Method for refining the microstructure of beta processed ingot metallurgy titanium alloy articles
US5032189A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22F1/183
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Near-alpha and alpha+beta titanium alloy components are produced by a process which comprises the steps of forging an alloy billet to a desired shape at a temperature at or above the beta-transus temperature of the alloy to provide a forged component, heat treating the forged component at a temperature approximately equal to the beta-transus temperature of the alloy, cooling the component at a rate in excess of air cooling to room temperature, annealing the component at a temperature in the approximate range of 10 to 20% below said beta-transus temperature for about 4 to 36 hours, and air cooling the component to room temperature.
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