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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method for a fatigue- and damage-resistant metallic part. SOLUTION: This metallic part 110 which may be an airfoil 112 includes at least one treated patch 132, and the whole thickness of the part 110 on an inner side of the treatment patch 132 is in a condition of residual compressive stress. A surface-treated region 136 overlaps at least a boundary between the treated patch 132 and the remainder of the part 110. The surface of the part 110 within the surface treated region 136 is in a condition of residual compressive stress to prevent crack initiation at the boundary between the treated patch 132 and the remainder of the part 110. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of reducing crack propagation in an airfoil part 22. SOLUTION: This method includes steps of: preparing an airfoil part 22 having a root 36 spaced apart from a tip 34, spaced-apart leading and trailing edges 30 and 32, a negative-pressure side surface 40 extending from the leading edge 30 to the trailing edge 32, and an opposed positive-pressure side surface 38 extending from the leading edge 30 and the trailing edge 32; and supporting the airfoil part 22 against bending loads. The airfoil part 22 is burnished by using a burnishing element 42 to form at least one burnished section 68 of residual compressive stress. The at least one burnished section 68 is located adjacent the leading edge 30 and spaced from the leading edge 30 by an offset distance selected to avoid deformation of the leading edge 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article having a titanium-base metallic composition, which is, in more detail, the article made from the titanium-base composition wherein titanium boride particles are dispersed. SOLUTION: The article (20) has a matrix (22) containing more titanium than any other elements, and contains a microscale compound material (21) having the matrix (22) wherein the titanium boride particles (24, 25) are dispersed. The maximum size of at least approximately 50 volume% of the titanium boride particles (24, 25) is smaller than approximately 2 μm. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide articles having titanium-base metallic compositions and, more particularly, articles made of titanium-base compositions having titanium boride particles dispersed therein.SOLUTION: An article (20) includes a microscale composite material (21) having a matrix (22) with more titanium than any other element, and a dispersion of titanium boride particles (24, 25) in the matrix (22). At least about 50 vol.% of the titanium boride particles (24, 25) have a maximum dimension of less than about 2 μm.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for improving mechanical properties of a beta-treated, alpha-beta titanium alloy article. SOLUTION: The improving method includes: forging the alloy article at the beta transformation temperature or higher to produce a post final forged article; subjecting the post final forged article to a post-forged cooling process to produce a post-forged cooled article; solution-heat-treating the post-forged cooled article at a temperature lower than the beta transformation temperature to produce a solution-heat-treated article; subjecting the solution-heat-treated article to a controlled post-solution cooling process to produce a post-solution cooled article; and alpha-phase-precipitation-treating the post-solution cooled article to obtain a final article having an average elongation value of at least about 3%. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare a metallic alloy article having other additive constituents without any melting. SOLUTION: The method for preparing an article (20) of a base metal alloyed with an alloying element comprises the steps of preparing a compound mixture by the steps of providing a chemically reducible nonmetallic base-metal precursor compound of a base metal, providing a chemically reducible nonmetallic alloying-element precursor compound of an alloying element, and thereafter mixing the base-metal precursor compound and the alloying-element precursor compound to form a compound mixture. The compound mixture is thereafter reduced to a metallic alloy, without melting the metallic alloy. The step of preparing or the step of chemically reducing includes the step of adding an other additive constituent. The metallic alloy is thereafter consolidated to produce a consolidated metallic article (20), without melting the metallic alloy and without melting the consolidated metallic article (20). COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare a metallic-alloy article having another additive constituent, without melting of the metallic alloy.SOLUTION: A method for preparing an article (20) of a base metal alloyed with an alloying element includes the steps of preparing a compound mixture by the steps of providing a chemically reducible nonmetallic base-metal precursor compound of a base metal, providing a chemically reducible nonmetallic alloying-element precursor compound of an alloying element, and thereafter mixing the base-metal precursor compound and the alloying-element precursor compound to form a compound mixture. The compound mixture is thereafter reduced to a metallic alloy, without melting the metallic alloy. The step of chemically reducing includes the step of adding another additive constituent. The metallic alloy is thereafter consolidated to produce a consolidated metallic article (20), without melting the metallic alloy and without melting the consolidated metallic article (20).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for fabricating a rotor assembly for a turbine excellent in durability and productivity. SOLUTION: The rotor assembly includes a first portion 210 of the rotor component forged from a first material. The first material is processed using a first process. The rotor assembly also includes a second portion 230 of the rotor component separately forged from a second material that is the same material as the first material. The second portion is processed using a second process and is coupled to the first portion along a radial circumferential plane perpendicular to a rotating shaft 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a titanium metallic composition having titanium boride particles dispersed therein. SOLUTION: An article made of constituent elements is prepared by furnishing at least one nonmetallic precursor compound, wherein all of the nonmetallic precursor compounds collectively contain the constituent elements. The constituent elements include a titanium-base metallic composition, boron present at a level greater than its room-temperature solid solubility limit, and, optionally, a stable-oxide-forming additive element present at a level greater than its room-temperature solid solubility limit. The precursor compounds are chemically reduced to produce a material comprising a titanium-base metallic composition having titanium boride particles therein, without melting the titanium-base metallic composition. The titanium-base metallic composition having the titanium boride particles therein is consolidated without melting. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electroslag-cold hearth (ESCH) system for refining or producing a desired metal or metal alloy. SOLUTION: The system includes at least one cold hearth vessel (35) capable of holding a pool (44) of molten liquid metal and an overlying slag layer (40), and an ingot mold (36) laterally off-set from the cold hearth (35). A source of raw material, e.g., a feed electrode (34), is positioned above the cold hearth (35), and fed into the molten slag (40) in a refining operation. A flow-over dam (54) separates the ingot mold (36) from the cold hearth (35), preventing the flow of inclusions and other foreign bodies into the ingot mold. In some instances, a non-consumable electrode provides additional thermal energy to the slag. In the production operation, the metal source can be a salt from which the desired metal can be electrochemically extracted. Related methods for refining or producing metals such as titanium alloys are also described. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI