Claims
- 1. A solid metal article consisting of a plurality of splat particles built up one upon another by a spray deposition process, said article being in the physical condition as deposited by the said process, such that
- (i) the article as cast is substantially free from porosity;
- (ii) the microstructure of the article exhibits crystal growth across the original splat particle boundaries;
- (iii) the microstructure of the article exhibits a minimum of segregation of constituent materials; and
- (iv) any oxides and other impurities present are distributed within the article, such that they are not concentrated at the boundaries of the constituent splat particles or crystal grains.
- 2. A solid metal article according to claim 1 which is of seamless annular form.
- 3. A solid metal article according to claim 1 comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, aluminum alloys, alloy steels, high nickel alloys, high chromium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 92,956, filed Nov. 9, 1979 and now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 921,761, filed July 3, 1978 and now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 754,844, filed Dec. 27, 1976 and now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 589,599, filed June 23, 1975 and now abandoned.
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