The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1979
Martin J Blackburn, Kensington, CT (US);
Michael P Smith, Glastonbury, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
Titanium-aluminum-niobium alloys having narrow and critical composition ranges are disclosed. The alloys have room temperature tensile elongations of 1.5% or greater and creep strength to density ratios better than certain nickel superalloys. Thus, they may replace other heavier base alloys in many applications up to 750.degree. C. Aluminum content must be closely controlled as excess amount decreases ductility while insufficient amount decreases creep strength. Niobium content is also critical as excess amount adversely affects creep strength-to-density ratio while insufficient amount decreases ductility. And there is an important interrelationship between niobium and aluminum. Disclosed are alloys having atomic percent compositions of 24-27 Al, 11-16 Nb, balance Ti; more preferred are alloys of 24.5-26 Al, 12-15 Nb, balance Ti. (Nominally, these alloys in weight percent are Ti-13/15Al-19.5/30Nb and Ti-13.5/15Al-25/28Nb.) Vanadium is uniquely found to be substitutional for niobium in the foregoing alloys in amounts up to 4 atomic percent, thereby reducing density and increasing strength-to-density ratio while maintaining properties. Mechanical properties are dependent on heat treatment. For the best combination of strength and ductility, the alloys are heated or forged above the beta transus and controllably cooled to produce a fine Widmanstatten microstructure.