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US 7,407,901 B2Granted
Impact resistant, thin ply composite structures and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeKazak Composites, Incorporated
InventorsPavel Bystricky, Jerome P. Fanucci
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Abstract
A reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) composite material has improved impact resistance. The RCC composite material is formed from a fiber reinforcement of layers or plies of thin ply carbon fiber fabric impregnated with a carbon matrix. Carbon nanotube reinforcement in the matrix further improves impact resistance. The stacking arrangement of the plies of the thin ply fabric also further improves impact resistance.
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A reinforced carbon-carbon composite material, comprising:
- a plurality of plies of a thin ply carbon fiber fabric arranged in layers, each ply comprising ribbons woven together, each ribbon having a width of at least approximately 15 mm, a crimp angle between crossing fibers of each ply less than 9°, and each ply having a thickness no greater than 0.006 inch;
- a matrix of carbon material infiltrating pores of the carbon fiber fabric;
- and
- a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed within the matrix.
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A reinforced carbon-carbon composite material, comprising:
- a plurality of plies of a thin ply carbon fiber fabric arranged in layers, each ply comprising ribbons woven together, each ribbon having a width of at least approximately 15 mm, a crimp angle between crossing fibers of each ply less than 9°, and each ply having a thickness no greater than 0.006 inch;
- plies of a unidirectional tape arranged in layers adjacent at least a portion of the plies of the woven ribbons, each ply of the tape having a thickness less than 0.0025 inch;
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- a matrix of carbon material infiltrating pores of the carbon fiber fabric and the tape.
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A reinforced carbon-carbon composite material, comprising:
- a plurality of plies of a thin ply carbon fiber fabric arranged in layers, each ply comprising a unidirectional tape having a thickness no greater than 0.0025 inch or a fabric of woven ribbons having a thickness no greater than 0.006 inch, and a crimp angle between crossing fibers of each ply less than 9°;
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- a matrix of carbon material infiltrating pores of the carbon fiber fabric;
- and
- a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed within the matrix.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.