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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, ZA;
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., München, DE;
Phylis Sarah Makurunje, Braamfontein, ZA;
Iakovos Sigalas, Randburg, ZA;
Mathias Herrmann, Coswig, DE;
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, ZA;
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., München, DE;
Abstract
The present invention provides for carbide ceramic matrix composite comprising C/C—SiC-xMC wherein C/C is a carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix, x is at least 2, and wherein MC are carbides of transition metals with M being at least two different transition metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten. The invention further provides for a method for manufacturing the composite.