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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Vernon, CT (US);
Matthew Grow, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Michael A. Klecka, Coventry, CT (US);
Gregory W. Levan, Avon, CT (US);
Daniel K. Seabourn, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 10/36 (2021.01); B22F 10/64 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/36 (2021.01); B22F 10/64 (2021.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for making a metal article including repetitively depositing a layer of metal and cold working each metal layer to form the metal article. The method can be used to make a new article or repair an existing article. The metal article includes a customized local grain structure orientation which can vary by region based on design requirements.