Method for manufacturing a machine component
AssigneeSolar Turbines Incorporated
InventorsALEXANDER I. KRICHEVER, Ariel Schuger, Leonel Arellano, Diane K. Larue, Oscar T. Lopez
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a machine component includes obtaining a casted component, a forged component, or a component manufactured using additive fabrication such that the machine component has a wall exhibiting at least some porosity therethrough. The method further includes adding a filler material to on the wall to a pre-determined thickness, the filler material being configured to cover the porosity present in the wall. The method further includes finishing the component by performing a finishing operation.
Claims20
A machine component manufactured using a manufacturing process, the machine component having a wall exhibiting at least some porosity therethrough, the machine component comprising:
- a filler material added to the wall at locations that exhibit porosity, the filler material configured to cover the porosity present in the wall, wherein the filler material is added using a laser cladding process.
A method for manufacturing a machine component, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least one of a casted component, a forged component, and a component manufactured from use of additive fabrication, the component having a wall exhibiting at least some porosity therethrough;
- adding a filler material on the wall to a pre-determined thickness, the filler material configured to cover the porosity present in the wall;
- and
- finishing the machine component by performing a finishing operation.
A method for manufacturing a machine component, the method comprising:
- forming a component by at least one of casting, forging, and additive fabrication, the formed component having a wall exhibiting at least some porosity therethrough;
- forming a recess in the wall at locations that exhibit porosity, the recess extending partway through a thickness of the wall;
- filling the recess with a filler material to a pre-determined thickness;
- and
- finishing the component by performing at least one machining operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.