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US 9,169,872 B2Granted
Bearing having components fabricated from a ceramic matrix composite
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames William Sears, George Hanna Ghanime, Kenneth Lee Fisher
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Abstract
Embodiments of a bearing are provided herein. In one embodiment a bearing may include a bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race; a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race, wherein at least one of the inner race, the outer race, and the plurality of rolling elements is at least partially fabricated from an AlMgB14 containing ceramic matrix composite.
Claims18
A bearing comprising:
- a bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race;
- and
- a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race, wherein at least one of the inner race, the outer race and the plurality of rolling elements is a monolithic part fabricated from an AlMgB14 containing ceramic matrix composite.
A bearing comprising:
- a bearing assembly having an inner race and an outer race;
- and
- a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race, wherein at least one of the inner race, the outer race and the plurality of rolling elements is a monolithic part fabricated from an AlMgB14 containing ceramic matrix composite, wherein the AlMgB14 containing ceramic matrix composite comprises a plurality of AlMgB14 containing particles or fibers dispersed throughout a TiB2 containing metal matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.