Method of heat treating titanium aluminide
US7704339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C30/00
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gamma titanium aluminide alloy consisting of 46 at % aluminium, 8 at % tantalum and the balance titanium plus incidental impurities has an alpha transus temperature Tα between 1310° C. and 1320° C. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was heated to a temperature T1=1330° C. and was held at T1=1330° C. for 1 hour or longer. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was air cooled to ambient temperature to allow the massive transformation to go to completion. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was heated to a temperature T2=1250° C. to 1290° C. and was held at T2 for 4 hours. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was air cooled to ambient temperature. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy has a fine duplex microstructure comprising differently orientated alpha plates in a massively transformed gamma matrix. The heat treatment reduces quenching stresses and allows larger castings to be grain refined.
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