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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Stewart Schroder, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Paul Stephen DiMascio, Greer, SC (US);
Randall Richard Good, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/24 ; F16C 3/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/24 ; F16C 3/304 ;
Abstract
A high temperature gas turbine component includes an inner core made of a monolithic ceramic material embedded within an outer CMC shell. The inner core may be formed with a through hole, blind hole, wear pads and the like. A method of making the bushing includes the steps of a) forming an inner core of silicon nitride or silicon carbide; and b) applying a ceramic matrix composite material over substantially all of the inner core.