Apparatus and method for casting a metal article
US6349759B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C21/14
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
To form a mold for casting a metal article, metal pins are inserted through a pattern. End portions of the metal pins are bent after the pins have been inserted through the pattern. The pattern and opposite end portions of the metal pins are then covered with wet ceramic mold material. A mold structure is formed by drying the wet ceramic mold material. The pattern is then removed from the mold structure to leave a mold cavity with the metal pins extending through the metal cavity between opposite side sections of the mold structure. Molten metal is conducted into the mold cavity and force is transmitted between opposite side sections of the mold structure through the metal pins to retard movement between the side sections of the mold structure. The molten metal is solidified in the mold cavity and a metallurgical bond is formed between the metal in the mold cavity and the metal pins. The cast article is then removed from the mold structure. The cast article has a thin wall section with a thickness of 0.060 inches or less. The metal pins have cylindrical outer side surfaces with a diameter of 0.030 inches or less.
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