- Charlotte NC, US CHRISTOPHER C. KOROLY - Spring Valley CA, US KIRK CHRISTOPHER NEWTON - VAIL AZ, US VIJAY V. PUJAR - San Diego CA, US PAUL T. PEREA - Pueblo West CO, US JAMES W. RUDOLPH - Colorado Springs CO, US CHRISTOPHER T. KIRKPATRICK - Pueblo West CO, US KATHERINE E. WAUGH - Easton CT, US
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION - Charlotte NC
International Classification:
C04B 35/83 C04B 35/628
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a C/C part includes fabricating an oxidized PAN fiber preform comprising a stack of sheets of multi-axial, non-crimp, OPF fabric. The method includes positioning the oxidized PAN fiber preform with a female forming tool, the female forming tool comprising a die recess, and forming the oxidized PAN fiber preform into a shaped body. The shaped body is removed from the female forming tool and moved into a graphite fixture for carbonization. The carbonized shaped body may also be densified into the final C/C part. The carbonized shaped body can also be placed in a perforated graphite fixture for densification and removed from the perforated graphite fixture between densification processes for machining and for facilitating further densification.
