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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Gary Robert Weber, Kent, WA (US);
Clinton J. Campbell, Kent, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a structure using an interim temper process is provided. A metal material is partially-aged to a stable temper that does not require cold storage. The partially-aging step is completed at a supplier facility prior to the metal material being received by the manufacturer. Once received by the manufacturer, the partially-aged metal material is heated to a first temperature to perform retrogression. A structure is formed from the partially-aged metal material after performing the retrogression. The structure is shaped and inspected. The structure is then heated to a second temperature in an age oven to reach its final aged state. The final aged state may be close to, meet, or exceed a T6 temper.