EP2991949A2 - Polysilocarbmaterialien und verfahren - Google Patents

Polysilocarbmaterialien und verfahren

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EP2991949A2
EP2991949A2 EP14791407.1A EP14791407A EP2991949A2 EP 2991949 A2 EP2991949 A2 EP 2991949A2 EP 14791407 A EP14791407 A EP 14791407A EP 2991949 A2 EP2991949 A2 EP 2991949A2
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Walter Sherwood
Mark Land
Brian Benac
Michael Mueller
George Keith
Oliver WILDING
Douglas Dukes
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  • the present inventions relate to polyorganic compositions, structures and materials; polymer derived preceramic and ceramic materials; and in particular polysilocarb compositions, structures and materials.
  • the present inventions further relate to methods for making these compositions, structures and materials.
  • Si-C silane or polysilane
  • Si-Si silazane or polysilazane
  • Si- N-Si silicon carbide
  • SiC carbosilazane or polycarbosilazane
  • Si-N-Si-C-Si siloxane or polysiloxanes
  • a solvent free method for making a ceramic material and the material made from this method, the method involving: mixing a first liquid polysilocarb precursor with a second liquid precursor in the absence of a solvent to form a solvent free liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor is not chemically reacted with the second liquid precursor; curing the polysilocarb precursor formulation to form a sold material, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor and the second liquid precursor chemically react to form the solid material; and, pyrolzing the sold material to form a ceramic material.
  • the first liquid precursor is methyl hydrogen fluid; wherein the first liquid precursor is a methyl terminated hydride substituted polysiloxane; wherein the first liquid precursor is selected from the group consisting of a methyl terminated vinyl polysiloxane, a vinyl terminated vinyl polysiloxane, a hydride terminated vinyl polysiloxane, and an allyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane; wherein the first liquid precursor is selected from the group consisting of a vinyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane, a hydroxy terminated dimethyl polysiloxane, a hydride terminated dimethyl polysiloxane, and a hydroxy terminated vinyl polysiloxane; wherein the first liquid precursor is selected from the group consisting of a phenyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane, a phenyl and methyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane;
  • polysiloxane a tetravinyl cyclosiloxane, a trivinyl cyclosiloxane, and a divinyl cyclosiloxane.
  • the second liquid precursor is selected from the group consisting of a trivinyl hydride cyclosiloxane, a divinyl dihydride cyclosiloxane, and a dihydride cyclosiloxane; wherein the second liquid precursor is a silane; wherein the second liquid precursor is selected from the group consisting of a methyl terminated dimethyl ethyl methyl phenyl silyl silane, an ethyl methyl phenyl silyl- cyclosiloxane, a cyclosiloxane and an orthosilicate; wherein the first liquid precursor is methyl hydrogen fluid; and wherein the second liquid precursor is selected from the group consisting of a methyl terminated phenylethyl polysiloxane, a tetravinyl cyclosiloxane, a trivinyl cyclosiloxane, and a divinyl
  • a solvent free method for making a neat ceramic material, and a material made therefrom the method involving: preparing a mixture of a first liquid polysilocarb precursor with a second liquid precursor in the absence of a solvent to form a solvent free liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor is not chemically reacted with the second liquid precursor; curing the polysilocarb precursor formulation to form a neat sold material, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor and the second liquid precursor chemically react to form the neat solid material; and, pyrolzing the neat sold material to form a neat ceramic material.
  • the pyrolysis is conducted in an inert atmosphere; wherein the pyrolysis is conducted under a reduced pressure atmosphere; wherein the reduced pressure atmosphere is essentially a vacuum; and, wherein the first liquid precursor is methyl hydrogen fluid; wherein the first liquid precursor is a methyl terminated hydride substituted polysiloxane.
  • the material is bead shaped; wherein the material is a neat material in the shape of a bead; the material is a neat ceramic material in the shape of a bead; the material is in the shape of a film; the material is a net material in the shape of a film; the material is a neat ceramic material in the shape of a film; the material is a coating; the materials is a neat material and is a coating; and the material is a neat ceramic material and is a coating.
  • the solvent free liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation contains vinyl groups and hydride groups; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 1 .50 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 3.93 to 1 .
  • the method of claim 49 wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 5.93 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 0.08 to 1 to about 24.00 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 2.03 to 1 to about 24.00 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 3.93 to 1 to about 24.00 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 0.08 to 1 to about 1 .82 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 1 .12 to 1 to about 2.36 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 1 .75 to 1 to about 23.02 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl groups is about 1 .50 to 1 to about 3.93 to 1 ; wherein the molar ratio of hydride groups to vinyl
  • a solvent free method for making a neat solid material, and materials made therefrom the method involving: preparing a mixture of a first liquid polysilocarb precursor with a second liquid precursor in the absence of a solvent to form a solvent free liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor is not chemically reacted with the second liquid precursor; and, curing the polysilocarb precursor formulation to form a neat sold material, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor and the second liquid precursor chemically react to form the neat solid material.
  • a reaction free method for making a polysilocarb material involving: obtaining a first liquid polysilocarb precursor; obtaining a second liquid polysilocarb precursor comprising a first reactive group; obtaining a third liquid polysilocarb precursor comprising a second reactive group; and, mixing the first liquid polysilocarb precursor, the second liquid polysilocarb precursor and the third liquid polysilocarb precursor to form a liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation, wherein the first reactive group is unreacted; and the first liquid polysilocarb precursor is not chemically reacted with the second liquid precursor; and, curing the polysilocarb precursor formulation to form a neat sold material, whereby the first liquid polysilocarb precursor and the second liquid precursor chemically react to form the neat solid material.
  • first reactive group comprises a hydride
  • second reactive group comprises a vinyl
  • first reactive group comprises a reactive group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, hydroxy, hydride, phenyl, and phenylethyl
  • second reactive group comprises a reactive group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, hydroxy, hydride, phenyl, and phenylethyl
  • first reactive group and the second reactive gropu comprises a reactive group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, hydroxy, hydride, phenyl, and phenylethyl.
  • a method for making a polysilocarb material, and materials made therefrom the method involving: obtaining a first liquid polysilocarb precursor; obtaining a second liquid polysilocarb precursor comprising a first reactive group; obtaining a third liquid polysilocarb precursor comprising a second reactive group; mixing the first liquid polysilocarb precursor, the second liquid polysilocarb precursor and the third liquid polysilocarb precursor to form a liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation, wherein the first reactive group is unreacted; and, curing the polysilocarb precursor formulation, whereby the first reactive group and the second reactive group chemically react to form a sold material.
  • a method for making a neat polysilocarb material, and the materials made therefrom the method involving: obtaining a first liquid polysilocarb precursor; obtaining a second liquid
  • polysilocarb precursor comprising a first reactive group
  • obtaining a third liquid polysilocarb precursor comprising a second reactive group mixing the first liquid polysilocarb precursor, the second liquid polysilocarb precursor and the third liquid polysilocarb precursor to form a liquid polysilocarb precursor formulation, wherein the first reactive group is unreacted; and, curing the polysilocarb precursor formulation, whereby the first reactive group and the second reactive group chemically react to form a neat sold material.
  • the first reactive group comprises a hydride
  • the second reactive group comprises a vinyl
  • the first reactive group comprises a reactive group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, hydroxy, hydride, phenyl, and phenylethyl
  • the second reactive group comprises a reactive group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, hydroxy, hydride, phenyl, and phenylethyl
  • the first reactive group and the second reactive group comprises a reactive group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, hydroxy, hydride, phenyl, and phenylethyl.
  • polysilocarb precursor formulation and materials made from curing and pyrolizing that formulation, the method involving: providing an amount of a first precursor to a reaction vessel, the first precursor comprising silicon; providing an amount of a source of thermal mass to the reaction vessel; providing an amount of water to the reaction vessel; providing an amount of a proton source to the reaction vessel; thereby forming a reaction mixture comprising the first precursor, the source of thermal mass, water and the proton source; heating the reaction mixture, whereby the activation energy for the reaction mixture is reached, wherein an exothermic reaction takes place in the reaction vessel; controlling the exothermic reaction to form a polysilocarb precursor formulation; separating the polysilocarb precursor formation.
  • a method of making a polysilocarb precursor formulation, and materials made from curing and pyrolizing this formulation the method involving: providing an amount of a first precursor, the first precursor comprising silicon and an ethoxy group, to a reaction vessel; providing a reactant to the reaction vessel; thereby forming a reaction mixture comprising the first precursor and the reactant; and, obtaining the activation energy for the reaction mixture, wherein an exothermic reaction takes place, the exothermic reaction comprising the formation of a hydroxy group on the first precursor and the reaction of the hydroxy group with an ethoxy group on the first precursor; thereby forming a polysilocarb precursor.
  • a polysilocarb derived ceramic material resulting from the pyrolysis of a polymeric precursor comprising a backbone having the formula-Ri-Si-C-C-Si-O-Si-C-C-Si-R 2 -, where Ri and R 2 comprise materials selected from the group consisting of methyl, hydroxyl, vinyl and allyl.
  • the first precursor is selected from the group consisting of methyl hydrogen, siloxane backbone additive, vinyl substituted and vinyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane, vinyl substituted and hydrogen terminated polydimethyl siloxane, allyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane, silanol terminated polydimethyl siloxane, hydrogen terminated polydimethyl siloxane, vinyl terminated diphenyl dimethyl
  • polysiloxane hydroxyl terminated diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane, hydride terminated diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane, styrene vinyl benzene dimethyl polysiloxane, and tetramethyltetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane; and .
  • a solid, solvent-free composition comprising:Da cross-linked polymer matrix having a density of from 0.99 g/cc to 1 .25 g/cc, a hardness from Shore D35 to Shore D85, and a flexural strength of up to 3 ksi, the composition being free of ester, carbonate, carbamate or urea linkages.
  • compositions having a flame resistance of UL-VO without any fire-retardant additives; having fibers to form a composite 10 composition having a flexural strength of 40 ksi to 140 ksi; adding a catalyst, light, heat, or a combination thereof to the premixture; wherein the premixture includes between 5 and 20 40% addition reaction cross-linkable groups; and wherein the addition reaction cross-linkable groups are vinyl, allyl, propargyl or ethynyl groups.
  • a method of synthesizing a solid material in the absence of solvent comprising: mixing liquid components in the absence of a solvent to form a premixture, the premixture including between 2 and 50% addition reaction cross-linkable groups; and 15 crosslinking the premixture in the absence of a solvent to form a solid structure free of ester, carbonate, carbamate or urea linkages.
  • FIG. 1 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a methyl terminated hydride substituted polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 2 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a methyl terminated vinyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 3 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a vinyl terminated vinyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 4 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a hydride terminated vinyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 5 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of an allyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 6 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a vinyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 7 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a hydroxy terminated dimethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 8 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a hydride terminated dimethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 9 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a hydroxy terminated vinyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 10 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a phenyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 1 1 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a phenyl and methyl terminated dimethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 12 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a methyl terminated dimethyl diphenyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 13 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a vinyl terminated dimethyl diphenyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 14 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a hydroxy terminated dimethyl diphenyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 15 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a hydride terminated dimethyl diphenyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 16 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a methyl terminated phenylethyl polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 17 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a tetravinyl cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 18 is chemical formula for an embodiment of a trivinyl cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 19 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a divinyl cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 20 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a trivinyl hydride cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 21 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a divinyl dihydride cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 22 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a dihydride cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 23 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a dihydride cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 24 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 25 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 26 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 27 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 28 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a methyl terminated dimethyl ethyl methyl phenyl silyl silane polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 29 is chemical formulas for an embodiment of a polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 30 is chemical formulas for an embodiment of a polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 31 is chemical formulas for an embodiment of a polysiloxane precursor material in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 32 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of an ethyl methyl phenyl silyl- cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 33 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a cyclosiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 34 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a siloxane precursor in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIGS. 34A to 34D are chemical formula for embodiments of the Ei and E 2 groups in the formula of FIG. 34.
  • FIG. 35 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of an orthosilicate in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 36 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a polysiloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 37 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a triethoxy methyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 38 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy methyl phenyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 39 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy methyl hydride silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 40 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy methyl vinyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 41 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a dimethyl ethoxy vinyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 42 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy dimethyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 43 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of an ethoxy dimethyl phenyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 44 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy dihydride silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 45 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a triethoxy phenyl silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 46 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy hydride trimethyl siloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 47 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diethoxy methyl trimethyl siloxane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 48 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a trimethyl ethoxy silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 49 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a diphenyl diethoxy silane in accordance with the present inventions.
  • FIG. 50 is a chemical formula for an embodiment of a dimethyl ethoxy hydride siloxane in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIGS. 51 A to 51 F are chemical formulas for starting materials in accordance with the present inventions.
  • the present inventions relate to unique and novel silicon (Si) based materials that are easy to manufacture, handle and have surprising and unexpected properties and applications. These silicon based materials have applications and utilizations as a liquid material, a cured material, e.g., a plastic, a preceramic, and a pyrolized material, e.g., a ceramic.
  • Si silicon
  • the present inventions relate to the precursors to preceramic materials, inorganic polymers, inorganic semi-organic polymers, organosilcon materials and polymers, mixtures of such precursors, preceramic materials, cured preceramic materials, cured mixtures of precursors, cured inorganic polymers, cured inorganic semi-organic polymers, ceramic materials, and methods and processes for making these precursors, inorganic polymers, inorganic semi-organic polymers, mixtures, preceramic materials, cured materials and ceramic materials.
  • the present inventions include polymer derived ceramic materials, polymer derived cured preceramic materials, polymer derived preceramic materials, precursors to polymer derived preceramic and ceramic materials, mixtures of precursors to polymer derived preceramic and ceramic materials, and methods and processes relating to these materials.
  • the silicon based materials of the present inventions go against the general trends of the art of silicon chemistry and uses.
  • the art of silicon chemistry, and in particular organosilicon chemistry has moved toward greater and greater complexity in the functional groups that are appended to, and a part of, a silicon based polymeric backbone.
  • the processes that are utilized to make these polymers have moved toward greater and greater complexity.
  • the present inventions move away from this trend, by preferably functionalizing a silicon based polymeric backbone with simpler structures, such as phenyl, phenylethyl and smaller groups, and do so with processes that are simplified, e.g., solvent free, reduced solvent, lower cost starting materials, fewer steps, and reduction of reaction intermediates.
  • silicones as tacky, soft or liquid materials that are used with, on, or in conjunction with, other materials to enhance or provide a performance feature to those other materials.
  • Silicon based materials generally are not viewed as stand alone products, primary products, or structural elements.
  • the silicon based materials of the present inventions move away from this trend and understanding in the art.
  • the silicon based materials of the present inventions provide materials that, among other things, can function as stand alone products, primary products and structural elements.
  • the silicon based materials of the present invention can also function as composites, coatings, components, additives, material performance enhancers, and other applications and utilizations.
  • the present inventions provide a new material systems and platform having many varied formulations, applications and uses, which could not generally have been obtained with prior silicon based products, and in particular, could not generally have been obtained with prior silicon based products at acceptable costs, volumes, manufacturing conditions, handling requirements, or processing conditions among other things.
  • the present inventions are directed toward
  • polysilocarb materials, e.g., material containing silicon (Si), oxygen (O) and carbon (C), and materials that have been pyrolized from such materials.
  • Polysilocarb materials may also contain other elements.
  • Polysilocarb materials are made from one or more polysilocarb precursor formulation or precursor formulation.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulation contains one or more functionalized silicon polymers, or monomers, as well as, potentially other ingredients, such as for example, inhibitors, catalysts, pore formers, fillers, reinforcers, fibers, particles, colorants, pigments, dies, polymer derived ceramics ("PDC”), ceramics, metals, metal complexes, and combinations and variations of these and other materials and additives.
  • PDC polymer derived ceramics
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulation is then cured to form a solid or semi-sold material, e.g., a plastic.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulation may be processed through an initial cure, to provide a partially cured material, which may also be referred to, for example, as a preform, green material, or green cure (not implying anything about the material's color).
  • the green material may then be further cured.
  • one or more curing steps may be used.
  • the material may be "end cured,” i.e., being cured to that point at which the material has the necessary physical strength and other properties for its intended purpose.
  • the amount of curing may be to a final cure (or "hard cure"), i.e., that point at which all, or essentially all, of the chemical reaction has stopped (as measured, for example, by the absence of reactive groups in the material, or the leveling off of the decrease in reactive groups over time).
  • a final cure or "hard cure”
  • the material may be cured to varying degrees, depending upon it's intended use and purpose. For example, in some situations the end cure and the hard cure may be the same.
  • the curing may be done at standard ambient temperature and pressure ("SATP", 1 atmosphere, 25° C), at temperatures above or below that temperature, at pressures above or below that pressure, and over varying time periods (both continuous and cycled, e.g., heating followed by cooling and reheating), from less than a minute, to minutes, to hours, to days (or potentially longer), and in air, in liquid, or in a preselected atmosphere, e.g., Argon (Ar) or nitrogen (N 2 ).
  • SATP standard ambient temperature and pressure
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulations can be made into non- reinforced, non-filled, composite, reinforced, and filled structures, intermediates and end products, and combinations and variations of these and other types of materials. Further, these structures, intermediates and end products can be cured (e.g., green cured, end cured, or hard cured), uncured, pyrolized to a ceramic, and combinations and variations of these (e.g., a cured material may be filled with pyrolized beads derived from the same polysilocarb as the cured material).
  • the precursor formulations may be used to form a "neat” material, (by “neat” material it is meant that all, and essentially all of the structure is made from the precursor material or unfilled formulation; and thus, there are no fillers or reinforcements). They may be used to form composite materials, e.g., reinforced products. They may be used to form non-reinforced materials, which are materials that are made of primarily, essentially, and preferably only from the precursor materials, for example a pigmented polysiloxane structure having only precursor material and a colorant would be considered non-reinforced material.
  • the polysilocarb formulation can be, for example, sprayed, flowed, thermal sprayed, painted, molded, formed, extruded, spun, dropped, injected or otherwise manipulated into essentially any volumetric shape, including planer shape (which still has a volume, but is more akin to a coating, skin, film, or even a counter top, where the thickness is significantly smaller, if not orders of magnitude smaller, than the other dimensions), and combinations and variations of these.
  • volumetric shapes would include, for example, spheres, pellets, rings, lenses, disks, panels, cones, frustoconical shapes, squares, rectangles, trusses, angles, channels, hollow sealed chambers, hollow spheres, blocks, sheets, coatings, films, skins, particulates, beams, rods, angles, columns, fibers, staple fibers, tubes, cups, pipes, and combinations and various of these and other more complex shapes, both engineering and architectural.
  • ⁇ may be shaped into preforms, or preliminary shapes that correspond to, or with, a final product, such as for example use in or with, a break pad, a clutch plate, a break shoe, a motor, high temperature parts of a motor, a diesel motor, rocket components, turbine components, air plane components, space vehicle components, building materials, shipping container components, and other structures or components.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulations may be used with reinforcing materials to form a composite material.
  • the formulation may be flowed into, impregnated into, absorbed by or otherwise combined with a reinforcing material, such as carbon fibers, glass fiber, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, copped fibers, fibers, rope, braided structures, ceramic powders, glass powders, carbon powders, graphite powders, ceramic fibers, metal powders, carbide pellets or components, staple fibers, tow, nanostructures of the above, PDCs, any other material that meets the temperature requirements of the process and end product, and combinations and variations of these.
  • a reinforcing material such as carbon fibers, glass fiber, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, copped fibers, fibers, rope, braided structures, ceramic powders, glass powders, carbon powders, graphite powders, ceramic fibers, metal powders, carbide pellets or components, staple fibers, tow, nanostructures of the above, P
  • the reinforcing materials may be any of the high temperature resistant reinforcing materials currently used, or capable of being used with, existing plastics and ceramic composite materials.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulation may be formulated for a lower temperature cure (e.g., SATP) or a cure temperature of for example about 100 ° F to about 400 ° F
  • the reinforcing material may be polymers, organic polymers, such as nylons, polypropylene, and polyethylene, as well as aramid fibers, such as NOMEX or KEVLAR.
  • the reinforcing material may also be made from, or derived from the same material as the formulation that has been formed into a fiber and pyrolized into a ceramic, or it may be made from a different precursor formulation material, which has been formed into a fiber and pyrolized into a ceramic.
  • a different precursor formulation material which has been formed into a fiber and pyrolized into a ceramic.
  • other porous, substantially porous, and non- porous ceramic structures derived from a precursor formulation material may be used.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulation may be used to form a filled material.
  • a filled material would be any material having other solid, or semisolid, materials added to the polysilocarb precursor formulation.
  • the filler material may be selected to provide certain features to the cured product, the ceramic product or both. These features may relate to or be aesthetic, tactile, thermal, density, radiation, chemical, magnetic, electric, and combinations and variations of these and other features. These features may be in addition to strength. Thus, the filler material may not affect the strength of the cured or ceramic material, it may add strength, or could even reduce strength in some situations.
  • the filler material could impart color, magnetic capabilities, fire resistances, flame retardance, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, anti-static, optical properties (e.g., reflectivity, refractivity and iridescence), aesthetic properties (such as stone like appearance in building products), chemical resistivity, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, abrasions resistance, thermal insulation, UV stability, UV protective, and other features that may be desirable, necessary, and both, in the end product or material.
  • filler materials could include copper lead wires, thermal conductive fillers, electrically conductive fillers, lead, optical fibers, ceramic colorants, pigments, oxides, dyes, powders, ceramic fines, PDC particles, pore-formers, carbosilanes, silanes, silazanes, silicon carbide, carbosilazanes, siloxane, powders, ceramic powders, metals, metal complexes, carbon, tow, fibers, staple fibers, boron containing materials, milled fibers, glass, glass fiber, fiber glass, and nanostructures (including nanostructures of the forgoing) to name a few.
  • crushed, PDC particles e.g., fines or beads, can be added to a polysilocarb formulation and then cured to form a filled cured plastic material, which has significant fire resistant properties as a coating or structural material.
  • flame retardant As used herein, unless specifically provided otherwise, the terms flame retardant, fire retardant, flame resistant, fire resistant, flame protection, fire protection, flame suppression, fire suppression, and similar such terms are to be given their broadest possible meanings, and would include all burning, fire, combustion or flame related meanings that are found, described or set forth in standards, codes, certifications, regulations, and guidelines, and would include the lessening, reduction, and avoidance of fire, combustion or smoke.
  • the fill material may also be made from, or derived from the same material as the formulation that has been formed into a cured or pyrolized solid, or it may be made from a different precursor formulation material, which has been formed into a cured solid or semi-solid, or pyrolized solid.
  • the polysilocarb formulation and products derived or made from that formulation may have metals and metal complexes.
  • metals as oxides, carbides or silicides can be introduced into precursor formulations, and thus into a silica matrix in a controlled fashion.
  • Cyclopentadienyl complexes that can be utilized with precursor formulations and in products, can include: bis-cyclopentadienyl metal complexes of first row transition metals (Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel); second row transition metals (Zirconium, Molybdenum, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium); third row transition metals (Hafnium, Tantalum, Tungsten, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum); Lanthanide series (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho); Actinide series (Ac, Th, Pa, U, Np).
  • first row transition metals Tianium, Vanadium, Chromium, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel
  • second row transition metals Zirconium, Molybdenum, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium
  • third row transition metals Hafnium, Tantalum, Tung
  • Monocyclopentadienyl complexes may also be utilized to provide metal functionality to precursor formulations and would include
  • first row transition metals Tianium, Vanadium, Chromium, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel
  • second row transition metals Tianium, Vanadium, Chromium, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel
  • third row transition metals (Hafnium, Tantalum, Tungsten, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum) when preferably stabilized with proper ligands, (for instance Chloride or Carbonyl).
  • Alky complexes of metals may also be used to provide metal functionality to precursor formulations and products.
  • the Si center has an alkyl group (ethyl, propyl, butyl, vinyl, propenyl, butenyl) which can bond to transition metal direct through a sigma bond. Further, this would be more common with later transition metals such as Pd, Rh, Pt, Ir.
  • Coordination complexes of metals may also be used to provide metal functionality to precursor formulations and products.
  • the Si center has an unsaturated alkyl group (vinyl, propenyl, butenyl, acetylene, butadienyl) which can bond to carbonyl complexes or ene complexes of Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni.
  • the Si center may also be attached to a phenyl, substituted phenyl or other aryl compound (pyridine, pyrimidine) and the phenyl or aryl group can displace carbonyls on the metal centers.
  • Metal alkoxides may also be used to provide metal functionality to precursor formulations and products.
  • Metal alkoxide compounds can be mixed with the Silicon precursor compounds and then treated with water to form the oxides at the same time as the polymer, copolymerize. This can also be done with metal halides and metal amides. Preferably, this may be done using early transition metals along with Aluminum, Gallium and Indium, later transition metals: Fe, Mn, Cu, and alkaline earth metals: Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg.
  • metal and metal complexes may be the continuous phase after pyrolysis, or subsequent heat treatment.
  • Formulations can be specifically designed to react with selected metals to in s/fr/ form metal carbides, oxides and other metal compounds, generally known as cermets (e.g., ceramic metallic compounds).
  • formulations can be reacted with selected metals to form in situ compounds such as mullite, alumino silicate, and others.
  • the amount of metal relative to the amount of silica in the formulation or end product can be from about 0.1 mole % to 99.9 mole %, about 1 mole % or greater, about 10 mole % or greater, about 20 mole percent or greater % and greater.
  • the forgoing use of metals with the present precursor formulas can be used to control and provide predetermined stoichiometries.
  • Filled materials would include reinforced materials.
  • cured, as well as pyrolized polysilocarb filled materials can be viewed as composite materials.
  • the polysilocarb would constitute the bulk or matrix phase, (e.g., a continuous, or substantially
  • the filler would constitute the dispersed (e.g., non-continu), phase.
  • the ratio (either weight or volume) of polysilocarb to filler material could be from about 0.1 :99.9 to 99.9:0.1 . Smaller amounts of filler material or polysilocarb could also be present or utilized, but would more typically be viewed as an additive or referred to in other manners.
  • composite, filled material, polysilocarb filled materials, reinforced materials, polysilocarb reinforced materials, polysilocarb filled materials, polysilocarb reinforced materials and similar such terms should be viewed as non-limiting as to amounts and ratios of the material's constitutes, and thus in this context, be given their broadest possible meaning.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulation may be specifically formulated to cure under conditions (e.g., temperature, and perhaps time) that match, e.g., are predetermined to match, the properties of the reinforcing material, filler material or substrate.
  • These materials may also be made from, or derived from, the same material as the polysilocarb precursor formulation that is used as the matrix, or it may be made from a different polysilocarb precursor formulation.
  • porous, substantially porous, and non-porous ceramic structures derived from a polysilocarb precursor formulation material may be used as filler or reinforcing material.
  • the polysilocarb precursor formulations may be used to coat or impregnate a woven or non-woven fabric, made from for example carbon fiber, glass fibers or fibers made from a polysilocarb precursor formulation (the same or different formulation), to from a prepreg material. Further, a polysilocarb precursor formulation may be used as an interface coating on the reinforcing material, for use either with a polysilocarb precursor formulation as the matrix material. Further, carbon fiber may be heat treated to about 1 ,400 ° to about 1 ,800 ° or higher, which creates a surface feature that eliminates the need for a separate interface coating, for use with polysilocarb precursor formulations.
  • Fillers can reduce the amount of shrinkage that occurs during the processing of the formulation into a ceramic, they can be used to provide a predetermined density of the product, either reducing or increasing density, and can be used to provide other customized and predetermined product and processing features. Fillers, at larger amounts, e.g., greater than 10%, can have the effect of reducing shrinkage during cure.
  • the filler can be evenly distributed in the precursor formulation, unevenly distributed, a predetermined rate of settling, and can have different amounts in different formulations, which can then be formed into a product having a predetermined amounts of filler in predetermined areas, e.g., striated layers having different filler concentration.
  • each filler particle may have a volume that is less than about 0.3%, less than about 0.2%, less than about 0.1 %, and less than about 0.05% of the volume of a product, intermediate or part.
  • the diameter of the filler should preferable be about 1 /10 to about 1 /20 of the diameter of the proppant particle, and more preferably the filler diameter should be less than about 1 /20 of the diameter of the proppant particle.
  • the relative amount of filler used in a material should preferable be about 30% to about 65% of the volume of the sphere, e.g., volume %.
  • a small particulate filler e.g., fines, beads, pellets
  • at least about 2% to at least about 5 volume % can show an increase in the strength, although this may be greater or smaller depending upon other factors, such as the shape and volume of the product, later processing conditions, e.g., cure time, temperature, number of pyrolysis reinfiltrations.
  • cure time e.g., cure time
  • temperature e.g., number of pyrolysis reinfiltrations.
  • Such small particulate filled products in which appreciable strength benefits are obtained from the filler, and in particular an increase in strength of at least about 5%, at last about 10% and preferably at least about 20% would be considered to be reinforced products and materials.
  • %, weight % and mass % are used interchangeably and refer to the weight of a first component as a percentage of the weight of the total, e.g., formulation, mixture, material or product.
  • volume % and % volume refer to the volume of a first component as a percentage of the volume of the total, e.g., formulation, material or product.
  • the polysilocarb structures, intermediates and end products, and combinations and variations of these may be machined, milled, molded, shaped, drilled or otherwise mechanically processed and shaped.
  • the term "about” is meant to encompass a variance or range of ⁇ 10%, the experimental or instrument error associated with obtaining the stated value, and preferably the larger of these.
  • the precursor formulations are preferably clear or are essentially colorless and generally transmissive to light in the visible
  • wavelengths may, depending upon the formulation have a turbid, milky or clouding appearance. They may also have color bodies, pigments or colorants, as well as color filler (which can survive pyrolysis, for ceramic end products, such as those used in ceramic pottery glazes). The precursor may also have a yellow or amber color or tint, without the need of the addition of a colorant.
  • the precursor formulations may be packaged, shipped and stored for later use in forming products, e.g., structures or parts, or they may be used directly in these processes, e.g., continuous process to make a product.
  • a precursor formulation may be stored in 55 gallon drums, tank trucks, rail tack cars, onsite storage tanks having the capable of holding hundreds of gals, and shipping totes holding 1 ,000 liters, by way of example. Additionally, in manufacturing process the formulations may be made and used in a continuous, and semi-continuous processes.
  • the present inventions provide substantial flexibility in designing processes, systems, ceramics, having processing properties and end product performance features to meet predetermined and specific performance criteria.
  • the viscosity of the precursor formulation may me predetermined by the formulation to match a particular morphology of the reinforcing material
  • the cure temperature of the precursor formulation may be predetermined by the formulation to enable a prepreg to have an extended shelf life.
  • the viscosity of the of the precursor formulation may be established so that the precursor readily flows into the reinforcing material of the prepreg while at the same time being thick enough to prevent the precursor formulation from draining or running off of the reinforcing material.
  • the formulation of the precursor formulation may also, for example, be such that the strength of a cured preform is sufficient to allow rough or initial machining of the preform, prior to pyrolysis.
  • Custom and predetermined control of when chemical reactions occur in the various stages of the process from raw material to final end product can provide for reduced costs, increased process control, increased reliability, increased efficiency, enhanced product features, and combinations and variation of these and other benefits.
  • the sequencing of when chemical reactions take place can be based primarily upon the processing or making of precursors, and the processing or making of precursor formulations; and may also be based upon cure and pyrolysis conditions. Further, the custom and predetermined selection of these steps, formulations and conditions, can provide enhanced product and processing features through chemical reactions, molecular arrangements and rearrangements, and microstructure arrangements and rearrangements, that preferably have been predetermined and controlled.
  • the process form making the present polysilocarb materials involves one or more steps.
  • the starting materials are obtained, made or derived.
  • Precursors are obtained or can be made from starting materials.
  • the precursors are combined to form a precursor formulation.
  • the precursor formulation is then shaped, formed, molded, etc. into a desired form, which form is then cured, which among other things transforms the precursor formulation into a plastic like material.
  • This cured plastic like material can then be pyrolized into a ceramic. It being understood, that these steps may not all be used, that some of these steps may be repeated, once, twice or several times, and that
  • Polysilocarb precursor formulations can generally be made using two types of processes, although other processes and variations of these types of processes may be utilized. These processes generally involve combining precursors to form a polysilocarb precursor formulation.
  • One type of process generally involves the mixing together of precursor materials in preferably a solvent free process with essentially no chemical reactions taking place, e.g., "the mixing process.”
  • the other type of process generally involves chemical reactions to form specific, e.g., custom, polysilocarb precursor formulations, which could be monomers, dimers, trimers and polymers.
  • the formulations from the mixing type process may be used as a precursor, or component in the reaction type process.
  • a formulation from the reaction type process may be used in the mixing type process.
  • the precursors may be made by way of an ethoxylation type process.
  • chlorosilanes are reacted with ethanol in the presences of a catalysis, e.g., HCI, to provide the precursor materials, which materials may further be reacted to provide longer chain precursors.
  • a catalysis e.g., HCI
  • Methanol e.g., Methanol
  • the compounds the formulas of FIGS. 51 A to 51 F are reacted with ethanol (C-C-OH) to form the precursors of FIGS. 37 -50.
  • phenols may be the source of the phenyl group, which is substitute for a hydride group that has been placed on the silicon.
  • One, two or more step reaction may need to take place.
  • Precursor materials may be methyl hydrogen, and substituted and modified methyl hydrogens, siloxane backbone additives, reactive
  • the precursors are preferably liquids at room temperature, although they may be solids that are melted, or that are soluble in one of the other precursors.
  • the precursors are mixed together in a vessel, preferably at room temperature.
  • little, and more preferably no solvents e.g., water, organic solvents, polar solvents, non-polar solvents, hexane, THF, toluene, are added to this mixture of precursor materials.
  • each precursor material is miscible with the others, e.g., they can be mixed at any relative amounts, or in any proportions, and will not separate or precipitate.
  • the "precursor mixture” or "polysilocarb precursor formulation” is compete (noting that if only a single precursor is used the material would simply be a "polysilocarb precursor” or a “polysilocarb precursor formulation”).
  • fillers and reinforcers may be added to the formulation.
  • essentially no, and more preferably no chemical reactions, e.g., crosslinking or polymerization, takes place within the formulation, when the formulation is mixed, or when the formulation is being held in a vessel, on a prepreg, or other time period, prior to being cured.
  • inhibitors such as cyclohexane, 1 -Ethynyl-1 - cyclohexanol (which may be obtained from ALDRICH),
  • Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane tetramethyltetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane (which may act, depending upon amount and temperature as a reactant or a reactant retardant (i.e., slows down a reaction to increase pot life), e.g., at room
  • polysilocarb precursor formulation e.g., an inhibited polysilocarb precursor formulation.
  • Other materials, as well, may be added to the polysilocarb precursor formulation, e.g., a filled polysilocarb precursor formulation, at this point in processing, including fillers such as SiC powder, PDC particles, pigments, particles, nano-tubes, whiskers, or other materials, discussed in this specification or otherwise known to the arts. Further, a formulation with both inhibitors and fillers would be considered an inhibited, filled polysilocarb precursor formulation.
  • polysilocarb precursor formulations may have shelf lives at room temperature of greater than 12 hours, greater than 1 day, greater than 1 week, greater than 1 month, and for years or more. These precursor formulations may have shelf lives at high temperatures, for example, at about 90 ° F, of greater than 12 hours, greater than 1 day, greater than 1 week, greater than 1 month, and for years or more. The use of inhibitors may further extend the shelf life in time, for higher temperatures, and
  • shelf life should be given its broadest possible meaning unless specified otherwise, and would include the formulation being capable of being used for its intended purpose, or performing, e.g., functioning, for its intended use, at 100% percent as well as a freshly made formulation, at least about 90% as well as a freshly made formulation, at least about 80% as well as a freshly made formulation, and at about 70% as well as a freshly made formulation.
  • Precursors and precursor formulations are preferably non- hazardous materials. They have flash points that are preferably above about 70 ° C, above about 80 ° C, above about 100 ° C and above about 300 ° C, and above. They may be noncorrosive. They may have as low vapor pressure, may have low or no odor, and may be non- or mildly irritating to the skin.
  • a catalyst may be used, and can be added at the time of, prior to, shortly before, or at an earlier time before the precursor formulation is formed or made into a structure, prior to curing.
  • the catalysis assists in, advances, promotes the curing of the precursor formulation to form a preform.
  • pot life e.g., how long can the catalyzed formulation remain in its holding vessel before it should be used.
  • precursor formulations can have pot lives, for example of from about 5 minutes to about 10 days, about 1 day to about 6 days, about 4 to 5 days, about 1 hour to about 24 hours, and about 12 hours to about 24 hours.
  • the catalysis can be any platinum (Pt) based catalyst, which can for example be diluted to a range from: 1 part per million Pt to 200 parts per million (ppm) and preferably in the 5 ppm to 50 ppm range. It can be a peroxide based catalyst with a 10 hour half life above 90 C at a concentration of between 0.5% and 2%. It can be an organic based peroxide. It can be any platinum (Pt) based catalyst, which can for example be diluted to a range from: 1 part per million Pt to 200 parts per million (ppm) and preferably in the 5 ppm to 50 ppm range. It can be a peroxide based catalyst with a 10 hour half life above 90 C at a concentration of between 0.5% and 2%. It can be an organic based peroxide. It can be any platinum (Pt) based catalyst, which can for example be diluted to a range from: 1 part per million Pt to 200 parts per million (ppm) and preferably in the 5 pp
  • organometallic catalyst capable of reacting with Si-H bond, Si-OH bonds, or unsaturated carbon bonds
  • these catalyst may include: dibutyltin dilaurate, zinc octoate, and titanium organometallic compounds. Combinations and variations of these and other catalysts may be used. Such catalysts may be obtained from ARKEMA under the trade name LUPEROX, e.g., LUPEROX 231 . [00134] Further, custom and specific combinations of these and other catalysts may be used, such that they are matched to specific formulation formulations, and in this way selectively and specifically catalyze the reaction of specific constituents.
  • Custom and specific combinations of catalysts may be used, such that they are matched to specific formulation formulations, and in this way selectively and specifically catalyze the reaction of specific constituents at specific temperatures.
  • the use of these types of matched catalyst- formulations systems may be used to provide predetermined product features, such as for example, pore structures, porosity, densities, density profiles, and other morphologies of cured structures and ceramics.
  • the precursor may be methyl hydrogen (MH), which formula is shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the MH may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 10,000 mw, from about 600 mw to about 1 ,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 20 cps to about 40 cps.
  • the percentage of methylsiloxane units "X" may be from 1 % to 100%.
  • the percentage of the dimethylsiloxane units "Y” may be from 0% to 99%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide the backbone of the cross-linked structures, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • methyl hydrogen fluid (MHF) has minimal amounts of "Y", and more preferably "Y” is for all practical purposes zero.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as vinyl substituted polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 2.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 10,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 50 cps to about 2,000 cps.
  • the percentage of methylvinylsiloxane units "X" may be from 1 % to 100%.
  • the percentage of the dimethylsiloxane units "Y” may be from 0% to 99%.
  • X is 100%.
  • This precursor may be used to decrease crosslink density and improve toughness, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as vinyl substituted and vinyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 3.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 500 mw to about 15,000 mw, and may preferably have a molecular weight from about 500 mw to 1 ,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 10 cps to about 200 cps.
  • the percentage of methylvinylsiloxane units "X" may be from 1 % to 100%.
  • the percentage of the dimethylsiloxane units "Y” may be from 0% to 99%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide branching and decrease the cure temperature, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as vinyl substituted and hydrogen terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 4.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 300 mw to about 10,000 mw, and may preferably have a molecular weight from about 400 mw to 800 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 20 cps to about 300 cps.
  • the percentage of methylvinylsiloxane units "X" may be from 1 % to 100%.
  • the percentage of the dimethylsiloxane units "Y” may be from 0% to 99%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide branching and decrease the cure temperature, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as allyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 5.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 10,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 40 cps to about 400 cps.
  • the repeating units are the same.
  • This precursor may be used to provide UV curability and to extend the polymeric chain, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as vinyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane ("VT"), which formula is shown in FIG. 6.
  • VT vinyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 200 mw to about 5,000 mw, and may preferably have a molecular weight from about 400 mw to 1 ,500 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 10 cps to about 400 cps.
  • the repeating units are the same.
  • This precursor may be used to provide a polymeric chain extender, improve toughness and to lower cure temperature down to for example room temperature curing, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as silanol (hydroxy) terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 7.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 10,000 mw, and may preferably have a molecular weight from about 600 mw to 1 ,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 30 cps to about 400 cps.
  • the repeating units are the same.
  • This precursor may be used to provide a polymeric chain extender, a toughening mechanism, can generate nano- and micro- scale porosity, and allows curing at room
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as silanol (hydroxy) terminated vinyl substituted dimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 9.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 10,000 mw, and may preferably have a molecular weight from about 600 mw to 1 ,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 30 cps to about 400 cps.
  • the percentage of methylvinylsiloxane units "X" may be from 1 % to 100%.
  • the percentage of the dimethylsiloxane units "Y” may be from 0% to 99%.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as hydrogen (hydride) terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 8.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 200 mw to about 10,000 mw, and may preferably have a molecular weight from about 500 mw to 1 ,500 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 20 cps to about 400 cps.
  • the repeating units are the same.
  • This precursor may be used to provide a polymeric chain extender, as a toughening agent, and it allows lower temperature curing, e.g., room temperature, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as phenyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 10.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 500 mw to about 2,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 80 cps to about 300 cps.
  • the repeating units are the same.
  • This precursor may be used to provide a toughening agent, and to adjust the refractive index of the polymer to match the refractive index of various types of glass, to provide for example transparent fiberglass, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as methyl-phenyl terminated polydimethyl siloxane, which formula is shown in 1 1 .
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 500 mw to about 2,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 80 cps to about 300 cps.
  • the repeating units are the same.
  • This precursor may be used to provide a toughening agent and to adjust the refractive index of the polymer to match the refractive index of various types of glass, to provide for example transparent fiberglass, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 12.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 500 mw to about 20,000 mw, and may have a molecular weight from about 800 to about 4,000, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 100 cps to about 800 cps.
  • the percentage of dimethylsiloxane units "X" may be from 25% to 95%.
  • the percentage of the diphenyl siloxane units "Y” may be from 5% to 75%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide similar characteristics to the precursor of 1 1 , as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as vinyl terminated diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 13.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 20,000 mw, and may have a molecular weight from about 800 to about 2,000, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 80 cps to about 600 cps.
  • the percentage of dimethylsiloxane units "X" may be from 25% to 95%.
  • the percentage of the diphenyl siloxane units "Y” may be from 5% to 75%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide chain extension, toughening agent, changed or altered refractive index, and improvements to high temperature thermal stability of the cured material, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as hydroxy terminated diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 14.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 20,000 mw, and may have a molecular weight from about 800 to about 2,000, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 80 cps to about 400 cps.
  • the percentage of dimethylsiloxane units "X" may be from 25% to 95%.
  • the percentage of the diphenyl siloxane units "Y” may be from 5% to 75%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide chain extension, toughening agent, changed or altered refractive index, and improvements to high temperature thermal stability of the cured material, can generate nano- and micro- scale porosity, as well as other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as hydride terminated diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 15.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 400 mw to about 20,000 mw, and may have a molecular weight from about 800 to about 2,000, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 60 cps to about 300 cps.
  • the percentage of dimethylsiloxane units "X" may be from 25% to 95%.
  • the percentage of the diphenyl siloxane units "Y” may be from 5% to 75%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide chain extension, toughening agent, changed or altered refractive index, and improvements to high temperature thermal stability of the cured material, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a siloxane backbone additive, such as styrene vinyl benzene dimethyl polysiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 16.
  • This precursor may have a molecular weight (mw) may be from about 800 mw to at least about 10,000 mw to at least about 20,000 mw, and may have a viscosity preferably from about 50 cps to about 350 cps.
  • the percentage of styrene vinyl benzene siloxane units "X" may be from 1 % to 60%.
  • the percentage of the dimethylsiloxane units "Y” may be from 40% to 99%.
  • This precursor may be used to provide improved toughness, decreases reaction cure exotherm, may change or alter the refractive index, adjust the refractive index of the polymer to match the refractive index of various types of glass, to provide for example transparent fiberglass, as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a reactive monomer, such as
  • TV tetramethyltetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane
  • This precursor may be used to provide a branching agent, a three-dimensional cross-linking agent, (and in certain formulations, e.g., above 2%, and certain temperatures (e.g., about from about room temperature to about 60 ° C, it acts as an inhibitor to cross-linking, e.g., in may inhibit the cross-linking of hydride and vinyl groups), as well as, other features and characteristics to the cured preform and ceramic material.
  • the precursor may be a reactive monomer, such as trivinyl cyclotetrasiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 18.
  • the precursor may be a reactive monomer, such as divinyl cyclotetrasiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 19.
  • the precursor may be a reactive monomer, such as monohydride cyclotetrasiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 20.
  • the precursor may be a reactive monomer, such as dihydride cyclotetrasiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 21 .
  • the precursor may be a reactive monomer, such as hexamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane, which formula is shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23.
  • the precursor may be a silane modifier, such as vinyl phenyl methyl silane, which formula is shown in FIG. 24.
  • the precursor may be a silane modifier, such as diphenyl silane, which formula is shown in FIG. 25.
  • the precursor may be a silane modifier, such as diphenyl methyl silane, which formula is shown in FIG. 26 (which may be used as an end capper or end termination group).
  • the precursor may be a silane modifier, such as phenyl methyl silane, which formula is shown in FIG. 27 (which may be used as an end capper or end termination group).
  • the precursors of FIGS. 24, 25 and 27 can provide chain extenders and branching agents. They also improve toughness, alter refractive index, and improve high temperature cure stability of the cured material, as well as improving the strength of the cured material, among other things.
  • the precursor of FIG. 26 may function as an end capping agent, that may also improve toughness, alter refractive index, and improve high temperature cure stability of the cured material, as well as improving the strength of the cured material, among other things.
  • the precursor may be a reaction product of a silane modifier with a siloxane backbone additive, such as phenyl methyl silane substituted MH, which formula is shown in FIG. 26.
  • a siloxane backbone additive such as phenyl methyl silane substituted MH, which formula is shown in FIG. 26.
  • the precursor may be a reaction product of a silane modifier (e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27) with a vinyl terminated siloxane backbone additive (e.g., FIG. 6), which formula is shown in FIG. 29, where R may be the silane modifiers having the structures of FIGS. 24 to 27.
  • the precursor may be a reaction product of a silane modifier (e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27) with a hydroxy terminated siloxane backbone additive (e.g., FIG. 7), which formula is shown in FIG. 30, where R may be the silane modifiers having the structures of FIGS. 24 to 27.
  • a silane modifier e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27
  • a hydroxy terminated siloxane backbone additive e.g., FIG. 7
  • the precursor may be a reaction product of a silane modifier (e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27) with a hydride terminated siloxane backbone additive (e.g., FIG. 8), which formula is shown in FIG. 31 , where R may be the silane modifiers having the structures of FIGS. 24 to 27.
  • a silane modifier e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27
  • a hydride terminated siloxane backbone additive e.g., FIG. 8
  • the precursor may be a reaction product of a silane modifier (e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27) with TV (e.g., FIG. 17), which formula is shown in FIG. 30.
  • a silane modifier e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27
  • TV e.g., FIG. 17
  • the precursor may be a reaction product of a silane modifier (e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27) with a cyclosiloxane, examples of which formulas are shown in FIG. 17 (TV), FIG. 32, and in FIG. 33, where Ri, R 2 , R3, and R 4 may be a methyl or the silane modifiers having the structures of FIGS. 24 to 27, taking into consideration steric hindrances.
  • a silane modifier e.g., FIGS. 24 to 27
  • a cyclosiloxane examples of which formulas are shown in FIG. 17 (TV), FIG. 32, and in FIG. 33, where Ri, R 2 , R3, and R 4 may be a methyl or the silane modifiers having the structures of FIGS. 24 to 27, taking into consideration steric hindrances.
  • the precursor may be a partially hydrolyzed tertraethyl orthosilicate, which formula is shown in FIG. 35, such as TES 40 or Silbond 40.
  • the precursor may also be a methylsesquislioxane such as SR- 350 available from General Electric Company, Wilton, Conn.
  • the precursor may also be a phenyl methyl siloxane such as 604 from Wacker Chemie AG.
  • the precursor may also be a methylphenylvinylsi!oxane, such as H62 C from Wacker Chemie AG.
  • the precursors may also be selected from the following:
  • methylhydrogen fluid This is a type of material commonly called methylhydrogen fluid, and has the formula below:
  • This may be called methyl terminated with dimethyl groups and has the formula below.
  • This may be called hydride terminated with dimethyl groups and has the formula below.
  • this precursor can improve as-cured toughness and decrease shrinkage and improve thermal stability of as-cured material; but, may allow for higher cross-link density
  • this precursor's tri-functionality can be used for controlled branching, as well as in some embodiments to reduced shrinkage.
  • this precursor's tri-functionality can be used for controlled branching, as well as in some embodiments to reduced shrinkage.
  • this precursor can be used to improve as cured toughness and decreased shrinkage; as well as providing the ability to improve crosslink density through branching if needed.
  • this precursor may provided for less shrinkage than the tetravinyl; but still can provide for high crosslink density due to high vinyl percentage, but primarily through 2-dimensional crosslinking, without any branching
  • this precursor may assist in decreasing the density by in- situ nano/micro pore formation.
  • this precursor may assist in decreasing the density by in- situ nano/micro pore formation.
  • this precursor can increase cure speed, decrease shrinkage slightly, and improves thermal /structural stability of cured and pyrolized material
  • a precursor may be compound of the general formula of FIG. 34, wherein end cappers Ei and E 2 are chosen from groups such as trimethyl silicon (SiC 3 H 9 ) FIG. 34A, dimethyl silicon hydroxy (SiC 2 OH 7 ) FIG. 34C, dimethyl silicon hydride (SiC 2 H 7 ) FIG. 34B and dimethyl vinyl silicon (SiC 4 H 9 ) FIG. 34D.
  • the R groups Ri , R 2 , R3, and R 4 may all be different, or one or more may be the same, thus R2 is the same as R3 is the same as R 4 , Ri and R2 are different with R 3 and R 4 being the same, etc.
  • the R groups are chosen from groups such as phenyl, vinyl, hydride, methyl, ethyl, allyl, phenylethyl, methoxy, and alkxoy.
  • embodiments of formulations for polysilocarb formulations may for example have from about 20% to about 99% MH, about 0% to about 30% siloxane backbone additives, about 1 % to about 60% reactive monomers, and, about 0% to about 90% reaction products of a siloxane backbone additives with a silane modifier or an organic modifier reaction products.
  • embodiments of formulations for batches may for example have from about 5% to about 80% MHF, about 100% 604, about 10% to about 100% H62 C, about 20% to about 60% TV, about 10% to about 64% styrene substituted MHF (FIG. 16), about 5% vinyl terminated (FIG. 5), about 85% to 100% SR 350, about 10-15% TES (FIG. 35), about 2% to 10% of OH terminated MHF (FIG. 7).
  • a solid, solvent-free composition prepared by mixing liquid components in the absence of a solvent to form a premixture, the premixture including addition reaction cross-linkable groups, and crosslinking the premixture in the absence of a solvent to form a solid structure free of ester, carbonate, carbamate or urea linkages.
  • the content of addition reaction cross-linkable groups can be between 2 and 50%, or between 5 and 40%.
  • the addition reaction cross-linkable groups can include vinyl, allyl, propargyl, or ethynyl groups, or combinations thereof.
  • the curing or crosslinking method can include adding a catalyst, the use of light, heat, or a combination thereof to the premixture.
  • the catalyst can be a transition metal catalyst, a peroxide catalyst, an acid, a base, or a combination thereof.
  • the resulting solid can be a cross-linked polymer matrix of controllable cross-link density having a density of from 0.99 g/cc to 1 .25 g/cc, a hardness from Shore D35 to Shore D85, and a flexural strength of up to 3 ksi.
  • the composition can have a flame resistance of UL-V0.
  • a composite composition can be made by forming the cross-linked polymer matrix in the presence of fibers, such as glass fibers, basalt fibers or carbon fibers. The fibers can be glass fibers or carbon fibers or combinations thereof.
  • the composite composition can have a a flexural strength of 40 ksi to 140 ksi, or 60 ksi to 120 ksi.
  • a solvent free premixture of components can be prepared from a first component and a second component.
  • the first component has an addition reaction cross-linkable group including at least one carbon-carbon double bond.
  • the second component includes an addition reaction cross-linkable group including at least one reactive moiety capable for addition over the carbon-carbon bond.
  • the first component can include one or more vinyl, alpha-beta unsaturated ketone group, or aryl group.
  • the second component can include one or more radical or anion creation sites.
  • the second component can have an alpha-ketone group, a benzyl group or a hydrosilyl group.
  • reaction type process in general, a chemical reaction is used to combine one, two or more precursors, typically in the presence of a solvent, to form a precursor formulation that is essentially made up of a single polymer that can then be cured and if need be pyrolized.
  • This process provides the ability to build custom precursor formulations that when cured can provide plastics having unique and desirable features such as high temperature, flame resistance and retardation, strength and other features.
  • the cured materials can also be pyrolized to form ceramics having unique features.
  • the reaction type process allows for the predetermined balancing of different types of functionality in the end product by selecting function groups for incorporation into the polymer that makes up the precursor formulation, e.g., phenyls which typically are not used for ceramics but have benefits for providing high temperature capabilities for plastics, and styrene which typically does not provide high temperature features for plastics but provides benefits for ceramics.
  • function groups for incorporation into the polymer that makes up the precursor formulation, e.g., phenyls which typically are not used for ceramics but have benefits for providing high temperature capabilities for plastics, and styrene which typically does not provide high temperature features for plastics but provides benefits for ceramics.
  • a custom polymer for use as a precursor formulation is made by reacting precursors in a condensation reaction to form the polymer precursor formulation. This precursor formulation is then cured into a preform through a hydrolysis reaction. The condensation reaction forms a polymer of the type shown in FIG.
  • Ri and R 2 may be the same or different.
  • the custom precursor polymers can have several different polymeric units, e.g., A ; A 2 , A n , and may include as many as 10, 20 or more units, or it may contain only a single unit.
  • the end units, Si End 1 and Si End 2 can come from the precursors of FIGS. 41 , 43, 48, and 50. Additionally, if the polymerization process is properly controlled a hydroxy end cap can be obtained from the precursors used to provide the repeating units of the polymer.
  • the precursors e.g., FIGS. 37 to 50 are added to a vessel with ethanol (or other material to absorb heat, e.g., to provide thermal mass), an excess of water, and hydrochloric acid (or other proton source).
  • ethanol or other material to absorb heat, e.g., to provide thermal mass
  • hydrochloric acid or other proton source
  • This mixture is heated until it reaches its activation energy, after which the reaction is exothermic.
  • the water reacts with an ethoxy group of the silicon of the precursor monomer, forming a hydroxy (with ethanol as the byproduct). Once formed this hydroxy becomes subject to reaction with an ethoxy group on the silicon of another precursor monomer, resulting in a polymerization reaction.
  • This polymerization reaction is continued until the desired chain length(s) is built.
  • Control factors for determining chain length are: the monomers chosen (generally, the smaller the monomers the more that can be added before they begin to coil around and bond to themselves); the amount and point in the reaction where end cappers are introduced; and the amount of water and the rate of addition.
  • the chain lengths can be from about 180 mw (viscosity about 5 cps) to about 65,000 mw (viscosity of about 10,000 cps), greater than about 1000 mw, greater than about 10,000 mw, greater than about 50,000 mw and greater.
  • the polymerized precursor formulation may, and typically does, have polymers of different molecular weights, which can be predetermined to provide formulation, cured, and ceramic product performance features.
  • the material Upon completion of the polymerization reaction the material is transferred into a separation apparatus, e.g., a separation funnel, which has an amount of deionized water that is from about 1 .2 x to about 1 .5 x the mass of the material.
  • This mixture is vigorously stirred for about less than 1 minute and preferably from about 5 to 30 sections. Once stirred the material is allowed to settle and separate, which may take from about 1 to 2 hours.
  • the polymer is the higher density material and is removed from the vessel. This removed polymer is then dried by either warming in a shallow tray at 90 C for about two hours; or, preferably, is passed through a wiped film distillation apparatus, to remove any residual water and ethanol.
  • sodium bicarbonate sufficient to buffer the aqueous layer to a pH of about 4 to about 7 is added. It is further understood that other, and commercial, manners of separating the polymer from the material may be employed.
  • a catalyst is used in the curing process of the polymer pressure formulations from the reaction type process.
  • the same polymers as used for curing the formulation from the mixing type process can be used. It is noted that unlike the mixing type formulations, a catalyst is not necessarily required. However, if not used, reaction time and rates will be slower.
  • the pyrolysis of the cured material is essentially the same as the cured material from the mixing process.
  • the preform can be cured in a controlled atmosphere, such as an inert gas, or it can be cured in the atmosphere.
  • the cure conditions e.g., temperature, time, rate
  • the cure conditions can be predetermined by the formulation to match, for example the size of the preform, the shape of the preform, or the mold holding the preform to prevent stress cracking, off gassing, or other problems associated with the curing process.
  • the curing conditions may be such as to take advantage of, in a controlled manner, what may have been previously perceived as problems associated with the curing process.
  • off gassing may be used to create a foam material having either open or closed structure.
  • the porosity of the material may be predetermined such that, for example, a particular pore size may be obtained, and in this manner a filter or ceramic screen having predetermined pore sizes, flow characteristic may be made.
  • the preforms may be used as a stand alone product, an end product, a final product, or a preliminary product for which later machining or processing may be performed on.
  • the preforms may also be subject to pyrolysis, which converts the preform material into a ceramic.
  • some formulations may exhibit an exotherm, i.e., a self heating reaction, that can produce a small amount of heat to assist or drive the curing reaction, or they may produce a large amount of heat that may need to be managed and removed in order to avoid problems, such as stress fractures.
  • a self heating reaction i.e., a self heating reaction
  • the cure off gassing typically occurs and results in a loss of material, which loss is defined generally by the amount of material remaining, e.g., cure yield.
  • the formulations and polysilocarb precursor formulations of embodiments of the present inventions can have cure yields of at least about 90%, about 92%, about 100%.
  • the materials may have cure yields above 100%, e.g., about 101 -105%, as a result of oxygen being absorbed from the air. Additionally, during curing the material shrinks, this shrinkage may be, depending upon the formulation and the nature of the preform shape, and whether the preform is reinforce, neat or unreinforced, from about 20%, less than 20%, less than about 15%, less than about 5%, less than about 1 %, less than about 0.5%, less than about 0.25% and smaller.
  • the preform, or cured structure or cured material it is heated to above about 650 ° C to about 1 ,200 ° C. At these temperatures typically all organic structures are either removed or combined with the inorganic constituents to form a ceramic. Typically at temperatures in the 650 ° C to 1 ,200 ° C range the material is an amorphous glassy ceramic. When heated above 1 ,200 ° C the material may from nano crystalline structures, or micro crystalline structures, such as SiC, Si3N 4 , SiCN, ⁇ SiC, and above 1 ,900 ° C an a SiC structure may form.
  • formulations of embodiments of the present inventions can have char yields of at least about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, and at least about 90%, at least about 91 % and greater.
  • the materials may have cure yields well above 91 %, which can approach 100%.
  • specifically tailored formulations must be used, such as for example, formulations high in phenyl content (at least about 1 1 %, and preferably at least about 20% by weight phenyls), formulations high in allyl content (at least about 15% to about 60%).
  • formulations and polysilocarb precursor formulations that are capable of being air pyrolized to form a ceramic and to preferably do so at char yield in excess of at least about 80% and above 88%.
  • the initial or first pyrolysis step generally yields a structure that is not very dense, and for example, has not reached the density required for its intended use. However, in some examples, such as the use of light weight spheres, the first pyrolysis may be sufficient.
  • a reinfiltration process may be performed on the pyrolized material, to add in additional polysilocarb precursor formulation material, to fill in, or fill the voids and spaces in the structure. This reinfiltrated material is they repyrolized. This process of pyrolization, reinfiltration may be repeated, through one, two, three, and up to 10 or more times to obtain the desired density of the final product.
  • the viscosity of the formulation may be tailored to provide more efficient reinfiltrations, and thus, a different formulation may be used at later reinfiltration steps, as the voids or pores become smaller and more difficult to get the formulation material into it.
  • the high char yields, and other features of embodiments of the present invention enable the manufacture of completely closed structures, e.g., "helium tight" materials, with less than twelve reinfiltration steps, less than about 10
  • an initial inert gas pyrolysis may be performed with a high char yield formulation followed by four reinfiltration air pyrolysis steps.
  • a cross linking reaction takes place that provides a cross linked structure having, among other things, an -R Si-C-C-Si-O-Si-C-C-Si-R 2 - where Ri and R 2 vary depending upon, and are based upon, the precursors used in the formulation.
  • the cured structure may also have a structure comprising -Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-Si- wit carbon groups appended from that back bone, which carbon groups may not be a part of that back bone.
  • Embodiments of the present inventions have the ability to utilize precursors that have impurities, high-level impurities and significant impurities.
  • the precursors may have more than about 0.1 % impurities, more than about 0.5%, more than about 1 % impurities, more than about 5% impurities, more than about 10% impurities, and more than about 50% impurities.
  • the amounts of these impurities, or at least the relative amounts, so that the amount of actual precursor is known should preferably be determined by for example GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) or other methods of analysis. In this manner the formulation of the polysilocarb precursor formulation may be adjusted for the amount of impurities present.
  • inventions of the present invention provide significant advantages over other method of making polymer derived ceramics. This provides two significant advantages, among other things.
  • the ability to use impure, lower purity, materials in embodiments of the present inventions provides the ability to greatly reduce the cost of the formulations and end products, e.g., cured preforms, cured parts, and ceramic parts or structures.
  • the ability to use impure, lower purity, materials in embodiments of the present inventions provides the ability to have end products, e.g., cured preforms, cured parts, and ceramic parts or structures, that have a substantially greater consistence from part to part, because variations in starting materials can be adjusted for during the formulation of each polysilocarb precursor formulation.
  • EXAMPLE 1 A polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated. The formulation is made by mixing together at room temperature 70% of the MHF precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 30% of the allyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 5 having a molecular weight of about 500 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 12 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together at room temperature 60% of the MHF precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 40% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 9,400 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 200 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 50% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 50% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 800 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 55 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 40% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 1 ,000 and 60% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 500 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 25 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 30% of the MHF precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 70% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 500 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 10 cps.
  • the polysilocarb formulation of Example 1 has 40% of an about 80 micron to about 325 mesh SiC filler added to the formulation to make a filled polysilocarb formulation, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation of Example 2 has 30 % of an about 80 micron to about 325 mesh SiC filler added to the formulation to make a filled polysilocarb formulation, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch of Example 3 has 50 % of an about 80 micron to about 325 mesh SiC filler added to the batch to make a filled polysilocarb batch, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch of Example 4 has 28 % of an about 80 micron to about 325 mesh SiC filler added to the batch to make a filled polysilocarb batch, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch of Example 5 has 42 % of an about 80 micron to about 325 mesh SiC filler added to the batch to make a filled
  • polysilocarb batch which can be kept for later use.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 10% of the MHF precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 73% of the styrene (phenylethyl) precursor of the formula of FIG. 16 (having 10% X) and a molecular weight of about 1 ,000, and 16% of the TV precursor of the formula of FIG. 17, and 1 % of the OH terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 7, having a molecular weight of about 1 ,000 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 72 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 0-90% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800, and 0- 90% of the styrene precursor of the formula of FIG. 16 (having 10% X) and a molecular weight of about 1000, and 0-30% of the TV precursor of the formula of FIG. 17, and 0-30% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 9400 and 0-20% of the OH terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 7, having a molecular weight of about 800 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 100 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 70% of the MHF precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and 30% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 500 and about 42% of a submicron and a 325 mesh silica are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 300 cps.
  • a polysilocarb formulation using the mixing type method is formulated.
  • the formulation is made by mixing together 20-80% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800, and 0- 10% of the TV precursor of the formula of FIG. 17, and 5-80% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about and about 500 of submicron, 325 mesh, and 8 micron SiC are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has a viscosity of about 300 cps.
  • a platinum catalyst is added to the polysilocarb formulation of Examples 6, 7, 7a, 7b, and 7c and these catalyzed formulations are added drop wise (e.g., drops of the formulation are dropped into) to a 50- 120 ° C hot water bath to cure the formulation.
  • the time in the hot water bath was about 1 -2 minutes.
  • the cured drop structures were then pyrolized at 950 ° C for about 60 minutes.
  • the pyrolized structures were hollow spheres with densities of less than about 1 g/cc, diameters of about 60 microns to about 2 mm, and crush strengths of about 0.5 - 2 ksi.
  • a precursor formulation of having 75% MHF, 15% TV, and 10% VT is formed using the mixing type process and stored.
  • Example 14a The cured material of Example 14a is pyrolized to form a polysilocarb derived ceramic composite material.
  • 1 % catalyst (10 ppm platinum and 0.5% LUPEROX 231 peroxide) is added to the precursor formulation of Example 13.
  • the catalyzed polysilocarb formulation is formed from a sonic nozzle having an internal diameter of 0.180 inches into droplets that fall from the nozzle into and through an 8 foot curing tower.
  • the temperature at the top of the tower is from 495-505° C the temperature at the bottom of the tower is 650 ° C. There are no discrete temperature zones in the tower. Airflow up the tower is by convection.
  • the collection pan is maintained at 1 10 ° C.
  • the forming and curing are done in air.
  • the preform beads are removed from the pan and post (hard) cured at 200 ° C in air for 2 hours.
  • the hard cured preform proppants are pyrolized at 1000 ° C in an argon atmosphere for 2 hours.
  • the cure yield is from 99% to 101 %.
  • the char yield is 86%.
  • Example 13 1 % catalyst (10 ppm platinum and 0.5% LUPEROX 231 peroxide) is added to the formulation of Example 13, and the polysilocarb formulation is formed into a prepreg having carbon fiber reinforcement. The prepreg curing is done in Argon and at 200 ° C for 2 hours. The hard cured preform are pyrolized at 1000 ° C under vacuum for 5 hours.
  • a polysilocarb precursor formulation having 70% MHF, 20% TV, and 10% VT is formed using the mixing type process and placed in a container.
  • EXAMPLE 16b The cured material of Example 16a is pyrolized to form a polysilocarb derived ceramic composite material.
  • Example 15 1 % catalyst (10 ppm platinum and 0.5% LUPEROX 231 peroxide) is added to the formulation of Example 15, and the polysilocarb formulation is formed into a prepreg having carbon fiber reinforcement. The prepreg curing is done in Argon and at 200 ° C for 2 hours. The hard cured preform are pyrolized at 1000 ° C under vacuum for 5 hours.
  • a polysilocarb formulation from the mixing type process and having 70% MHF, 20% TV, 10% VT and 1 % catalyst (10 ppm platinum and 0.5% LUPEROX 231 peroxide) is formed from a sonic nozzle having an internal diameter of 0.180 inches into droplets that fall from the nozzle into and through an 8 foot curing tower.
  • the temperature at the top of the tower is from 495-505° C the temperature at the bottom of the tower is 650 ° C. There are no discrete temperature zones in the tower. Airflow up the tower is by convection.
  • the collection pan is maintained at 1 10 ° C. The forming and curing are done in air.
  • the preform proppants are removed from the pan and post (hard) cured at 200 ° C in air for 2 hours.
  • the hard cured preform beads are pyrolized at 1000 ° C under vacuum for 2 hours.
  • the cure yield is from 99% to 101 %.
  • the char yield is 86%.
  • the pyrolized preform of Example 16c is infused with a polysiloxane precursor formulation and pyrolized.
  • the pyrolized preform of Example 18a is infused with a polysiloxane precursor formulation and pyrolized.
  • Methyldiethoxysilane (FIG. 39) 20.00 3.3% 134.25 0.15 10.50% 0.15 0.30
  • EXAMPLE 21 [00260] Using the reaction type process a precursor formulation was made using the following formulation. The temperature of the reaction was maintained at 61 ° C for 21 hours.
  • Methyldiethoxysilane (FIG. 39) 0.00 0.0% 134.25 - 0.00% - -
  • Methyldiethoxysilane (FIG. 39) 0.00 0.0% 134.25 - 0.00% - -
  • the polysilocarb formulation is 60% MHF, 20% TV, 5% Vt and 10% MVF (a reacted formulation of all vinylmethyldiethoxysilane, e.g., the
  • the polysilocarb formulation has 41 % MHF and 59% TV. [00281] EXAMPLE 32
  • the polysilocarb formulation has from about 40% MHF to about 55% MHF and from about 60% MVF to about 55% MVF.
  • the polysilocarb formulation has 70% MHF, 20% TV, and 10%
  • the polysilocarb formulation has 95% MHF and 5% TV.
  • percentages of the phenyltriethoxysilane and phenylmethyldiethoxysilane would likely range from 10% to 80%, with the preferred range around 40-60% (of either, or total of both).
  • Methyldiethoxysilane (FIG. 39) 182 23.2% 134.25 1.36 63.57% 1.36 2.71
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 80% MHF, 15% TV, and 5% VT.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 95% MHF and 5% TV.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 90% MHF, 5% TV, and 5% VT.
  • a polysilocarb liquid formulation has 40% MHF and 60% TV.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 60% MHF and 40% TV may be used as an infiltrant for a pyrolysis process.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 60% MHF, 30% TV, and 10% a hydroxy terminated dimethyl polysiloxane.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 64% methyl terminated
  • phenylethyl polysiloxane of FIG. 16 (where group "X" makes up 10% of the material), 26% TV, and 5% a hydroxy terminated dimethyl polysiloxane.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 58% MHF, 26% TV, 5% VT and 5% a hydroxy terminated dimethyl polysiloxane.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 0-20% MHF, 0-30% TV, 50- 100% H62 C and 0-5% a hydroxy terminated dimethyl polysiloxane.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 25% methyl terminated
  • a polysilocarb formulation has from 20-80% MHF and 20-80%
  • a polysilocarb formulation has from 70% MHF and 30% TV may be used as an infiltrant for a pyrolysis process.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has from 80% MHF and 20% TV may be used as an infiltrant for a pyrolysis process.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 20% methyl terminated phenylethyl polysiloxane of FIG. 16 (where group "X" makes up 10% of the material), 30% TV, and 50% MHF.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 40% methyl terminated phenylethyl polysiloxane of FIG. 16 (where group "X" makes up 10% of the material), 30% TV, and 10% MHF.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 80% methyl terminated phenylethyl polysiloxane of FIG. 16 (where group "X" makes up 10% of the material) and 20% TV.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 100% H62 C and may be used as an infiltrant for a pyrolysis process.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 10% methyl terminated phenylethyl polysiloxane of FIG. 16 (where group "X" makes up 10% of the material), 20% TV, and 70% MHF.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 5% MHF, 10% TV, and 85% H62 C and may be used as an infiltrant for a pyrolysis process.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 55% MHF, 35% TV, and 10% H62 C and may be used as an infiltrant for a pyrolysis process.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 40% MHF, 40% TV, and 20% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 1 .12:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 42% MHF, 38% TV, and 20% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 1 .26:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 46% MHF, 34% TV, and 20% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 1 .50:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 49% MHF, 31 % TV, and 30% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 1 .75:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 51 % MHF, 49% TV, and 0% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 1 .26:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 55% MHF, 35% TV, and 10% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 1 .82:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 52% MHF, 28% TV, and 20% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 2.02:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 55% MHF, 25% TV, and 20% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 2.36:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 65% MHF, 25% TV, and 10% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 2.96:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 70% MHF, 20% TV, and 10% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 3:93:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 72% MHF, 18% TV, and 10% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 4.45:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 75% MHF, 17% TV, and 8% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 4.97:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb formulation has 95% MHF, 5% TV, and 0% VT and has a hydride to vinyl molar ratio of 23.02:1 , and may be used as to form strong ceramic beads, e.g., proppants for use in hydraulically fracturing hydrocarbon producing formations.
  • a polysilocarb batch having 70% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 30% of the TV precursor of the formula of FIG. 17 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb batch has a viscosity of about 15 cps.
  • a polysilocarb batch having 75% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800 and 25% of the TV precursor of the formula of FIG. 17 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb batch has a viscosity of about 18 cps.
  • the polysilocarb batch of Example 1 1 has 28 % of an about 80 micron to about 325 mesh SiC filler added to the batch to make a filled polysilocarb batch, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch of Example 1 16 has 21 % of a silica fume to about 325 mesh silica filler added to the batch to make a filled polysilocarb batch, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch of Example 12 has 40 % of a silica fume to about 325 mesh silica filler added to the batch to make a filled polysilocarb batch, which can be kept for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb batch has a viscosity of about 72 cps.
  • a polysilocarb batch having about 70% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and a molecular weight of about 800, and about 20% of the TV precursor of the formula of FIG. 17, and 10% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 6000 are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb batch has a viscosity of about 55 cps.
  • the polysilocarb batch has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb batch has a viscosity of about 100 cps.
  • a polysilocarb batch having 70% of the MH precursor of the formula of FIG. 1 and 30% of the vinyl terminated precursor of the formula of FIG. 6 having a molecular weight of about 500 and about 42% of a submicron and a 325 mesh silica are mixed together in a vessel and put in storage for later use.
  • the polysilocarb batch has good shelf life and room temperature and the precursors have not, and do not react with each other.
  • the polysilocarb batch has a viscosity of about 300 cps.
  • polysilocarb batches of Examples 1 18-120 and these catalyzed batches are dropped on a tray to form droplets and are cured in an air oven at about 125° C for about 30 minutes.
  • the cured drop structures were slightly non-round beads with densities of about 1 .1 -1 .7 g/cc, diameters of about 200 microns to about 2 mm, and crush strengths of about 3 - 7 ksi.
  • a condensation cure reaction is performed in reinforced preform in the shape of a diesel engine block, made from a batch having 15% TES (FIG. 35) and 85% 350 and carbon fiber reinforcement.
  • the curing reaction produces water as a result of the cross linking process.
  • the preform is placed under vacuum and heated slowly through the cure temperature, e.g., hrs at 120C, followed by 4 hrs at 160C, followed by 4 hrs at 180C.
  • the cured preform is then pyrolized and machined to provide a diesel engine block, which can be subsequently assembled into a diesel engine.
  • a condensation cure reaction is performed in reinforced preform in the shape of a diesel engine block, made from a batch having 10% TES (FIG. 35) and 90% 350 and ceramic fiber reinforcement, e.g., NEXTEL 312.
  • the curing reaction produces water as a result of the cross linking process.
  • the preform is placed under vacuum and heated slowly through the cure temperature, e.g., 4 hrs at 140C, followed by 4 hrs at 160C, followed by 2 hrs at 180C.
  • the cured preform is then pyrolized and machined to provide a diesel engine block, which can be subsequently assembled into a diesel engine.
  • a condensation cure reaction is performed in reinforced preform in the shape of a oil field down hole casing pipe, made from a batch having 15% TES (FIG. 25) and 85% 350 and fiberglass reinforcement.
  • the curing reaction produces water as a result of the cross linking process.
  • the preform is placed under vacuum and heated slowly through the cure temperature, e.g., 4 hrs at 140C, followed by 4 hrs at 160C, followed by 2 hrs at 180C.
  • EXAMPLE 131 A condensation cure reaction is performed in reinforced preform in the shape of a oil field down hole tool, made from a batch having 15% TES (FIG. 35) and 85% 350 and carbon fiber reinforcement.
  • the curing reaction produces water as a result of the cross linking process.
  • the preform is placed under vacuum and heated slowly through the cure temperature, e.g., 4 hrs at 140C, followed by 4 hrs at 160C, followed by 2 hrs at 180C.
  • the cured preform is then pyrolized and machined to provide a down hole tool.
  • a condensation cure reaction is performed in reinforced preform in the shape of a cutter for use in a cutting tool from a batch having 10% TES (FIG. 6) and 90% 350 and ceramic powder and diamond powder.
  • the curing reaction produces water as a result of the cross linking process.
  • the preform is placed under vacuum and heated slowly through the cure temperature, e.g., 4 hrs at 140C, followed by 4 hrs at 160C, followed by 2 hrs at 180C.
  • the cured preform is then pyrolized and machined to provide cutters for use in, or with, cutting tools, such as down hole drill bits.
  • formulations, plastics, articles, components, parts, uses, applications, methods, activities and operations set forth in this specification may be used for various other fields and for various other activities, uses and embodiments. Additionally, these embodiments, for example, may be used with: existing systems, articles, components, operations or activities; may be used with systems, articles, components, operations or activities that may be developed in the future; and with such systems, articles, components, operations or activities that may be modified, in-part, based on the teachings of this specification. Further, the various embodiments and examples set forth in this specification may be used with each other, in whole or in part, and in different and various combinations.

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