Patent ID: 11964918
Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  G | IPC C  G

Claim 6:
7. A method for manufacturing an embedded sensor, the method comprising:
providing a powder feedstock of silicon carbide;
selectively depositing a binding agent onto successive layers of the powder feedstock according to a binder-jet printing process to produce a three-dimensional green body having a silicon carbide matrix, the green body defining a cavity therein;
positioning a sensor component within the cavity, the cavity being closed to an exterior of the green body; and
after positioning the sensor component within the cavity, heat treating the green body to remove the binding agent and densifying the silicon carbide matrix according to a chemical vapor infiltration process, wherein the densified silicon carbide matrix includes a substantially pure silicon carbide microstructure.