System and method for preventing powder depletion/contamination during consolidation process
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsAgnieszka M Wusatowska-Sarnek, Larry G Housefield, Ruston M Moore, Enrique E Montero, Promila Bhaatia
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Abstract
A system for preventing powder depletion/contamination during a consolidation process has a can for holding a powdered material; the can having an interior wall; a protective layer positioned intermediate the powdered material and the interior wall; and the protective layer being formed from a material selected from the group consisting of nickel alloys, chrome alloys, and combinations thereof.
Claims12
A system for preventing powder depletion/contamination during a consolidation process, said system comprising:
- a can for holding a powdered material;
- said can having an interior wall;
- a protective layer positioned intermediate said powdered material and said interior wall;
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- said protective layer being formed from a material selected from the group consisting of nickel alloys, chrome alloys, and combinations thereof.
A method for preventing powder depletion/contamination during a consolidation process, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a can having an inner wall;
- lining said inner wall of said can with a protective layer formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a nickel alloy, a chrome alloy, and combinations thereof;
- placing a powdered material in said can so that said powdered material is in contact with said protective layer;
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- subjecting said can with said powdered material and said protective layer to a consolidation process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.