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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Bruno Zamorano Senderos, Huntsville, AL (US);
Dennis Lynn Coad, Madison, AL (US);
James Ross Dobbs, Huntsville, AL (US);
Ali Yousefiani, Tustin, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A compositionally-graded structure including a body having a first major surface and a second major surface opposed from the first major surface along a thickness axis, the body including a metallic component and a ceramic component, wherein a concentration of the ceramic component in the body is a function of location within the body along the thickness axis, wherein transitions of the concentration of the ceramic component in the body are continuous such that distinct interfaces are not macroscopically established within the body, and wherein the concentration of the ceramic component is at least 95 percent by volume at at least one location within the body along the thickness axis.