Systems and methods of bonding wax components for lost wax casting
AssigneeChromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
InventorsJames Whitton, Zachary Oras, Zachary Hopkins
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Abstract
Lost wax casting bonding methods and systems. A method for bonding a wax component in a feeder system for a lost wax casting process comprises embedding conductive nano-particles in wax to form a sacrificial susceptor. The method includes coupling the wax component to another component such that the sacrificial susceptor is at an interface of the wax component and the other component. The method comprises inductively heating the sacrificial susceptor to cause the wax of the sacrificial susceptor and at least a portion of wax of the wax component to melt to thereby form a bond between the wax component and the other component.
Claims20
A method for bonding a wax component in a feeder system for a lost wax casting process, comprising:
- embedding conductive nano-particles in wax to form a sacrificial susceptor;
- coupling said wax component to another component such that said sacrificial susceptor is at an interface of said wax component and said other component;
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- inductively heating said sacrificial susceptor to cause said wax of said sacrificial susceptor and at least a portion of wax of said wax component to melt to thereby form a bond between said wax component and said other component.
A method for bonding a wax component in a feeder system for a lost wax casting process, comprising:
- embedding conductive nano-particles in wax to form a sacrificial susceptor;
- coupling said wax component to another component such that said sacrificial susceptor is at an interface of said wax component and said other component;
- and
- heating said sacrificial susceptor to cause said wax of said sacrificial susceptor and at least a portion of wax of said wax component to melt to thereby form a bond between said wax component and said other component.
A system for bonding a wax component in a feeder system for a lost wax casting process, comprising:
- a plurality of sacrificial susceptors each comprising conductive nano-particles embedded in wax;
- a plurality of runners and supports, each of said plurality of runners and supports configured to be coupled to said feeder system;
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- a robot comprising an inductive heating system;
- wherein, each of said plurality of runners and supports has associated therewith at least one of said plurality of sacrificial susceptors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.