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US 2024/0309534 A1Published application
Electroforming method and system
AssigneeUnison Industries, LLC
InventorsRamkumar Oruganti, Karthick Gourishankar, Raghavendra Adharapurapu, Sachin Nalawade, Sanjay Kumar Sondhi, Vishwanath T, Lakshmi Krishnan
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Abstract
An electroforming system and method includes disposing an electrode defining a mandrel within a mixture solution, and applying a voltage to the electrode in the mixture solution to form a composite metal layer on the electrode. The composite metal layer can have particles incorporated within a metal matrix and define a composite electroformed component.
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A method of forming a component, the method comprising:
- electroforming a composite metal layer onto a mandrel from a mixture solution, the mixture solution comprising an electrolytic solution with dispersed metallic powder particles therein having an average particle size between 0.1-1000 micrometers, and with the composite metal layer having the metallic powder particles incorporated within a metal matrix and defining a composite electroformed component;
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- performing at least a first heat treatment on the composite electroformed component within a first temperature range of 600-1200° C.
A system for electroforming a component, comprising:
- an electroforming tank;
- a cathode located within the electroforming tank;
- a power source electrically coupled to the cathode;
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- a mixture solution within the electroforming tank comprising an electrolytic solution with dispersed metallic powder particles therein, the metallic powder particles having an average particle size between 1-1000 micrometers.
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