Fine grain beryllium bodies
US4017333A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1975 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C25/00
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for enhancing the mechanical properties of cast beryllium and beryllium alloy bodies by reducing beryllium grain size. More particularly, grain size is reduced by forming a metal beryllide phase that is soluble in molten beryllium but of limited solubility in the solid metal. Initially, molten beryllium is cast into a mold and solidified resulting in precipitation of the metal beryllide in the form of finely divided particles at the beryllium grain boundaries. The cast body is then mechanically worked below its recrystallization temperature to form an unstable, deformed microstructure which is converted to a fine grain microstructure during a subsequent anneal above the recrystallization temperature of the beryllium or beryllium alloy body. The anneal can be a separate operation or a continuation of the plastic deformation operation.
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