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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2011
Lea Kennard Castle, Vernon, CT (US);
Steven J. Bullied, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Maria Arceo Herring, Mystic, CT (US);
Lea Kennard Castle, Vernon, CT (US);
Steven J. Bullied, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Maria Arceo Herring, Mystic, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A metal casting apparatus includes a feeder for providing a molten metallic material. A mold includes a sprue and a component cavity. The sprue is arranged to receive the molten metallic material from the feeder and the component cavity is arranged to receive the molten metallic material from the sprue. A starter is arranged adjacent the component cavity and is operable to induce a first grain orientation upon solidification of the molten metallic material. The sprue includes an aborter that is arranged to induce a second grain orientation upon solidification of the molten metallic material.