Patent ID: 9296036
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B21J,B22F,B23P,C22C,C22F,C23C,F01D,F05D,Y02P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method compromising: (a) using additive manufacturing to produce a metal shaped-preform, wherein the metal shaped-preform comprises a titanium alloy, wherein the additive manufacturing comprises: depositing layers of a first material on an upper side of a building substrate; and depositing layers of a second material on a opposing lower side of the building substrate; wherein at least one of the first material, the second material, and the building substrate comprises the titanium alloy; (b) after the using step (a), forging the metal shaped-preform, with the building substrate therein, into a final forged product having the building substrate therein.