Thermo-hydrogen refinement of microstructure of titanium materials

    公开(公告)号:US12098454B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18184373

    申请日:2023-03-15

    IPC分类号: C22C14/00 C22F1/02 C22F1/18

    CPC分类号: C22F1/183 C22F1/02

    摘要: A method of refining a microstructure of a titanium material can include providing a solid titanium material at a temperature below about 400° C. The titanium material can be heated under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere to a hydrogen charging temperature that is above a β transus temperature of the titanium material and below a melting temperature of the titanium material, and held at this temperature for a time sufficient to convert the titanium material to a substantially homogeneous β phase. The titanium material can be cooled under the hydrogen-containing atmosphere to a phase transformation temperature below the β transus temperature and above about 400° C., and held for a time to produce a phase regions. The titanium material can also be held under a substantially hydrogen-free atmosphere or vacuum at a dehydrogenation temperature below the β transus temperature and above the δ phase decomposition temperature to remove hydrogen from the titanium material.

    Creep Resistant Titanium Alloys
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240287666A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18483894

    申请日:2023-10-10

    IPC分类号: C22F1/18 C22C14/00

    CPC分类号: C22F1/183 C22C14/00

    摘要: A non-limiting embodiment of a titanium alloy comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 5.5 to 6.5 aluminum; 1.5 to 2.5 tin; 1.3 to 2.3 molybdenum; 0.1 to 10.0 zirconium; 0.01 to 0.30 silicon; 0.1 to 2.0 germanium; titanium; and impurities. A non-limiting embodiment of the titanium alloy comprises a zirconium-silicon-germanium intermetallic precipitate, and exhibits a steady-state creep rate less than 8×10−4 (24 hrs)−1 at a temperature of at least 890° F. under a load of 52 ksi.

    Bar
    3.
    发明授权
    Bar 有权

    公开(公告)号:US12065718B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17432129

    申请日:2020-03-06

    IPC分类号: C22C14/00 C22F1/18

    CPC分类号: C22C14/00 C22F1/183

    摘要: A bar includes a titanium alloy containing an α phase and a β phase, in which the titanium alloy contains, as a chemical composition, by mass %: Al: 4.5% to 6.4%; Fe: 0.5% to 2.1%; C: 0.01% or less; N: 0.05% or less; O: 0.25% or less; V: 0.10% or less; Si: 0% to 0.40%; Ni: 0% to 0.15%; Cr: 0% to 0.25%; Mn: 0% to 0.25%; and a remainder including Ti and impurities, an area ratio of the β phase in a metallographic structure of the titanium alloy is 20% or less, and an average minor axis length of grains of the β phase is 2.0 μm or less.

    Creep resistant titanium alloys
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11920231B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17649238

    申请日:2022-01-28

    IPC分类号: C22F1/18 C22C14/00

    CPC分类号: C22F1/183 C22C14/00

    摘要: A non-limiting embodiment of a titanium alloy comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 5.5 to 6.5 aluminum; 1.5 to 2.5 tin; 1.3 to 2.3 molybdenum; 0.1 to 10.0 zirconium; 0.01 to 0.30 silicon; 0.1 to 2.0 germanium; titanium; and impurities. A non-limiting embodiment of the titanium alloy comprises a zirconium-silicon-germanium intermetallic precipitate, and exhibits a steady-state creep rate less than 8×10−4 (24 hrs)−1 at a temperature of at least 890° F. under a load of 52 ksi.

    Thermally stabilized fastener system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11892023B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17981404

    申请日:2022-11-05

    摘要: A thermally stabilized fastener system and method is disclosed. The disclosed system/method integrates a fastener (FAS) incorporating a faster retention head (FRH), fastener retention body (FRB), and fastener retention tip (FRT) to couple a mechanical member stack (MMS) in a thermally stabilized fashion using a fastener retention receiver (FRR). The MMS includes a temperature compensating member (TCM), a first retention member (FRM), and an optional second retention member (SRM). The TCM is constructed using a tailored thermal expansion coefficient (TTC) that permits the TCM to compensate for the thermal expansion characteristics of the FAS, FRM, and SRM such that the force applied by the FRH and FRR portions of the FAS to the MMS is tailored to a specific temperature force profile (TFP) over changes in MMS/FAS temperature. The TCM may be selected with a TTC to achieve a uniform TFP over changes in MMS/FAS temperature.