CPC C04B 35/80 (2013.01) [C04B 35/6269 (2013.01); C04B 35/62863 (2013.01); C04B 35/62871 (2013.01); C04B 35/62873 (2013.01); C04B 35/62878 (2013.01); C04B 35/62892 (2013.01); C04B 35/63476 (2013.01); C04B 35/657 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3813 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3826 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3873 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5248 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5256 (2013.01); C04B 2235/604 (2013.01); C04B 2235/616 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of fabricating a composite component, comprising:
forming a fibrous preform by:
forming a first ceramic particle layer over a first textile layer by depositing a mixture of silicon carbide powder and phenolic resin powder over the first textile layer;
disposing a second textile layer over the first ceramic particle layer;
forming a second ceramic particle layer over the second textile layer; and
disposing a third textile layer over the second ceramic particle layer;
performing a densification process on the fibrous preform, the densification process including coating a plurality of fibers of the fibrous preform with a carbon matrix material; and
performing a silicon melt infiltration process after the densification process, the silicon melt infiltration process including:
infiltrating a plurality of pores defined by the carbon matrix material with a silicon material, and
heating the fibrous preform to a melt temperature until at least 50% of the carbon matrix material and at least a portion of the silicon material are converted into silicon carbide.
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