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US 11,975,384 B2Granted
Casting mould
AssigneeFoundry Lab Limited
InventorsDavid John Moodie, William Robert Wiles, Lance Molyneaux, Joshua Joseph Mcintosh
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Abstract
A casting mould comprising: an inorganic or refractory mould, wherein the mould is configured to receive feedstock; wherein the feedstock is configured to be heated in situ. A reusable mould, reusable susceptor, and/or release agent may be incorporated. Method of manufacturing a mould, and casting a part employing 5 in situ heating, are also provided.
Claims20
A metal-casting mould comprising:
- an inorganic mould configured to receive metal feedstock;
- and
- a susceptor on or in the mould, the susceptor being configured for heating in situ to melt the feedstock,
- wherein the mould is 3D printed, and
- wherein the mould is reusable to cast two or more parts.
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A metal-casting mould comprising:
- an inorganic mould configured to receive metal feedstock;
- and
- a susceptor on or in the mould, the susceptor being configured for heating in situ to melt the feedstock,
- wherein the mould is reusable to cast two or more parts.
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A metal-casting mould comprising:
- an inorganic mould configured to receive metal feedstock;
- and
- a susceptor on or in the mould, the susceptor being configured for heating in situ to melt the feedstock,
- wherein the mould is 3D printed,
- further comprising one or more conformal cooling channels within the mould configured to assist with cooling a part formed from the melted feedstock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.