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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Scotia, NY (US);
Mohamed Rahmane, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas Joseph Kelly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael James Weimer, Loveland, OH (US);
Sairam Sundaram, Guilderland, NY (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Scotia, NY (US);
Mohamed Rahmane, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas Joseph Kelly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael James Weimer, Loveland, OH (US);
Sairam Sundaram, Guilderland, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods for making refractory crucibles capable of managing thermal stresses and suitable for melting highly reactive alloys, the method involving providing a crucible having at least a facecoat and a backing, heating at least one retaining ring, applying the at least one retaining ring about at least a portion of the backing of the crucible; and allowing the at least one retaining ring to cool and shrink-fit about the crucible.