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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stephen Bancheri, Albany, NY (US);
Michael Weimer, Loveland, OH (US);
Joan McKiever, Rock Mount, VA (US);
Brian Ellis, Mayfield, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a mold for casting a titanium-containing article, the method including combining calcium aluminate with a liquid to produce an initial slurry of calcium aluminate and adding oxide particles into the initial slurry to create a final slurry. The method further includes introducing the final slurry into a mold cavity that contains a fugitive pattern and allowing the final slurry to cure in the mold cavity to form a mold of a titanium-containing article.