Process for producing an article
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsTimothy Eden CHANNEL, Gregory Keith BOUSE
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Abstract
A process of producing an article and an article made are provided. The process includes producing a near-net shape component. The process includes forming a consolidation shell by additive manufacturing. The consolidation shell defines an interior space having a geometry corresponding to a component. A metallic powder is provided to the interior space. Gas is removed from the interior space. The metallic powder is consolidated in the consolidation shell under sufficient heat and pressure to form the near-net shape component.
Claims20
A process of producing a near-net shape component, the process comprising:
- forming a consolidation shell by additive manufacturing, the consolidation shell defining an interior space having a geometry corresponding to a component;
- providing a metallic powder to the interior space;
- removing gas from the interior space;
- and
- consolidating the metallic powder in the consolidation shell under sufficient heat and pressure to form the near-net shape component.
A consolidation shell comprising:
- an interior space having a geometry corresponding to a component;
- and
- a conduit extending from the interior space;
- wherein metallic powder is present in the interior space.
A component comprising:
- a consolidation shell formed by additive manufacturing, the consolidation shell defining an interior space having a geometry corresponding to the component, the interior space being at least partially filled with a consolidated powder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.