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Abstract

Method for casting a turbine component body including; providing a mould defining the external geometry of the component body and providing a core defining an internal geometry of the component body. The core includes a main body defining an internal chamber of the component body and an array of pedestals extending between opposing walls of the internal chamber. A molten material is cast between the mould and the core and the core is then removed after the molten material has solidified. The core is provided using a core die which has an inlet for receiving fluid core material. The core die is configured such as to provide a gradient of injection pressure which decreases from a first position proximal to the inlet to a second position distal to the inlet. The pedestal array is arranged such that the separation of the pedestals increases between the first and second positions.

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