Thermo-hydrogen refinement of microstructure of titanium materials

    公开(公告)号:US11624105B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17485882

    申请日:2021-09-27

    IPC分类号: C22F1/18 C22C14/00 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 α 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.

    THERMALLY STABILIZED FASTENER SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230058923A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17981401

    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.

    Creep Resistant Titanium Alloys
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220396860A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17649238

    申请日:2022-01-28

    IPC分类号: C22F1/18 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.

    Systems and methods for tailoring coefficients of thermal expansion between extreme positive and extreme negative values

    公开(公告)号:US11492675B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16733501

    申请日:2020-01-03

    摘要: Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to the manufacture of metallic material with a thermal expansion coefficient in a predetermined range, comprising: deforming, a metallic material comprising a first phase and a first thermal expansion coefficient. In response to the deformation, at least some of the first phase is transformed into a second phase, wherein the second phase comprises martensite, and orienting the metallic material in at least one predetermined orientation, wherein the metallic material, subsequent to deformation, comprises a second thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the second thermal expansion coefficient is within a predetermined range, and wherein the thermal expansion is in at least one predetermined direction. In some embodiments, the metallic material comprises the second phase and is thermo-mechanically deformed to orient the grains in at least one direction.

    Systems and methods for tailoring coefficients of thermal expansion between extreme positive and extreme negative values

    公开(公告)号:US11486016B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16733486

    申请日:2020-01-03

    摘要: Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to the manufacture of metallic material with a thermal expansion coefficient in a predetermined range, comprising: deforming, a metallic material comprising a first phase and a first thermal expansion coefficient. In response to the deformation, at least some of the first phase is transformed into a second phase, wherein the second phase comprises martensite, and orienting the metallic material in at least one predetermined orientation, wherein the metallic material, subsequent to deformation, comprises a second thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the second thermal expansion coefficient is within a predetermined range, and wherein the thermal expansion is in at least one predetermined direction. In some embodiments, the metallic material comprises the second phase and is thermo-mechanically deformed to orient the grains in at least one direction.

    Method for producing hot-rolled titanium plate

    公开(公告)号:US11479839B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16757140

    申请日:2017-10-26

    IPC分类号: C22F1/18 B21B1/02 B21B3/00

    摘要: A method for producing a hot-rolled titanium plate includes, [1] melting at least one part of the side surface of the titanium slab by radiating a beam or plasma toward the side surface, not toward the surface to be rolled, and thereafter causing re-solidification to form, in the side surface, a layer having grain diameter of 1.5 mm or less and a depth of 3.0 mm or more from the side surface; [2] performing a finishing process on the surface to be rolled of the titanium slab in which the layer is formed, to thereby bring a slab flatness index X to 3.0 or less; and [3] subjecting the titanium slab after the finishing process to hot rolling under a condition in which a length of an arc of contact of a roll L in a first pass of rough rolling is 230 mm or more.

    Method for producing Nb3Sn superconducting wire, precursor for Nb3Sn superconducting wire, and Nb3Sn superconducting wire using same

    公开(公告)号:US11476017B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16494378

    申请日:2018-02-26

    摘要: In the production of an internal-tin-processed Nb3Sn superconducting wire, the present invention provides a Nb3Sn superconducting wire that is abundant in functionality, such as, the promotion of formation of a Nb3Sn layer, the mechanical strength of the superconducting filament (and an increase in interface resistance), the higher critical temperature (magnetic field), and the grain size reduction, and a method for producing it. A method for producing a Nb3Sn superconducting wire according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of providing a bar 10 that has a Sn insertion hole 12 provided in a central portion of the bar 10 and a plurality of Nb insertion holes 14 provided discretely along an outer peripheral surface of the Sn insertion hole 12, and that has an alloy composition being Cu-xZn-yM (x: 0.1 to 40 mass %, M=Ge, Ga, Mg, or Al, provided that, for Mg, x: 0 to 40 mass %), a step of mounting an alloy bar with an alloy composition of Sn-zQ (Q=Ti, Zr, or Hf) into the Sn insertion hole 12 and inserting Nb cores into the Nb insertion holes 14, a step of subjecting the bar 10 to diameter reduction processing to fabricate a Cu-xZn-yM/Nb/Sn-zQ composite multicore wire with a prescribed outer diameter, and a step of subjecting the composite multicore wire to Nb3Sn phase generation heat treatment.

    Manufacturing Method for Tubular Products made of Zirconium-Based Alloy

    公开(公告)号:US20220316041A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17257283

    申请日:2019-12-26

    摘要: Manufacturing method for tubular products made of zirconium-based alloy includes melting an ingot by multiple vacuum arc remelting, mechanical processing of the ingot, heating, multi-stage hot forging of the ingot for production of a forged piece, subsequent mechanical processing of the forged piece for production of the a round-profile blank, manufacturing of tubular billets, their quenching and tempering, application of a protective coating, heating to a hot pressing temperature, hot pressing, removal of the protective coating, vacuum thermal treatment, multiple cold rolling steps in order to produce tubular products, with intermediate vacuum thermal treatment after each cold rolling, and a final vacuum thermal treatment being carried out at a final size with subsequent final finishing operations. The tubular products can be used as the structural components of a core in water-cooled nuclear reactors. The method can provide increased processibility, high strength, and corrosion resistance of tubular products.

    Method of Manufacturing Zirconium Alloy Tubular Products

    公开(公告)号:US20220316040A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17059989

    申请日:2019-12-26

    摘要: Method of manufacturing zirconium alloy tubular products containing (wt. %): niobium—0.9-1.7; iron—0.04-0.10; oxygen—0.03-0.10; silicon—less than 0.02, carbon—less than 0.02, and zirconium—as the base of the alloy. This includes an ingot melting by multiple vacuum arc remelting, mechanical processing of the ingot, heating, hot working of the ingot, subsequent mechanical processing for the production of tubular billets, heat treatment of the tubular billets, application of a protective coating and heating to a hot pressing temperature, hot pressing, removal of the protective coating, multi-stage cold radial forging, vacuum thermal treatment, multiple cold rolling runs with a total deformation degree of 50-80-% per run and a tubular coefficient of Q=1.0-2.7 with intermediate vacuum thermal treatment after each cold rolling operation, and final vacuum thermal treatment of the resulting tubular products carried out at the final size with subsequent final finishing operations.