摘要:
In a Ce-ZrO.sub.2 -based laminar composite having enhanced fracture toughness, alternating barrier layers comprise a ceramic material that undergoes stress-induced phase transformation, if any, less readily than Ce-ZrO.sub.2. Separation of the barrier layers is normally in the range of about 10-200 .mu.m, with optimum individual barrier layer thicknesses at the lower end of the range. Powders of ceramic materials comprising the individual layers of the composite are dispersed in separate slurries. The pH of the slurries is adjusted to form coagulations in which the particles settle without mass segregation and can be consolidated to high density by centrifuging. After centrifuging, the supernatant liquid can be removed and a desired volume of another slurry can be added on top of the first layer of consolidated material. This process can be repeated indefinitely to form a consolidated structure having individual layers as thin as approximately 10 .mu.m. The consolidated structure may be pressed, shaped, dried, and sintered to form the laminar composite. In the composite, interactions between a barrier layer and the martensitic transformation zone surrounding a crack or indentation spread the transformation zone along the region adjacent to the barrier layer. As a result, barrier layers provide large increases in toughness for cracks growing parallel or normal to the layers.
摘要:
A device is provided for suspending an external load by means of a magnetic field and a superconductor. The superconductor is supported in a magnetic field which penetrates the superconductor. A magnet is suspended below the superconductor and oriented so that its magnetic moment is aligned parallel to the magnetic field. The magnet is provided with a coupling means so that it can be coupled to an external load. Either a vertical or a horizontal magnetic field can be used. In one embodiment, the load-carrying member is a composite material suspended from a supported magnet. The composite consists of a superconducting phase and an attractive phase comprising either a magnet, a ferromagnetic material, or a paramagnetic material. In another embodiment, a device for concentrating flux is provided by placing a superconductor between the source of the magnetic field and the position in which the concentrated flux is desired.
摘要:
A magnetic switch for recording the change in position of a magnetic field includes a first object on which is positioned a source of magnetic force for creating a magnetic field and a second object on which is positioned at least one type II superconducting medium. The type II superconducting medium exhibits a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field, such that relative motion between the first object and the second object causes the magnetic field to induce a residual magnetization in the superconducting medium. A device for sensing the direction of a magnetic field includes a first type II superconducting medium adapted to exhibit a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field having a first direction, a second type II superconducting medium adapted to exhibit a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field having a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a third type II superconducting medium adapted to exhibit a permanent magnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field having a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions.
摘要:
A tunable electromagnetic filter includes a type II superconducting medium which exhibits a permanent ferromagnetic component after exposure to a magnetic field. A magnetic field passes through the medium in a first direction, while an input conductor wound around the medium in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction receives an input signal, and an output conductor is wound around the medium in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. At resonance of the medium, an alternating field magnetic component perpendicular to both the incoming signal and the magnetic field is created to induce a current of the resonant frequency in the output conductor.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an article having improved physical properties as compared to the individual components, which article comprises:a laminated ceramic fiber composite of alternating layers of discrete thin solid sheets of ceramic A having a substantially large upper and lower surface bonded to discrete thin sheets B comprising fibers and having large upper and lower surfaces using a suitable bonding agent. A method is disclosed to produce as laminated fiber-ceramic composite, which comprises:(a) obtaining discrete preformed thin solid sheets of ceramic A having a substantially large upper and lower surface and thin edge surfaces:(b) obtaining discrete preformed thin solid sheets B comprising a fiber having large upper and lower surfaces and thin edge surface, wherein the sheet of fibers are either obtained in a matrix of a suitable bonding agent, or a suitable bonding agent is added in amounts effective to bond to the upper and lower surface of the ceramic sheet and to the upper and lower surface of the sheet of fiber;(c) alternately layering at least two ceramic sheets of step (a) with at least one fiber sheet of step (b) having a minimum A-B-A pattern or in a repeating A-B pattern optionally terminating in a ceramic sheet A; and(d) bonding the laminated sheets of step (c) producing an alternating laminar fiber reinforced ceramic composite. These laminated fiber ceramics are useful in situations involving high impact loads.
摘要:
A protective hybrid composite for a rotor blade is based on the use of tape cast ceramic layers densified by pre-ceramic polymer infiltration methods and laminated together with polymer matrix composite prepregs, with or without an embedded metallic mesh, to form a conforming helicopter blade cladding that is laminated to the blade surface for added erosion protection. The hybrid composite is fabricated to net shape and laminated to the blade using either an adhesive or a polymer composite prepreg inner layer. Installation is accomplished by a standard composite fabrication method of vacuum bagging the blade while the system is laminated to its surface. Repair methods based on removal of ceramic tiles is facilitated by incorporation of a metallic mesh element laminated beneath the ceramic tiles that can be used to heat the tile and decrease its adhesion strength.
摘要:
A method of making a smooth surfaced, fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite includes the steps of providing a fiber preform, the preform having a surface containing voids; placing fibers into the voids; coating the preform fibers and the void fibers with a coating material to create a weak interface; and infiltrating the coated fibers with a matrix material to infill the voids and preform, and form strongly bonded networks within the voids. Alternatively, the resulting smooth surfaced, fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite may include, in addition to the first coating material on the preform fibers and the void fibers and the matrix material within the coated fibers and the preform to infill the voids and preform, a second coating material on the preform fibers and the void fibers, creating a second coating of substantially uniform thickness on the fibers and forming strongly bonded networks within the voids.
摘要:
A method of joining a ceramic matrix composite rocket nozzle to a metal manifold is provided, wherein a silicon nitride insert is disposed inside the ceramic matrix composite rocket nozzle and the metal manifold to provide a joint therebetween. The silicon nitride insert is preferably co-processed with the ceramic matrix composite rocket nozzle such that the ceramic matrix provides a bond between the rocket nozzle and the insert. The metal manifold is then secured to the silicon nitride insert, preferably using brazing, to form a joint assembly.
摘要:
Aqueous precursor solutions are described that comprise at least one monazite-based material precursor, at least one xenotime-based material precursor or a combination thereof; and a plurality of fine suspended particles of an oxide material. Contemplated oxide composites, as described herein, comprise a plurality of fibers surrounded by at least one monazite or xenotime-based material, wherein the oxide composite has nearly a fully dense matrix. Contemplated embodiments disclosed herein provides a method for producing an oxide composite with nearly fully dense matrix and with all fibers surrounded by a monazite- or xenotime-based material that prevents embrittlement at temperatures at least as high as 1200° C. Oxide composites are described that contain a plurality of fibers, a matrix containing at least one or more oxide materials, and at least one monazite-based material, xenotime-based material or combination thereof, wherein the monazite-based or xenotime-based material is formed from the aqueous precursor solutions disclosed herein. Contemplated methods of production include: a) providing a composite comprising oxide-reinforcing fibers and a porous matrix of oxide materials, and b) infiltrating the porosity in the matrix with a solution that contains precursors for at least one monazite-based material, at least one xenotime-based material or a combination thereof; and c) heat treating the composite to convert the precursors to monazite, xenotime, or combinations thereof.
摘要:
Aqueous precursor solutions are described that comprise at least one monazite-based material precursor, at least one xenotime-based material precursor or a combination thereof; and a plurality of fine suspended particles of an oxide material. Contemplated oxide composites, as described herein, comprise a plurality of fibers surrounded by at least one monazite or xenotime-based material, wherein the oxide composite has nearly a fully dense matrix. Contemplated embodiments disclosed herein provides a method for producing an oxide composite with nearly fully dense matrix and with all fibers surrounded by a monazite- or xenotime-based material that prevents embrittlement at temperatures at least as high as 1200° C. Oxide composites are described that contain a plurality of fibers, a matrix containing at least one or more oxide materials, and at least one monazite-based material, xenotime-based material or combination thereof, wherein the monazite-based or xenotime-based material is formed from the aqueous precursor solutions disclosed herein. Contemplated methods of production include: a) providing a composite comprising oxide-reinforcing fibers and a porous matrix of oxide materials, and b) infiltrating the porosity in the matrix with a solution that contains precursors for at least one monazite-based material, at least one xenotime-based material or a combination thereof; and c) heat treating the composite to convert the precursors to monazite, xenotime, or combinations thereof.