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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2006
James D. Steibel, Mason, OH (US);
Stephen M. Whiteker, Covington, KY (US);
Douglas M. Carper, Trenton, OH (US);
Suresh Subramanian, Mason, OH (US);
James D. Steibel, Mason, OH (US);
Stephen M. Whiteker, Covington, KY (US);
Douglas M. Carper, Trenton, OH (US);
Suresh Subramanian, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is ceramic matrix composite gas turbine engine component comprising a plurality of cured ceramic matrix composite plies, each ply comprising ceramic fiber tows, each ceramic fiber tow comprising a plurality of ceramic fibers, the tows in each ply lying adjacent to one another such that each ply has a unidirectional orientation. The component further comprises a layer of a coating on the ceramic fibers. The component further comprises a ceramic matrix material lying in interstitial regions between the fibers and tows of each ply and the interstitial region between the plurality of plies, wherein at least a portion of the component is no greater than about 0.021 inch thick. The present invention is also a method for making such a ceramic matrix composite component.