Patent ID: 9713905
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,C04B,D10B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a carbon-on-carbon (C/C) composite, the method comprising: curing a C/C lay-up comprising carbon-fabric, carbon power and polymeric binder within a mold under vacuum at a first curing temperature in a range from about 100° C. to about 160° C.; releasing the C/C lay-up from the mold after curing at the first curing temperature; and curing the C/C lay-up at a second curing temperature in a range from about 200° C. to about 300° C. responsive to the releasing operation, to substantially bond the carbon powder to the carbon-fabric and pyrolyze polymeric binder.