Regenerating an additively manufactured component to cure defects and alter microstructure
US9364888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
One embodiment includes a method to regenerate a component. The method includes additively manufacturing the component with at least a portion of the component in a near finished shape. The component is encased in a shell mold, the shell mold is cured, the encased component is placed in a furnace and the component is melted, the component is solidified in the shell mold, and the shell mold is removed from the solidified component.
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