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Method for producing shaped parts made of a graphitized carbon/carbon composite material

US5776383A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 1996
Grant dateJul 7, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D65/126
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method for producing a shaped part made of a graphitized carbon/carbon composite material in which a compound of carbon fibers is prepared impregnated with a solution of carbon precursors and then cut into sections placed in a mould subjected to a carbonization stage by means of hot unidirectional pressing, wherein, so as to prepare the compound, the fiber is subjected to a heat deoxidation and oil removal treatment followed by a softening in a bath for increasing wettability and hooking and then impregnation in a bath formed of an aqueous solution containing pitch mesophase, high-yield pitch and a binder, the required sufficient calculated amount of compound being placed in bulk in a hot constant volume pressing mould so as to accurately fill the mould at the end of pressing before carrying out said carbonization, the moulded part finally being graphitized at a high temperature. Applications include the aeronautic and spatial fields.

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