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US 12,753,125 B2Granted
Ceramic matrix composite article manufacturing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorAnthony Mark Thompson
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Abstract
A method for forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) article includes laying up a plurality of plies of a CMC material, sealing the plurality of plies in a vacuum enclosure that is in fluid communication with a solvent supply that includes a volume of solvent, and diffusing a solvent to or from the solvent supply through the plurality of plies.
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A method for forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) article, the method comprising:
- laying up a plurality of plies of a CMC material;
- sealing the plurality of plies in an enclosure that is in fluid communication with a solvent supply, the solvent supply including a volume of a solvent;
- and
- evaporatively diffusing the solvent to or from the solvent supply through the plurality of plies.
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