Methods for fabricating components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorMichael Johnson
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Abstract
A method for fabricating an assembly having an airfoil extending radially outwardly from a member includes determining three-dimensional information of the airfoil, converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the airfoil, successively forming each layer of the airfoil by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy, and coupling the airfoil to the member such that the airfoil extends radially outward from the member.
Claims13
A method for fabricating an assembly having an airfoil extending radially outwardly from a member, said method comprising:
- determining three-dimensional information of the airfoil;
- converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the airfoil;
- successively forming each layer of the airfoil by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy;
- and
- coupling the airfoil to the member such that the airfoil extends radially outward from the member.
A method for fabricating an airfoil, said method comprising:
- determining three-dimensional information of the airfoil;
- converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the airfoil;
- and
- successively forming each layer of the airfoil by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.