US 12,290,860 B2
Near net shape manufacturing of complex configuration components
Callie L Benson, Brooklyn, CT (US); Sergey Mironets, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Roque Panza Giosa, Oakville (CA)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/160,941.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253120 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B22F 3/16 (2006.01); B22F 3/00 (2021.01); B22F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC B22F 3/16 (2013.01) [B22F 3/003 (2013.01); B22F 3/1208 (2013.01); B22F 2201/11 (2013.01); B22F 2201/20 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a sand mold printer configured to print a modular stackable sand mold;
a powder blender configured to mix a plurality of powdered metals or metal alloys to form a blended powder, wherein the plurality of powdered metals includes titanium hydride (Ti2H), aluminum (Al), vanadium (V), and iron (Fe);
a gravity sintering furnace configured to gravity sinter the modular stackable sand mold filled with the blended powder to form a gravity sintered preform; and
a vacuum hot-pressing die configured to vacuum hot-press the gravity sintered preform to form a near net shape component.