Assembly and method of forming gas turbine engine components

A die assembly for forming a gas turbine engine component comprising:

• a support including a pair of structural plates coupled to a base;
• a pair of forming dies dimensioned with respect to a predefined contour of a gas turbine engine component;
• a pair of mounting plates mechanically attached to respective ones of the pair of forming dies along respective abutments such that the pair of forming dies oppose each other and such that the pair of forming dies are spaced apart from the pair of structural plates, and each one of the pair of mounting plates including a plate body defining at least one internal cooling circuit;
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• wherein the at least one internal cooling circuit includes a passageway that follows a perimeter of a respective one of the abutments, and a plurality of fins extend across the passageway.

A method of forming a gas turbine engine component comprising:

• mounting a forming die to a mounting plate along an abutment, wherein the mounting plate includes a plate body defining the abutment and at least one internal cooling circuit, the at least one cooling circuit includes a passageway that follows a perimeter of the abutment, and a plurality of fins extend across the passageway;
• heating the forming die to a predetermined temperature threshold;
• moving the forming die toward an adjacent forming die to deform a gas turbine engine component with respect to a predefined contour;
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• communicating fluid to the passageway to decrease a temperature of the mounting plate.