Composites and methods of forming composites having an increased volume of ceramic particles
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorChristopher T Kirkpatrick
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Abstract
A fiber reinforced composite component may include interleaved textile layers and ceramic particle layers coated with matrix material. The fiber reinforced composite component may be fabricated by forming a fibrous preform and densifying the fibrous preform. The fibrous preform may be fabricated by forming a first ceramic particle layer over a first textile layer, disposing a second textile layer over the first ceramic particle layer, forming a second ceramic particle layer over the second textile layer, and disposing a third textile layer over the second ceramic particle layer.
Claims5
A fiber reinforced composite component, comprising:
- a first textile layer comprising a plurality of first carbon fibers;
- a second textile layer comprising a plurality of second carbon fibers;
- a layer of ceramic particles located between the first textile layer and the second textile layer;
- a carbon matrix material encapsulating the plurality of first carbon fibers, the plurality of second carbon fibers, and the layer of ceramic particles, wherein the carbon matrix material defines a plurality of pores;
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- a silicon material located in the plurality of pores.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.