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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Scotia, NY (US);
Thomas Joseph Kelly, S. Lebanon, OH (US);
Mohamed Rahmane, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Stephen Rutkowski, Duanesburg, NY (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);
Thomas Joseph Kelly, S. Lebanon, OH (US);
Mohamed Rahmane, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Stephen Rutkowski, Duanesburg, NY (US);
Michael James Weimer, Loveland, OH (US);
Sairam Sundaram, Guilderland, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods for making a reinforced refractory crucible for melting titanium alloys including providing a form, applying a facecoat to the form, the facecoat having at least one facecoat layer, applying a backing about the facecoat, the backing having at least one backing layer, applying at least one reinforcing element to at least a portion of the facecoat layer, the backing layer, or a combination thereof where the reinforcing element includes at least one composition selected from ceramic compositions, metallic compositions, and combinations thereof.