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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Hexcel Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Scott DeFelice, Holyoke, MA (US);
Anthony DeCarmine, Lebanon, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hexcel Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); C04B 35/524 (2006.01); C04B 35/83 (2006.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); C04B 35/634 (2006.01); C25D 5/50 (2006.01); C23C 18/36 (2006.01); C25D 5/12 (2006.01); C23C 18/34 (2006.01); C23C 18/16 (2006.01); B28B 11/24 (2006.01); C23C 18/32 (2006.01); B29K 71/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B28B 11/24 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); C04B 35/524 (2013.01); C04B 35/63488 (2013.01); C04B 35/83 (2013.01); C23C 18/1653 (2013.01); C23C 18/1692 (2013.01); C23C 18/32 (2013.01); C23C 18/34 (2013.01); C23C 18/36 (2013.01); C25D 5/12 (2013.01); C25D 5/50 (2013.01); B29K 2071/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C04B 2235/48 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6026 (2013.01); C04B 2235/658 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6562 (2013.01); C04B 2235/665 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method for producing an object by additively manufacturing a preform of the object from a building material comprising a polymer. The preform is encapsulated with a metal or metal alloy encapsulant that is capable of withstanding temperatures greater than the preform. The encapsulated preform is heated at a predetermined temperature and for a period of time, such that the preform at least partially transmutes into the form of a carbonaceous solid.