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US 2025/0067299 A1Published application
Ceramic matrix composite fastener
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorMichael James Verrilli
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Abstract
A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) fastener, the method comprising: shaping a preform to form a green fastener; applying one or more layers to an outer surface of the green fastener to form a layered green fastener; and finishing the layered green fastener to form the CMC fastener.
Claims20
A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) fastener comprising:
- a body having a head and a shank coupled to the head, the body including an inner portion having a first construction and an outer portion disposed outside of the inner portion and having a second construction different than the first construction,
- wherein each of the inner portion and the outer portion includes SiC/SiC, C/SiC, or oxide/oxide.
An assembly comprising:
- a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) structure;
- a secondary structure;
- and
- a CMC fastener connecting the CMC structure and the secondary structure together, the CMC fastener comprising a body including an inner portion and an outer portion comprising a CMC tape extending circumferentially around the inner portion.
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