Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Metal matrix composite tape fabrication, braiding, and consolidation to form metal matrix composite parts
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Application No.: US16366045Application Date: 2019-03-27
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Publication No.: US11697895B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Antonio Carlos Rufin
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Arlington
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: D04C1/02
- IPC: D04C1/02 ; D04C3/14 ; D04C1/06 ; D04C3/48 ; B23K31/02 ; C23C4/134 ; D04C3/24 ; C23C4/06 ; B23K101/34
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for braiding Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) tape. One method includes drawing multiple lanes of MMC tape, comprising a matrix of metal reinforced by fibers, from bobbins arranged around a mandrel. The method also includes braiding the multiple lanes to form a preform at the mandrel for an MMC part and consolidating the preform via application of heat and pressure.
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