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US 10,035,305 B2Granted
Method of making carbon fiber preforms
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMark L. La Forest, Slawomir T. Fryska
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Abstract
In some examples, a method includes depositing a mixture including a resin and an additive powder via a print head of a three-dimensional printing system to form a carbon fiber preform including a plurality of individual carbon fiber layers, wherein each individual layer of the plurality of individual carbon fiber layers includes a plurality of carbon fibers and the mixture of the resin and the additive powder.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- forming a carbon fiber preform comprising a plurality of individual carbon fiber layers, wherein forming each individual carbon fiber layer of the plurality of individual carbon fiber layers comprises:
- forming a fibrous layer comprising a plurality of carbon fibers, and
- depositing a mixture including a resin and an additive powder via a print head of a three-dimensional printing system on the fibrous layer;
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- pyrolyzing the carbon fiber preform to form a carbon-carbon composite.
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