Oxidation-Resistant Carbon Composites with Improved Friction Performance and Methods for Making and Using Them
Project Leader: Khalid Lafdi
Unit: College of Engineering, Center for Advanced Friction Studies
Brief Description:
This invention involves novel carbon composite materials, more specifically carbon composite materials that include silicon carbide and have improved oxidation resistance and carbon friction performance, particularly in a humid environment. Nanocrystalline silicon carbide regions are distributed throughout the carbon matrix. The invention also includes a method of producing these composite materials.
Patent Status:
U.S. Patent No. 6,676,887, issued January 13, 2004.
Potential Commercial Uses:
Potential uses include composite materials for brake applications, clutches, and similar friction-related applications.
Contact:
Jeff Myers, Senior Technology Transfer Specialist, (618) 453-4543, fax: (618) 453-8038