Abstract: A coating of silicon carbide is formed on carbon filaments by passing the heated filaments into an atmosphere of hydrogen and silicon tetrachloride to deposit silicon, and then into a silicon carbide-forming atmosphere. Carbon filaments having a coating of silicon carbide up to 0.2 micron or over 10 microns thick are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 12, 1977
Date of Patent:
December 26, 1978
Assignee:
Association pour la Recherches et le Developpement des Methodes et Processus Industriels
Inventors:
Jean-Louis R. G. Randon, Georges S. Slama