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Non-porous metal-oxide coated carbonaceous fibers and applications in ceramic matrices
Assignee: SULLIVAN MINING Corp 3953 OREGON STREET SAN DIEGO CA 92104 A CA CORP
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Filing: 1987-11-25
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Granted: 1990-10-09
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Expires: 2007-11-25
Abstract
Abstract Non-porous metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures above 1600° C. and that are particularly useful in the construction of ceramic or metal composites without carbon-carbide hypereutectic formation or micro-cracking in metal and ceramic matrix composites, respectively, but with good interfacial bonding, thereby allowing the same to be favorably employed in space reentry vehicles, heat shields, high-performance aircraft, internal combustion engines, and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas M. Sullivan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:07
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C04B35/01; C04B35/08; C04B35/10; C04B35/111; C04B35/117; C04B35/16; C04B35/18; C04B35/19; C04B35/195; C04B35/26; C04B35/48; C04B35/481; C04B35/486; C04B35/488; C04B35/515; C04B35/56; C04B35/5607; C04B35/5622; C04B35/565; C04B35/58; C04B35/58007; C04B35/58014; C04B35/5805; C04B35/58064; C04B35/58071; C04B35/58078; C04B35/581; C04B35/584; C04B35/597; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/628; C04B35/62844; C04B35/62847; C04B35/62852; C04B35/62855; C04B35/62897; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B41/00; C04B41/45; C04B41/4584; D; D01; D01F; D01F11/00; D01F11/10; D01F11/12; D01F11/122; D01F11/123; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5244; C04B2235/5248; C04B2235/60; C04B2235/614; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/66; C04B2235/668; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/74; C04B2235/77; C04B2235/96; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294; Y10T428/2942; Y10T428/2949; Y10T428/2958
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1600° C., comprising: metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, and ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1600° C., comprising: metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, and ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
A composite as in claim 1 wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers comprise a carbonaceous fiber in contact with a continuous non-porous metal oxide layer at least 250 angstroms thick and composed of materials selected from the group consisting of MgO, BeO, Group IIIB oxides excluding oxides of actinides other than thorium, aluminum oxide, and Group IVB oxides excluding titanium oxide, and alloys thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composite as in claim 1 wherein said carbonaceous fibers are selected from the group consisting of fibers of carbide, graphite or carbon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A composite as in claim 3 wherein said carbide is selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, niobium carbide, tantalum carbide, thorium carbide, uranium carbide, zirconium carbide, hafnium carbide, titanium carbide, boron carbide, beryllium carbide, vanadium carbide, transition element carbides and carbonitride compounds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
151 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1,600° C., comprising: (a) metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers comprising a carbonaceous fiber in contact with about a 250-Angstrom thick contiguous non-porous metal oxide layer composed of materials selected from the group consisting of MgO, BeO, Group IIIA oxides excluding oxides of actinides with Atomic Numbers higher than 92, Group IIIB oxides excluding thalium oxide and borium oxide, and Group IVA oxides excluding titanium oxide and alloys thereof; and (b) ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, said carbonaceous fibers being selected from the group consisting of carbide, graphite or carbon and wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite; (c) said ceramic matrix being composed of materials selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, oxynitrides, nitrides, borides and carbonitrides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1,600° C., comprising: (a) metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers comprising a carbonaceous fiber in contact with about a 250-Angstrom thick contiguous non-porous metal oxide layer composed of materials selected from the group consisting of MgO, BeO, Group IIIA oxides excluding oxides of actinides with Atomic Numbers higher than 92, Group IIIB oxides excluding thalium oxide and borium oxide, and Group IVA oxides excluding titanium oxide and alloys thereof; and (b) ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, said carbonaceous fibers being selected from the group consisting of carbide, graphite or carbon and wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite; (c) said ceramic matrix being composed of materials selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, oxynitrides, nitrides, borides and carbonitrides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
225 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1,600° C., comprising: (a) metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers comprising a carbonaceous fiber in contact with about a 250-Angstrom thick contiguous non-porous metal oxide layer composed of materials selected from the group consisting of MgO, BeO, Group IIIA oxides excluding oxides of actinides with Atomic Numbers higher than 92, Group IIIB oxides excluding thalium oxide and borium oxide, and Group IVA oxides excluding titanium oxide and alloys thereof; and (b) ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, said carbonaceous fibers being selected from the group consisting of carbide, graphite or carbon and wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite; (c) said ceramic matrix being composed of materials selected from the group consisting of BeO, Al 2 O 3 , LiAlSi 2 O 6 , SiAlON, Al 6 Si 2 O 13 , ZrSiO 4 , SiC, Si 3 N 4 , transformation toughened ZrO 2 , transformation toughened Al 2 O 3 , Si 3 N-SiO 2 -Y 2 O 3 , ThO 2 , TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , HfB 2 , TiC, Cr 3 C 2 , TiN, Cordierite, Fe 2 O 3 , AlN, and Fe 3 O 4 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
225 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1,600° C., comprising: (a) metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers comprising a carbonaceous fiber in contact with about a 250-Angstrom thick contiguous non-porous metal oxide layer composed of materials selected from the group consisting of MgO, BeO, Group IIIA oxides excluding oxides of actinides with Atomic Numbers higher than 92, Group IIIB oxides excluding thalium oxide and borium oxide, and Group IVA oxides excluding titanium oxide and alloys thereof; and (b) ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, said carbonaceous fibers being selected from the group consisting of carbide, graphite or carbon and wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite; (c) said ceramic matrix being composed of materials selected from the group consisting of BeO, Al 2 O 3 , LiAlSi 2 O 6 , SiAlON, Al 6 Si 2 O 13 , ZrSiO 4 , SiC, Si 3 N 4 , transformation toughened ZrO 2 , transformation toughened Al 2 O 3 , Si 3 N-SiO 2 -Y 2 O 3 , ThO 2 , TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , HfB 2 , TiC, Cr 3 C 2 , TiN, Cordierite, Fe 2 O 3 , AlN, and Fe 3 O 4 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1,600° C., consisting essentially of: metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, and ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A ceramic matrix composite capable of withstanding chemical degradation at temperatures greater than 1,600° C., consisting essentially of: metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers, and ceramic matrix material in contact with said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers wherein said metal oxide-coated carbonaceous fibers occupy from greater than 0% up to about 55% by volume of said ceramic matrix composite.
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