Mold assembly and method of making the same
CA 1109633 A · Owner: Trw Inc. · Inventors: Atanmo, Philip N.; Piwonka, Thomas S.; Jackson, James D.
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A segmented mold assembly is utilized to cast a turbine engine component having a relatively heavy hub from which relatively light vanes project. The mold assembly includes a plurality of sections which are formed of a ceramic mold material and are interconnected at flange joints. The mold sections are advantageously formed by repetitively dipping patterns in a slurry of liquid ceramic mold material to form wet coatings on the patterns. These wet coatings are dried and separated from the patterns to form the mold sections. The mold sections which are used to cast the vanes retard the removal of heat from the vanes to provide time for the hub to solidify. This can be accomplished by using …
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- Granted September 29, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 29, 1998.
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