US4353966A
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Composite bonding
Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-12
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Granted: 1982-10-12
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Expires: 2000-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A process of bonding a plurality of thermally stable, high strength graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite materials is described. The process comprises applying to the surface of at least one of the composite materials to be bonded, a mixture of low softening point glaze such as high lead oxide containing glaze, a high melting point low coefficient of thermal expansion material such as beta-spodumene and colloidal silica followed by hot pressing the composite materials to be bonded together. The resultant bonded articles and the glass compositions particularly adapted for this bonding process are also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Elias Snitzer
- 👤 James F. Bacon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:32
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; C; C03; C03C; C03C14/00; C03C14/002; C03C14/004; C03C27/00; C03C27/06; C03C8/00; C03C8/24; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/106; C03C2214/00; C03C2214/02; C03C2214/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A process of bonding a plurality of thermally stable, high strength, graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite materials together comprising applying to the surface of at least one of the composite materials to be bonded, a mixture of a low softening point glass and a high softening point-low coefficient of thermal expansion material in such proportions that at bonding temperatures the constituents in the mixture interdiffuse to form a bond material with a bond strength greater than 7×10 3 psi (4.92×10 6 kgs per square meter).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process of bonding a plurality of thermally stable, high strength, graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite materials together comprising applying to the surface of at least one of the composite materials to be bonded, a mixture of a low softening point glass and a high softening point-low coefficient of thermal expansion material in such proportions that at bonding temperatures the constituents in the mixture interdiffuse to form a bond material with a bond strength greater than 7×10 3 psi (4.92×10 6 kgs per square meter).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process of bonding a plurality of thermally stable, high strength, graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite materials together comprising applying to the surface of at least one of the composite materials to be bonded, a mixture of low softening point, high lead oxide content glaze, low coefficient of thermal expansion beta-spodumene and colloidal silica, placing the two composite surfaces to be bonded together with the bonding material between them, and hot pressing the composite materials under inert atmosphere to form a high strength bonded composite material with bond strength greater than 7×10 3 psi (4.92×10 6 kgs per square meter).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process of bonding a plurality of thermally stable, high strength, graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite materials together comprising applying to the surface of at least one of the composite materials to be bonded, a mixture of low softening point, high lead oxide content glaze, low coefficient of thermal expansion beta-spodumene and colloidal silica, placing the two composite surfaces to be bonded together with the bonding material between them, and hot pressing the composite materials under inert atmosphere to form a high strength bonded composite material with bond strength greater than 7×10 3 psi (4.92×10 6 kgs per square meter).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the bonding mixture is applied to both of the surfaces to be bonded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the high lead oxide content glaze has a thermal expansion coefficient of about 52×10 -7 cm/cm° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the hot pressing takes place at pressures up to 300 pounds per square inch (2.069×10 6 NT/M 2 ) at temperatures up to 800° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the glass matrix comprises borosilicate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the graphite fibers have a modulus of elasticity of at least 531 GPa, a tensile strength of at least 1724 MPa and a density of about 1.96 gm/cm 3 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the composite contains 40% to 70% by volume graphite fibers having orientation in the composite of 0° and 90°; 0°, 45° and 90°; 0° and 60°; or are discontinuous.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the bonding composition comprises, by weight, about 47% to 50% high lead oxide content glaze, about 46% to 49% beta-spodumene, and about 1% to 7% colloidal silica.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
A bonded composite material comprising a plurality of individual thermally stable high strength graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite components bonded together with a bond material comprising a mixture of low coefficient of thermal expansion high lead oxide content glaze, low coefficient of thermal expansion beta-spodumene, and colloidal silica, the bonded composite having a bond strength greater than 7×10 3 pounds per square inch (4.827×10 7 NT/M 2 ).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
A bonded composite material comprising a plurality of individual thermally stable high strength graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite components bonded together with a bond material comprising a mixture of low coefficient of thermal expansion high lead oxide content glaze, low coefficient of thermal expansion beta-spodumene, and colloidal silica, the bonded composite having a bond strength greater than 7×10 3 pounds per square inch (4.827×10 7 NT/M 2 ).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The article of claim 10 wherein the bond material has a thermal expansion coefficient up to 10% greater than that of the composite glass matrix.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The article of claim 10 wherein the bond material has a thermal expansion coefficient of approximately 25×10 -7 cm/cm° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The product of claim 10 wherein the glass matrix comprises borosilicate glass.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The product of claim 10 wherein the graphite fibers have a modulus of elasticity of at least 531 GPa, a tensile strength of at least 1724 MPa and a density of about 1.96 gm/cm 3 .
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The product of claim 10 wherein the composite contains 40% to 70% by volume graphite fibers having orientation in the composite of 0° and 90°; 0°, 45° and 90°; 0° and 60°; or are discontinuous.
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