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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Glen Harold Kirby, Liberty Township, OH (US);
James Dale Steibel, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/56 (2006.01); C04B 35/80 (2006.01); C04B 35/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/806 (2013.01); C04B 35/565 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3826 (2013.01); C04B 2235/428 (2013.01); C04B 2235/524 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5244 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) are generally provided. The method may include melt infiltrating a silicon mixture into a ceramic matrix composite preform, with the silicon mixture including SiGa, SiIn, or a mixture thereof. The silicon mixture may include silicon metal in combination with SiGa, SiIn, or the mixture thereof. Additionally, the silicon mixture may further include B within the SiGa, SiIn, or the mixture thereof (e.g., in the form of SiBGa, SiBIn, or a mixture thereof).