Hybrid setter for investment casting cores and method of using
AssigneeBlasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.
InventorsKeith Joseph DeCarlo, Liam Gabriel Saccucci-Bryan, Pierre Francois Pinard, Rehan Afzal
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Abstract
A setter for an investment casting core is provided. The setter may include: a base section; and a cover section configured to mechanically couple to the base section and having a profile for receiving the investment casting thereon. A setter array for a plurality of investment casting cores is further provided. A method for supporting an investment casting core during heat treatment using the setter is also provided.
Claims20
A setter for an investment casting core, the setter comprising:
- a base section;
- and
- a cover section configured to mechanically couple to the base section and having a profile for receiving the investment casting thereon.
A setter array for a plurality of investment casting cores, the setter array comprising:
- a base section, and
- a plurality of cover sections each configured to mechanically couple to a respective portion of the base section and having a profile for receiving a respective one of the plurality of investment casting cores thereon.
A method for supporting an investment casting core during heat treatment using a setter, the method comprising:
- providing a base section;
- mechanically coupling a cover section to the base section, the cover section including a profile for receiving the investment casting core thereon;
- and
- positioning the investment casting core on the cover section such that an undersurface of the investment casting core substantially mates with a portion of the profile of the cover section that receives the investment casting core thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.