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Prereacted inhibitor powder for carbon-carbon composites
Assignee: Rohr Inc
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Filing: 1988-11-07
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-11-07
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates to a method of forming carbon-carbon composites wherein prereaction of the filler ingredients takes place prior to the prepregging operation, thereby ensuring that the sealant phase is both homogeneous and unsegregated on a microscopic scale. Composites prepared from several constituent inhibitor powders often have one inhibitor component segregated within the carbon fabric and fiber bundles during compaction, debulking and press curing. Composites prepared from prereacted powders have inhibitor constituents mixed on an atomic scale. Thus, the oxide sealant which forms from the prereacted particulate filler has an optimized composition with all of the desirable qualities, such as level viscosity, good wetting, low water solubility, low reactivity with the carbon fibers and carbon matrix during graphitization and low reactivity with the chemically vapor deposited coating.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul E. Gray
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B35/00; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C04B35/83; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/5057; C04B41/5059; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of providing an oxygen-resistant carbonous structure comprising the steps of: (a) providing a carbon char-yielding material; (b) reacting a material taken from the class consisting of boron and boron-containing compounds with a material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof; (c) providing the reacted product of step (b) in particles of up to about 10 microns; (d) dispersing the reacted particles of step (c) substantially homogeneously in said char-yielding material; and (e) heating said char-yielding material of step (d) under pressure to carbonize said material of step (c).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of providing an oxygen-resistant carbonous structure comprising the steps of: (a) providing a carbon char-yielding material; (b) reacting a material taken from the class consisting of boron and boron-containing compounds with a material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof; (c) providing the reacted product of step (b) in particles of up to about 10 microns; (d) dispersing the reacted particles of step (c) substantially homogeneously in said char-yielding material; and (e) heating said char-yielding material of step (d) under pressure to carbonize said material of step (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said char-yeilding material comprises carbonous matrix and carbonous fibers disposed within said matrix.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the reaction product from reacting a material taken from the class consisting of boron and boron-containing compounds with a material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof is present in an amount of from about 3 to about 40 mole percent of boron, calculated as boron oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said the reaction product from reacting a material taken from the class consisting of boron and boron-containing compounds with a material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof is present in an amount of from about 3 to about 40 mole percent of boron, calculated as boron oxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of forming an outer refractory coating over the product of step (d).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2 further including the step of forming an outer refractory coating over the product of step (d).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 4 further including the step of forming an outer refractory coating over the product of step (d).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Al, Y, Sc, La, Si, and Ce.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Al, Y, Sc, La, Si, and Ce.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said material taken from the class consisting of metals, metalloids and compounds thereof is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Al, Y, Sc, La, Si, and Ce.
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