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Method for heat treating cast titanium articles to improve their mechanical properties

US4631092A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1984
Grant dateDec 23, 1986
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49336
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Cast titanium alloys and a method of heat treating the alloys in order to obtain fatigue and mechanical properties comparable to wrought titanium is disclosed. The heat treatment is practiced by solution heat treating a cast titanium article above its beta transus, rapidly cooling, stabilizing at a temperature within the alloy's alpha/beta phase range, and finally aging the article to achieve the desired properties.

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