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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Middletown, OH (US);
Timothy P. Coons, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory Willis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for repairing composite components includes positioning repair material within a repair region of a composite component formed of a composite material. Furthermore, the method includes heating the repair region to a first temperature. Additionally, the method includes heating a remaining portion of the composite component to a second temperature. Moreover, the method includes melt infiltrating the repair region with an infiltrant to densify the repair material. The first temperature is at or above a melting point of the infiltrant and the second temperature is less than the melting point.