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Method for producing a refractory composite structure
Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines SAS
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Filing: 1983-01-19
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Granted: 1986-03-18
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Expires: 2003-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A refractory fibrous preform in ceramic material is placed inside an infiltration chamber where it is heated within a reacting gaseous mixture introduced into the chamber and containing at least one gaseous hydrolyzing or oxidizing agent and a volatile hydrolyzable or oxidizable compound of the one element or of each element of which the oxide is a constituent of the matrix of the structure to be produced, in order to obtain by chemical reaction an adhesive deposit of said oxide or oxide constituting said matrix and having a melting point higher than 1750° C.; the values of the overall pressure, of the temperature and of the gas flow rates inside the infiltration chamber are selected to be at a level slightly higher than the minimum values necessary for producing the said chemical reaction, so as to enable the constituents of the gaseous reaction mixture to penetrate to the bottom of the pores in the fibrous preform before having reacted completely such that the pores are densified throughout their length with the adhesive deposit.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Colmet
- 👤 Roger Naslain
- 👤 Paul Hagenmuller
- 👤 Pierre Lamico
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 21:31
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/48; C04B35/486; C04B35/488; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S427/00; Y10S427/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
Method for producing a refractory composite structure, comprising the densification of a refractory fibrous preform in ceramic material by a matrix at least partly constituted by an oxide having a melting point higher than 1750° C. wherein the fibrous preform is placed inside an infiltration chamber where it is heated within a reacting gaseous mixture introduced into the chamber and containing at least one gaseous hydrolyzing or oxiding agent and a volatile hydrolizable or oxidizable compound of the one element or of each element of which the oxide is a constituent of the matrix of the structure to be produced, in order to obtain by chemical reaction an adhesive deposit of said oxide or oxides constituting said matrix, the values of the overall pressure, of the temperature and of the gas flow rates inside the infiltration chamber being selected to be at a level slightly higher than the minimum values necessary for producing the said chemical reaction, so as to enable the constituents of the gaseous reaction mixture to penetrate to the bottom of the pores in the fibrous preform before having reacted completely such that the pores are densified throughout their length with the adhesive deposit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
Method for producing a refractory composite structure, comprising the densification of a refractory fibrous preform in ceramic material by a matrix at least partly constituted by an oxide having a melting point higher than 1750° C. wherein the fibrous preform is placed inside an infiltration chamber where it is heated within a reacting gaseous mixture introduced into the chamber and containing at least one gaseous hydrolyzing or oxiding agent and a volatile hydrolizable or oxidizable compound of the one element or of each element of which the oxide is a constituent of the matrix of the structure to be produced, in order to obtain by chemical reaction an adhesive deposit of said oxide or oxides constituting said matrix, the values of the overall pressure, of the temperature and of the gas flow rates inside the infiltration chamber being selected to be at a level slightly higher than the minimum values necessary for producing the said chemical reaction, so as to enable the constituents of the gaseous reaction mixture to penetrate to the bottom of the pores in the fibrous preform before having reacted completely such that the pores are densified throughout their length with the adhesive deposit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
Method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fibrous preform is rigidized before conducting the chemical vapor infiltration in order to bind the fibers together, said rigidization being achieved by at least one cycle comprising impregnation by the liquid method with a precursor of a refractory material having a good resistance to oxidization and melting at more than 1750° C., followed by the firing of said precursor, so as to reach an open residual porosity varying between 20 and 50%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rigidizing material obtained after firing is an oxide of magnesium, calcium, aluminium, chromium, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, thorium, or uranium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the precursor of the rigidizing material is a precursor of the hydroxide or alcoxide gel type.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said volatile hydrolyzable or oxidizable compound is a halide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the halide is selected from a group formed by the aluminium and zirconium chlorides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said volatile hydrolizable or oxidizable compound is an organo-metallic compound.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
Method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reactant gas mixture is specifically constituted by at least one of the aluminium or zirconium chloride, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, the overall pressure inside the infiltration chamber being set to a value situated between 66.10 -4 and 0.4 atm and the temperature of the preform being set at a value situated between 800° and 1200°C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the reactant gas mixture contains aluminium chloride and zirconium chloride and the mixture contains between 5 and 20% by mole of AlCl 3 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
Method as claimed in claim 1 to produce a matrix of zirconia which has been partly or totally stabilized with magnesium, calcium and yttrium, wherein a sequence of impregnation with a precursor such as a gel of the stabilizing oxide followed by a firing of the precursor alternates with a sequence of chemical vapor infiltration of zirconia, whereby zirconia is deposited within the pores of the preform to form a compact matrix.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
Method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reactant gas mixture is specifically constituted by at least one of the aluminum or zirconium chloride, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, the overall pressure inside the infiltration chamber being set to a value situated between 0.013 and 0.065 atm and the temperature of the preform being set at a value situated between 900° and 950° C.
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