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US 2017/0320241 A1Published application
Low-Cost Tooling and Method for Manufacturing the Same
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorThomas K. Tsotsis
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Abstract
A tool including a tool body, the tool body including a substrate having a tool-side surface, an intermediate layer positioned over the tool-side surface, and an outer layer positioned over the intermediate layer, the outer layer including a metallic material.
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A method for manufacturing a tool comprising:
- machining a substrate to a desired shape;
- applying an intermediate layer to said machined substrate, said intermediate layer having an inner surface facing said machined substrate and an outer surface facing away from said machined substrate, wherein said intermediate layer comprises an electrically conductive filler incorporated therein;
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- applying an outer layer over said intermediate layer, said outer layer comprising a metallic material.
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