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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
R. Mark Davis, Marshville, NC (US);
Matthew J. Arnold, Charlotte, NC (US);
R. Mark Davis, Marshville, NC (US);
Matthew J. Arnold, Charlotte, NC (US);
ATI Properties, Inc., Albany, OR (US);
Abstract
Various non-limiting embodiments of the present invention relate to methods of processing titanium alloys wherein the alloys are subjected to deformation above the beta transus temperature (T) of the alloys. For example, one non-limiting embodiment provides a method of processing an alpha+beta or a near-beta titanium alloy comprising deforming a body of the alloy at a first temperature (T) that is above the Tof the alloy; recrystallizing at least a portion of the alloy by deforming and/or holding the body at a second temperature (T) that is greater than T; and deforming the body at a third temperature (T), wherein T≧T>T; wherein essentially no deformation of the body occurs at a temperature below Tduring the method of processing the titanium alloy.