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Method for forming composite articles of complex shapes
Assignee: Geon Co
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Filing: 1984-04-20
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Granted: 1986-09-23
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Expires: 2004-04-20
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a method of making fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite articles. The method comprises forming the matrix material into fibers and then into yarn which is woven or knitted into cloth. The matrix cloth is then cut into preformed shapes and interleaved with preformed pieces of fabric which have been woven or knitted from yarn containing the fiber reinforcement. The interleaved preformed structure is then placed in a die and densified under pressure and temperature to form the composite article. Also disclosed is a method wherein the yarn of reinforcing fiber and matrix fibers is woven or knitted together to form a hybrid cloth. This hybrid cloth is then cut into predetermined forms and placed in a die and densified under heat and pressure to form the composite article. Further, a hybrid cloth comprising yarn of both matrix and reinforcing fibers may be formed and then cut into predetermined forms, placed in a die and densified under heat and pressure forming a component article. In addition, these fibers and yarns may be formed into near net structures which can then be densified to form complex composite articles.
Inventors
- 👤 George K. Layden
- 👤 Karl M. Prewo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 04:05
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B37/00; C03B37/10; C03B37/14; C03B37/15; B; B32; B32B; B32B18/00; C03C; C03C14/00; C03C14/002; C04; C04B; C04B30/00; C04B30/02; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C03C2214/00; C03C2214/02; C03C2214/20; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/522; C04B2235/5224; C04B2235/5228; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5244; C04B2235/5248; C04B2235/5252; C04B2235/5256; C04B2235/5268; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/341; C04B2237/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of making fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite articles particularly adapted to making such articles in complex shapes comprising: forming a matrix material into matrix fibers, forming the matrix fibers into matrix yarn, forming a reinforcing material into reinforcing fibers, forming the reinforcing fibers into reinforcing yarn, forming a hybrid cloth of the matrix yarn and the reinforcing yarn, wherein the matrix yarn comprises about 30% to about 70% by volume of the cloth, cutting a plurality of preforms of predetermined pattern from the hybrid cloth, forming a stack of the preforms to a predetermined height, placing the stack in a die, and applying sufficient heat and pressure to cause the matrix material to flow about the reinforcing fibers forming the composite article.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of making fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite articles particularly adapted to making such articles in complex shapes comprising: forming a matrix material into matrix fibers, forming the matrix fibers into matrix yarn, forming a reinforcing material into reinforcing fibers, forming the reinforcing fibers into reinforcing yarn, forming a hybrid cloth of the matrix yarn and the reinforcing yarn, wherein the matrix yarn comprises about 30% to about 70% by volume of the cloth, cutting a plurality of preforms of predetermined pattern from the hybrid cloth, forming a stack of the preforms to a predetermined height, placing the stack in a die, and applying sufficient heat and pressure to cause the matrix material to flow about the reinforcing fibers forming the composite article.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of making fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite aricles particularly adapted to making such articles in complex shapes comprising: forming a matrix material into matrix fibers, forming a reinforcing material into reinforcing fibers, forming a hybrid yarn comprising matrix fibers and reinforcing fibers, wherein the hybrid yarns comprise about 30% to about 70% by volume of matrix fibers, forming a hybrid cloth of the yarn, cutting a plurality of preforms of predetermined pattern from the hybrid cloth, forming a lay-up of the preforms of predetermined height, placing the lay-up into a die, and applying sufficient heat and pressure to cause the matrix material to flow about reinforcing fibers forming the composite article.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of making fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite aricles particularly adapted to making such articles in complex shapes comprising: forming a matrix material into matrix fibers, forming a reinforcing material into reinforcing fibers, forming a hybrid yarn comprising matrix fibers and reinforcing fibers, wherein the hybrid yarns comprise about 30% to about 70% by volume of matrix fibers, forming a hybrid cloth of the yarn, cutting a plurality of preforms of predetermined pattern from the hybrid cloth, forming a lay-up of the preforms of predetermined height, placing the lay-up into a die, and applying sufficient heat and pressure to cause the matrix material to flow about reinforcing fibers forming the composite article.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of forming a fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite article comprising: forming a matrix material into continuous matrix fibers, forming the matrix fibers into a matrix yarn, forming a reinforcing material into continuous reinforcing fibers, forming the reinforcing fibers into a reinforcing yarn, knitting or braiding the matrix yarn and reinforcing yarn into a structure of near net shape wherein the matrix yarn comprises from about 30% to about 70% by volume of the structure, placing the structure in a die and applying sufficient heat and pressure on the structure to cause the matrix to flow about the reinforcing fibers to form a composite article.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of forming a fiber reinforced glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix composite article comprising: forming a matrix material into continuous matrix fibers, forming the matrix fibers into a matrix yarn, forming a reinforcing material into continuous reinforcing fibers, forming the reinforcing fibers into a reinforcing yarn, knitting or braiding the matrix yarn and reinforcing yarn into a structure of near net shape wherein the matrix yarn comprises from about 30% to about 70% by volume of the structure, placing the structure in a die and applying sufficient heat and pressure on the structure to cause the matrix to flow about the reinforcing fibers to form a composite article.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the reinforcing fibers and matrix fibers are formed into a hybrid yarn prior to being formed into the near net structure.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
19 words
The method of any one of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the fiber reinforcement yarn is a monofilament.
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