substrates and the particles in the presence of a carbonizable gas which decomposes at elevated temperatures to pyrolytic carbon so that a coating of the pyrolytic carbon is deposited on the surfaces of the carbon substrates and on the particles, thereby bonding the carbon substrates and particles together to form a composite product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
The process for bonding carbon substrates using finely divided particles of a thermally stable solid to form a composite product which comprises: (a) providing finely divided particles of a thermally stable solid in contact with a pair of carbon substrates; (b) contacting said particles and substrates with a carbonizable gas; and (c) heating the carbon substrates and the particles in the presence of a carbonizable gas which decomposes at elevated temperatures to pyrolytic carbon so that a coating of the pyrolytic carbon is deposited on the surfaces of the carbon substrates and on the particles, thereby bonding the carbon substrates and particles together to form a composite product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the finely divided particles are carbon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the heating for depositing the coating of pyrolytic carbon is at a temperature of least about 1000° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the heating for depositing the coating of pyrolytic carbon is at a temperature of up to about 2,500° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the carbonizable gas is a lower aliphatic hydrocarbon containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms which decomposes to pyrolytic carbon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the porous carbon substrate is vitreous carbon with the interconnected strand structure in carbon of a reticulated polyurethane structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the pyrolytic carbon coated carbon substrates and particles after heating in the presence of the carbonizable gas are cooled in a non-reactive gaseous atmosphere or vacuum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the non-reactive gaseous atmosphere is nitrogen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the carbonizable gas is flowed through the confined space at a rate of about 4 cubic feet per hour for 5.5 hours at about 1000° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1 wherein after a portion of the carbonizable gas is carbonized, remaining carbonizable gas and gaseous carbonization products are removed from the chamber and burned.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 further comprising: (d) removing one of the carbon substrates after the deposition of the pyrolytic carbon such that the particles remain bonded to the other carbon substrate.
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