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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Lennox, Saco, ME (US);
Daniel C Nelson, Old Orchard Beach, ME (US);
Roger T Pepper, Saco, ME (US);
Assignee:
Fiber Materials, Inc., Biddeford, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427113 ; 427185 ; 427122 ; 427202 ; 423448 ; 423458 ;
Abstract
Layered carbon-carbon composites having improved interlaminar tensile strength are disclosed together with a process for making such composites. A metal catalyst is first deposited on a panel comprising a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth. The panel is then exposed to a gaseous hydrocarbon in an inert atmosphere at elevated temperature in order to promote the growth of graphite whiskers between the carbon cloth layers.