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A turbine engine system comprising a turbine engine component, such as a fan includes a fan casing and a fan blade rotatable within the fan casing. An abradable seal coupled to the fan casing proximate the fan blade. The abradable seal comprising an abradable composite layer including a MAX phase so

A turbine engine system comprising a turbine engine component, such as a fan includes a fan casing and a fan blade rotatable within the fan casing. An abradable seal coupled to the fan casing proximate the fan blade. The abradable seal comprising an abradable composite layer including a MAX phase solid and a polymer based abradable composition.

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1. A turbine engine system comprising: a turbine engine fan section; said fan section including a fan casing and a fan blade rotatable within said fan casing;an abradable seal coupled to said fan casing between said fan casing and said fan blade, said abradable seal comprising an abradable composite

1. A turbine engine system comprising: a turbine engine fan section; said fan section including a fan casing and a fan blade rotatable within said fan casing;an abradable seal coupled to said fan casing between said fan casing and said fan blade, said abradable seal comprising an abradable composite layer formed by a MAX based solids reinforcement and a polymer based composition, wherein said abradable composite layer includes said MAX phase solids from 1% to 66% by volume and said polymer based abradable composition being the remainder. 2. The turbine engine system according to claim 1, wherein said MAX phase solids is a composite having MAX phases and a metal matrix. 3. The turbine engine system according to claim 2, wherein said MAX phase solids are defined by the formula Mn+1AXn where M is an early transition metal element, A is an A-group element, X is C or N, and n=1 to 3. 4. The turbine engine system according to claim 1, further comprising a coating layer deposited between said fan casing and said abradable seal. 5. The turbine engine system according to claim 1, wherein said abradable composite layer includes said MAX phase solids and a polymer based abradable material and a hollow micro sphere material. 6. A turbine engine abradable outer air seal comprising: a casing substrate;an abradable composite layer coupled to said substrate; andsaid abradable composite layer formed by a MAX based solids reinforcement and a polymer based composition, wherein said abradable composite layer includes said MAX phase solids of between 1 wt. % and 10 wt. % and said polymer based abradable composition being from 90 wt. % to 99 wt. %. 7. The turbine engine abradable outer air seal according to claim 6 wherein said turbine engine abradable outer air seal comprises a fan abradable outer air seal. 8. The turbine engine abradable outer air seal according to claim 6, wherein said MAX phase solids include a composite having MAX phases and a metal matrix. 9. The turbine engine abradable outer air seal according to claim 8, wherein said MAX phase solids are defined by the formula Mn+1AXn where M is an early transition metal element, A is an A group element, X is carbon or nitrogen, and n=1 to 3. 10. The turbine engine abradable outer air seal according to claim 6, further comprising a bond coat coupled between said substrate and said abradable composite layer. 11. A process for manufacturing a turbine engine abradable outer air seal component, said process comprising the steps of: forming an abradable composition formed of a MAX phase solids reinforcement and a polymer based composition;mixing said MAX phase solids of between 1 wt. % and 10 wt. % and said polymer based abradable material from 90 wt. % to 99 wt. % into the abradable composition;applying said abradable composition to a fan casing substrate in the form of an outer air seal. 12. The process of claim 11, further comprising: coupling a bond coating to said substrate between said substrate and said abradable composition. 13. The process of claim 11, wherein said MAX phase solids comprise MAX phases and a metal matrix. 14. The process of claim 13, wherein said metal matrix is metal or metal alloy and said MAX phase solids are defined by the formula Mn+1AXn where M is an early transition metal element, A is an A group element, X is carbon or nitrogen, and n=1 to 3. 15. The process of claim 11 further comprising: combining a filler with said MAX phase solids and said polymer based abradable material into said abradable composition.