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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Slawomir T. Fryska, Granger, IN (US);
Bruce Gordy, South Bend, IN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A preform for a carbon-carbon composite including a plurality of fibrous layers stacked and needled-punched together to form the preform in the shape of an annulus having an inner radial section and an outer radial section. Each fibrous layer includes a respective plurality of fabric segments comprising at least one of carbon fibers or carbon-precursor fibers. At least one fibrous layer includes a first fabric segment forming at least a portion the inner radial section, the first fabric segment defining a first segment bisector and a first fiber orientation angle, and a second fabric segment forming at least a portion the outer radial section, the second fabric segment defining a second segment bisector and a second fiber orientation angle, where the first and second segment bisectors are radially aligned and the first fiber orientation angle is different than the second fiber orientation angle.