METHODS FOR METAL COMPONENT REFURBISHMENT USING SUBTRACTIVE SURFACE
First Claim
1. A method of inspecting an engineering component for sub-surface damage, using a non-machining, media-based, subtractive surface engineering process to remove material from critically dimensioned surfaces of the component, the method comprising:
- a) performing the process on the component to remove a quantity of material from the surfaces;
inspecting the surfaces of the component to determine an extent of apparent damage; and
on the basis of the inspection, determining whether;
i. the component is sufficiently refurbished for reuse;
orii. the component should be scrapped.
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Abstract
Refurbishing used or damaged engineering components is performed using a subtractive surface engineering process to remove material from worn or damaged critical surfaces. The method involves initially performing the process on the component to remove a first quantity of material from the surfaces, inspecting the surface of the component to determine the extent of damage and subsequently further performing the process to remove a further quantity of material if necessary.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of inspecting an engineering component for sub-surface damage, using a non-machining, media-based, subtractive surface engineering process to remove material from critically dimensioned surfaces of the component, the method comprising:
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a) performing the process on the component to remove a quantity of material from the surfaces; inspecting the surfaces of the component to determine an extent of apparent damage; and on the basis of the inspection, determining whether; i. the component is sufficiently refurbished for reuse;
orii. the component should be scrapped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for refurbishing an engineering component, using a non-machining, media-based, subtractive surface engineering process to remove material from worn or damaged critically dimensioned surfaces of the component, the method comprising:
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a) initially performing the process on the component to remove a first quantity of material from the surfaces; b) inspecting the surface of the component to determine an extent of damage; and c) subsequently further performing the process to remove a further quantity of material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. (canceled)
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28. (canceled)
- 29. An engineering component comprising a critically-dimensioned metal to metal contact surface, the surface being refurbished using a non-machining, media-based, subtractive surface engineering process, wherein the surface comprises residual surface damage and a surface roughness Ra of less than 0.25 microns.
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