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Refractory composite reinforced with refractory fibers and process for manufacturing same
Assignee: Airbus Group SAS
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Filing: 1984-06-19
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Granted: 1986-02-04
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Expires: 2004-06-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a ceramicized refractory composite and to a process for manufacturing same, wherein a multidirectional woven network is impregnated with a suspension of a ceramic powder and a fluid composition of a substance producing, under the action of heat treatment, a body of the same nature as the ceramic powder of said suspension.
Inventors
- 👤 Alain Hordonneau
- 👤 Bernard Capdepuy
- 👤 Louis Minjolle
- 👤 Claudette Drouet
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 23:48
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B35/111; C04B35/117; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/62605; C04B35/62625; C04B35/6263; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/522; C04B2235/5224; C04B2235/5228; C04B2235/5232; C04B2235/5236; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5244; C04B2235/5252; C04B2235/60; C04B2235/616; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24124; Y10T428/24132; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
The method of fabricating a refractory composite comprising: forming a multidirectional network from refractory fibers; forming a refractory matrix on said multidirectional network by: (a) impregnating said network with a suspension of a ceramic powder and heat treating for drying and consolidation; (b) impregnating said network with a liquid composition of a substance producing, under the action of heat, a solid body of the same nature as the ceramic powder of said suspension, said substance having particles smaller than those of said ceramic powder, and heat treating for drying and consolidation; and (c) repeating at least one of steps (a) and (b) until a refractory composite having a porosity of not greater than 30% by volume is obtained.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
The method of fabricating a refractory composite comprising: forming a multidirectional network from refractory fibers; forming a refractory matrix on said multidirectional network by: (a) impregnating said network with a suspension of a ceramic powder and heat treating for drying and consolidation; (b) impregnating said network with a liquid composition of a substance producing, under the action of heat, a solid body of the same nature as the ceramic powder of said suspension, said substance having particles smaller than those of said ceramic powder, and heat treating for drying and consolidation; and (c) repeating at least one of steps (a) and (b) until a refractory composite having a porosity of not greater than 30% by volume is obtained.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said refractory fibers are selected from fibers of silicon carbide, alumina, silicon nitride, zirconia, silica, an aluminosilicate or a silicon carbide/silicon nitride mixture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said ceramic powder is selected from the group consisting of alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, magnesia, silicon nitride, silica, aluminum titanate, boron nitride and titanium boride powders.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 3, wherein said suspension contains at least two ceramic powders.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said fluid composition comprises a salt, a gel, a solution or an organometallic derivative of a material yielding after heat treatment compounds identical to the ceramic powders used in said suspension.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said fluid composition is a mixture of salts, gels, organometallic compounds or solutions of decomposable materials.
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