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US 2024/0351958 A1Published application
Metal carbide infiltrated c/c composites
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMehrad Mehr, Bahram Jadidian
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Abstract
An article includes a substrate. The substrate includes at least two phases. The first phase includes a carbon-carbon (C/C) composite. The second phase includes a metal carbide. The second phase is disposed within a plurality of interconnected pores of the first phase, wherein the second phase extends from a surface of the substrate to a depth of at least 300 micrometers below the surface of the substrate.
Claims20
An article comprising:
- a substrate comprising at least two phases, including:
- a first phase comprising a carbon-carbon (C/C) composite;
- and
- a second phase comprising a metal carbide;
- wherein the second phase is disposed within a plurality of interconnected pores of the first phase, and
- wherein the second phase extends from a surface of the substrate to a depth of at least about 300 micrometers below the surface of the substrate.
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A method of forming an article, the method comprising:
- infiltrating interconnected pores of a substrate with a fluid that comprises a metal, wherein the substrate includes a first phase comprising a carbon-carbon (C/C) composite and plurality of interconnected pores within the first phase;
- and
- reacting carbon of the first phase with the metal to form a second phase disposed within the interconnected pores of the first phase, wherein the second phase extends from a surface of the substrate to a depth of at least about 300 micrometers below the surface of the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.