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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence D. Graham, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
PCC Airfoils, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 2/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 2/704 ;
Abstract
A method of casting metal articles includes providing an array of article molds. The article molds are filled with molten metal. The molten metal is solidified in the article molds. During solidification of the molten metal, a plurality of solidification control elements function as heat sinks and radiation baffles. The solidification control elements are disposed between the article molds as the molten metal solidifies.