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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan L Benn, Bristol, GB;
James E Boardman, Colne, GB;
Arnold J Pratt, Etwall, GB;
Anthony L Pratt, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228186 ; 228193 ; 29889 ;
Abstract
A method of making a titanium fan disc for a gas turbine engine comprises the steps of providing a pair of identical forged titanium cylinders each having a central bore and a flat end surface at right angles to its central axis, preparing the flat end surface of each cylinder to a high degree of smoothness, abutting the prepared surfaces of the cylinders one against the other in axial alignment, removing air from between said surfaces, and diffusion bonding the cylinders end-to-end by hot isostatic pressing to form the disc.