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PSC-10

Baseline C/SiC CMCs with service temps up to 3000°F

Capability Description:

PSC-10 is PSI’s baseline C/SiC CMC. We begin with aerospace-grade carbon fiber pre-preg that is laminated and cured in-house to fabricate our CMC components. The cured organic preforms are then burned out and ceramatized to form the SiC matrix. These C/SiC composites have service temperatures up to 3000°F. The PSC-10 system is compatible with the UHT-21 system and can be produced in multiple product forms including our pre-preg braiding, direct z-pin insertion, and as flexible TPS sheets.

Aero-shell Glide bodies fabricated from PSI’s PSC-10 ceramic composites

Key Features:

Carbon fiber-reinforced SiC Matrix Composite
Service temperatures up to 3000°F
Tensile Strengths of 35 KSI (for quasi-isotropic ± 45° Layups)
Compatible with UHT-21 as a Hybrid System, as well as production via Pre-preg Braiding, Z-pinning, and as a Flexible TPS.
Production of PSC-10 components in PSI’s Wilmington facilities can have fabrication timelines as short as 8 weeks from start to finish.

PSI Products

High Temperature Composites

PSC-10

Baseline C/SiC CMCs with service temps up to 3000°F

UHT-21

Refractory-modified C/SiC CMCs with service temps up to 5000°F

Hybrid Composite Systems

Co-fabrication of PSC-10 and UHT-21 to save weight and cost without loss of performance.

Castable, Chopped Fiber Composites

Low-cost, castable C/SiC alternative to our laminated composites

Pre-preg Braiding of Organic Composites

Rapid fabrication of organic preforms via braiding of woven pre-preg tapes

Direct Z-pin Insertion

Z-directional reinforcement of laminated composites without loss of properties in x-y plane

Flexible Thermal Protection Systems

Thin, stackable CMC sheets with bend radii as small as 3.5”

Chemical Vapor Deposition

Coating application to fibers and fabrics