Disclosed is a coated composite comprising a seal coat disposed on a composite material wherein the seal coat comprises protective particles and a matrix.

Disclosed is a coated composite comprising a seal coat disposed on a composite material wherein the seal coat comprises protective particles and a matrix.

A method for manufacturing ceramic matrix composites (CMC) and CMCs made by the method are disclosed. The method can be a manual process or an automated process, such as using a robotic system, that is used for controlled delivery of ceramic particles in a CMC fabric. The method includes identifying voids present between adjacent tows of the CMC fabric and dispensing ceramic particles into the voids. Applying the ceramic particles in the center of the voids reduces the size and volume fraction of the voids/defects, improving the homogeneity of surface texture of the preform, homogeneity of microstructure, and part model shape conformity. The method for manufacturing CMCs creates CMCs having a homogenous distribution of small pores after matrix formation that improves the interlaminar mechanical and thermal properties of the CMCs.

A coating fabrication method includes providing engineered granules and thermally consolidating the engineered granules on a substrate to form a silicate-resistant barrier coating. Each of the engineered granules is an aggregate of at least one refractory matrix region and at least one calcium aluminosilicate additive region (CAS additive region) attached with the at least one refractory matrix region. In the thermal consolidation, the refractory matrix region from the engineered granules form grains of a refractory matrix of the silicate-resistant barrier coating and the CAS additive region from the engineered granules form CAS additives that are dispersed in grain boundaries between the grains.

There is provided a group III nitride laminate, including: a substrate comprised of silicon carbide; a first layer comprised of aluminum nitride and formed on the substrate; a second layer comprised of gallium nitride and formed on the first layer; and a third layer formed on the second layer and comprised of group III nitride having an electron affinity lower than that of the gallium nitride which is comprised in the second layer, the second layer having a thickness of less than 500 nm, the second layer containing iron at a concentration of less than 1×10.sup.17/cm.sup.3, and the second layer containing carbon at a concentration of less than 1×10.sup.17/cm.sup.3.

A method for constructing multiple ceramic layers by winding continuous ceramic filaments of different compositions to prepare multilayer RF-transparent structures is provided. In the method, different continuous ceramic filaments are braided to construct layers with specific dielectric constants and braiding count/thickness. Layers with same or different dielectric characteristics forms a sandwich design to fulfill the desired mechanical, thermal and electrical requirements.

A method for forming a high temperature coating includes forming a pre-sintered ceramic coating on a ceramic composite substrate. The pre-sintered ceramic coating includes a plurality of ceramic particles. The method further includes sintering at least a portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating by heating the portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating to a sintering temperature of the plurality of ceramic particles using joule heating. The sintering temperature is greater than about 1000 degrees Celsius (° C.).

A method for forming a high temperature coating includes forming a pre-sintered ceramic coating on a ceramic composite substrate. The pre-sintered ceramic coating includes a plurality of ceramic particles. The method further includes sintering at least a portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating by heating the portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating to a sintering temperature of the plurality of ceramic particles using joule heating. The sintering temperature is greater than about 1000 degrees Celsius (° C.).

A method for forming a high temperature coating includes forming a pre-sintered ceramic coating on a ceramic composite substrate. The pre-sintered ceramic coating comprises a plurality of ceramic particles. The method further includes sintering at least a portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating by heating the portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating to a sintering temperature of the pre-sintered ceramic coating using one or more non-contact radiative heating elements. The sintering temperature is greater than about 1000 degrees Celsius (° C.).

A method for forming a high temperature coating includes forming a pre-sintered ceramic coating on a ceramic composite substrate. The pre-sintered ceramic coating comprises a plurality of ceramic particles. The method further includes sintering at least a portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating by heating the portion of the pre-sintered ceramic coating to a sintering temperature of the pre-sintered ceramic coating using one or more non-contact radiative heating elements. The sintering temperature is greater than about 1000 degrees Celsius (° C.).