Refractory metal core
US6913064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C9/04
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A casting system for forming a gas turbine engine component is provided. The casting system, in a first embodiment, comprises a shaped refractory metal sheet having a plurality of features for forming a plurality of film cooling passages, which features are formed from refractory metal material bent out of the sheet. The casting system for forming a gas turbine engine component in a second embodiment comprises a metal wall having an airfoil shape and a refractory metal core adjacent the metal wall and having a shape corresponding to the shape of the metal wall.
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