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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Yu-Chung Ku, Rexford, NY (US);
Gary C. Buczkowski, Scotia, NY (US);
Ryan Christopher Mills, Rexford, NY (US);
Peter Kennedy Davis, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/571 (2006.01); D01F 9/10 (2006.01); C01B 32/956 (2017.01); C04B 35/622 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/571 (2013.01); C01B 32/956 (2017.08); C04B 35/62281 (2013.01); D01F 9/10 (2013.01); C01P 2004/61 (2013.01); C04B 2235/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of forming substantially crystalline, dense silicon carbide fibers from infusible polysilazane fibers by utilizing a single stage pyrolysis. The pyrolysis is performed using a continuous process in a single furnace with a constant atmospheric condition. Also disclosed are substantially crystalline, dense silicon carbide fibers formed by these methods.