US4515860A
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Self protecting carbon bodies and method for making same
Assignee: Dart Industries Inc
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Filing: 1982-09-10
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Granted: 1985-05-07
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Expires: 2002-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A coated article and method of forming the same. The article is composed of a carbon body having a thermochemically deposited coating which renders the body resistant to oxidation at high temperatures. The coating is formed of a silicon alloy having a non-columnar grain distribution with substantially equiaxial grains of an average diameter of less than one micron. The amount of silicon in the coating is in excess of the alloy stoichiometry, producing infusion of silicon, with such at or above its melting temperature, into the cracked mosaic of the coating, to form an oxidative resistant glass filler.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Holzl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:30
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/52; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87; C04B41/89; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2916; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/292; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2962; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A coated article comprising a body of carbon material in monolithic or composite form upon which has been thermochemically deposited a silicon alloy coating comprising one or more alloying elements selected from the group consisting of carbon, oxygen, aluminum and nitrogen in the form silicon carbide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or sialon, said coating having a non-columnar grain distribution with substantially equiaxial grains of an average diameter of less than one micron and forming a correspondingly fine crack mosaic upon stressing due to differences in thermal coefficients of expansion between said coating and said body, and wherein the amount of silicon is in excess of stoichiometry to an extent sufficient to confer crack healing characteristics at temperatures of the order of the melting point of silicon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A coated article comprising a body of carbon material in monolithic or composite form upon which has been thermochemically deposited a silicon alloy coating comprising one or more alloying elements selected from the group consisting of carbon, oxygen, aluminum and nitrogen in the form silicon carbide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or sialon, said coating having a non-columnar grain distribution with substantially equiaxial grains of an average diameter of less than one micron and forming a correspondingly fine crack mosaic upon stressing due to differences in thermal coefficients of expansion between said coating and said body, and wherein the amount of silicon is in excess of stoichiometry to an extent sufficient to confer crack healing characteristics at temperatures of the order of the melting point of silicon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A coated article according to claim 1 wherein the silicon is between 5% and 50% by weight in excess of stoichiometry.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The coated article according to claim 2, wherein the grain size and orientation is such that excess molten silicon which fills cracks in said coating is stabilized by the surface tension of the silicon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A coated article according to claim 1 wherein the carbon body has a diffusion layer of boron under said alloy coating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A coated article according to claim 1 wherein the alloy coating comprises silicon carbide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A coated article according to claim 1 wherein the alloy coating comprises silicon nitride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A coated article according to claim 1 wherein the alloy coating comprises silicon oxynitride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A coated article according to claim 1 wherein the alloy coating comprises sialon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coated article according to claim 1, wherein said carbon body includes a carbon-carbon composite.
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