Method and apparatus for arresting a crack within a body
US7028462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inseparable assembly includes a body having a plurality of plies stacked in face to face relation and bonded together, wherein each of the plurality of plies includes a ceramic matrix composite material having a first predetermined ductility. The assembly further includes a reinforcement including a metallic wire mesh bonded to said body so that at least a portion of the metallic wire mesh is positioned between two adjacent plies in the body. The metallic wire mesh has a second predetermined ductility greater than the first ductility.
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