CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBE-INFUSED FIBER MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
First Claim
1. A composite material comprising:
- a ceramic matrix; and
a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, composite materials containing a ceramic matrix and a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material are described herein. Illustrative ceramic matrices include, for example, binary, ternary and quaternary metal or non-metal borides, oxides, nitrides and carbides. The ceramic matrix can also be a cement. The fiber materials can be continuous or chopped fibers and include, for example, glass fibers, carbon fibers, metal fibers, ceramic fibers, organic fibers, silicon carbide fibers, boron carbide fibers, silicon nitride fibers and aluminum oxide fibers. The composite materials can further include a passivation layer overcoating at least the carbon nanotube-infused fiber material and, optionally, the plurality of carbon nanotubes. The fiber material can be distributed uniformly, non-uniformly or in a gradient manner in the ceramic matrix. Non-uniform distributions may be used to form impart different mechanical, electrical or thermal properties to different regions of the ceramic matrix.
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48 Claims
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1. A composite material comprising:
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a ceramic matrix; and a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A composite material comprising:
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a ceramic matrix; and a first portion of a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material in a first region of the ceramic matrix and a second portion of a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material in a second region of the ceramic matrix; wherein an average length of the carbon nanotubes infused to the first portion and an average length of the carbon nanotubes infused to the second portion are chosen such that the first region of the ceramic matrix and the second region of the ceramic matrix have different mechanical, electrical or thermal properties. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method comprising:
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providing a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material; distributing the carbon nanotube-infused fiber material in a green ceramic precursor; and curing the green ceramic precursor to form a composite material comprising a ceramic matrix and a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method comprising:
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providing a ceramic matrix comprising a cement; providing a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material; distributing the carbon nanotube-infused fiber material in the cement; and curing the cement to form a concrete comprising the carbon nanotube-infused fiber material. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. An article comprising:
a composite material comprising; a ceramic matrix, and a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material.
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