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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Applicant:
Wayne E. Voice, Nottingham, GB;
Inventor:
Wayne E. Voice, Nottingham, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 31/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of correcting the shape of a brittle cast component such as a low pressure turbine blade. The method includes steps of placing the component against a creep mold having a surface defining the desired profile of the component and HIP treating it to creep deform the component to the desired shape whilst consolidating it and removing gas and shrinkage porosity.