Method and apparatus of heat treating an integrally bladed rotor
US8437628B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49336
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for heat treating selected portions of an integrally bladed rotor (IBR) having a plurality of blades, the process using an IBR on a fixture having a rotor engaging portion that moves the IBR into an environmental chamber. An IR heater is placed on one of the IBR blades and heat treated after air has been removed from the chamber and an inert gas is added. The IR heater is lifted from the blade and indexed to position another blade on the IBR. The process is repeated until all the IBR blades are heat treated.
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