Method and assembly for a multiple component core assembly

A mold assembly for forming a component from a component material, said mold assembly comprising:

• a mold comprising an interior wall that defines a mold cavity within said mold, said mold cavity configured to receive the component material in a molten state therein;
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• a core assembly positioned inside said mold, said core assembly comprising:
• a first core component;
• a second core component separate from said first core component;
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• a core connection component coupled to said first core component and said second core component, said core connection component formed from a connection component material configured to be absorbable by the component material and comprising a sleeve shaped to receive coupling portions of said first core component and said second core component, wherein said first core component is coupled adjacent said second core component at a core split line defining a contacting joint therebetween.