Welding in preparation for superplastic forming
US10843291B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0296
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A component is formed by welding a plurality of sheets of metal to form a blank with a number of weld nuggets, placing the blank between a die section and a lid section, heating the die section to heat the blank, and introducing a pressurized gas between the lid section and the die section to press the blank into a mold in the die section to form a component. The number of weld nuggets has a desired thickness ratio between about 1.1 to about 1.25 such that the plurality of sheets of metal and the component formed have a number of characteristics that are substantially the same.
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