The Joining of Carbon-Carbon Composites Using Field-Assisted Sintering Technology

Ballydel Technologies will partner with the Penn State University Applied Research Laboratory (PSU-ARL) to develop a novel manufacturing approach for joining two dissimilar ceramic matrix composites (CMCs).nbsp;nbsp;Specifically, Ballydel and PSU-ARL will develop a field-assisted sintering technique (FAST) for joining 2D and 3D carbon-carbon composite planes.nbsp;nbsp;FAST is a disruptive manufacturing technique that produces sintered solids with near theoretical density, in anbsp;dramaticallynbsp;shorter period of time (lt;20 minutes), when compared to traditional sintering methods.nbsp;nbsp;The goal of this endeavor is to demonstrate the utility of this technique for the manufacture of a variety of hypersonic components, suitable for defense and aerospace applications.