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US 6,403,158 B1Granted
Porous body infiltrating method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorGregory Scot Corman
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Abstract
A mixture is formed that comprises at least some to about 10 wt % boron nitride and silicon. A body comprising a component that is wetted by or reacts with silicon is contacted with the mixture and the contacted body is infiltrated with silicon from the mixture.
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A method for infiltrating a body with silicon, comprising:
- forming a mixture comprising silicon powder and at least some and up to about 6 wt % hexagonal boron nitride powder;
- contacting the body with said mixture, said body comprising a component that is wetted by or reacts with silicon;
- and
- infiltrating said contacted body with silicon from said mixture.
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A method for infiltrating a body with silicon, comprising:
- coating a body comprising a component that is wetted by or reacts with silicon with a slurry of at least some and up to about 5 wt % hexagonal boron nitride powder and silicon powder;
- and
- infiltrating said contacted body with silicon from slurry.
A method for infiltrating a body with silicon, comprising:
- forming a slurry comprising silicon powder and at least some and up to about 6 wt % hexagonal boron nitride powder dispersed in a liquid;
- contacting a body comprising a component that is wetted by or reacts with silicon with said slurry;
- and
- infiltrating said contacting body with silicon from said slurry.
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A method for infiltrating a body with silicon, comprising:
- forming a mixture comprising hexagonal boron nitride powder and greater than about 94% by weight silicon powder;
- contacting a body with said mixture, said body comprising a component that is wetted by or reacts with silicon;
- and
- infiltrating said contacted body with silicon from said mixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.