US5110652A
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Shaped fiber-reinforced ceramic composite article
Assignee: Corning Inc
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Filing: 1989-12-04
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Granted: 1992-05-05
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Expires: 2009-12-04
Abstract
Abstract A ceramic matrix composite article having a varying thickness is fabricated by a process wherein multiple prepreg sheets comprising reinforcing fibers and powdered matrix material are stacked to provide a multi-layer prepreg stack wherein, through each cross-sectional dimension perpendicular to the plane of the sheets, the number of prepreg sheets contributing to the aggregate sheet thickness of the stack varies in proportion to the relative thickness desired in the layered article. The stack may consolidated to a composite article with a smoothly varying thickness profile without undue fiber breakage or ply wrinkling in the composite structure consolidated into a composite article having a smoothly varying thickness profile with reduced internal fiber bowing or breakage. Preferably, the exterior surfaces of the article comprise long, substantially continuous fibers and are free of ply drops.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger A. Allaire
- 👤 G. Daniel Lipp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:52
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B18/00; C; C03; C03C; C03C14/00; C03C14/002; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/16; C04B35/18; C04B35/195; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/632; C04B35/638; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C03C2214/00; C03C2214/02; C03C2214/20; C03C2214/30; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/32; C04B2235/3205; C04B2235/3208; C04B2235/3231; C04B2235/3244; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5244; C04B2235/5248; C04B2235/5268; C04B2235/60; C04B2235/616; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/72; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/38; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/58; C04B2237/582; C04B2237/70; C04B2237/704; C04B2237/84; C04B2237/86; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/232; Y10T428/239; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24074; Y10T428/24083; Y10T428/24091; Y10T428/24099; Y10T428/24124; Y10T428/24132; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24521; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/249928; Y10T428/249929; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A multi-layer ceramic matrix composite article having at least one curved exterior surface and a varying thickness along axes perpendicular to the surface, wherein the varying thickness is produced at least in part by a variation in the number of layers of composite material traversed by the axes, and wherein the curved surface is formed of a facing layer of composite material comprising a ceramic matrix reinforced with long, substantially unbroken inorganic fibers disposed in directions parallel to the curved surface, said facing layer (i) being sufficiently large to cover the layers of composite material therebeneath and (ii) comprising edge portions which are substantially free of fiber- or matrix-depleted composite material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A multi-layer ceramic matrix composite article having at least one curved exterior surface and a varying thickness along axes perpendicular to the surface, wherein the varying thickness is produced at least in part by a variation in the number of layers of composite material traversed by the axes, and wherein the curved surface is formed of a facing layer of composite material comprising a ceramic matrix reinforced with long, substantially unbroken inorganic fibers disposed in directions parallel to the curved surface, said facing layer (i) being sufficiently large to cover the layers of composite material therebeneath and (ii) comprising edge portions which are substantially free of fiber- or matrix-depleted composite material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article in accordance with claim 1 wherein the inorganic fibers are selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon carbide, and silicon oxycarbide fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An article in accordance with claim 2 wherein the ceramic matrix is composed of a glass or glass-ceramic.
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