Investment casting pins
US7036556B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C21/14
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pin used in investment casting, or the lost wax process, to support the ceramic core of a mold includes a core formed of a metal which provides suitable strength to maintain the position of the ceramic core during pouring of molten metal into the mold but which is susceptible to oxidation during firing of the mold. The pin core is encased with an outer coating formed of a metal which resists oxidation during firing of the mold and resists chemical interaction during processing of the cast part. An intermediate coating is preferably disposed between the core and outer coating and is likewise formed of a metal which resists oxidation during firing of the mold and resists chemical interaction during processing of the cast part. The invention also includes an investment casting mold using a plurality of these pins and methods of making the pin and the mold.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.