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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Kaustubh Narhar Kulkarni, Kundalahalli, IN;
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kaustubh Narhar Kulkarni, Kundalahalli, IN;
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/10 (2006.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01); C22C 21/00 (2006.01); B22F 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 9/08 (2006.01); C22C 1/04 (2006.01); F01L 3/02 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/008 (2013.01); C22C 14/00 (2013.01); C22C 21/00 (2013.01); B22F 9/082 (2013.01); C22C 1/0491 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); F01L 1/462 (2013.01); F01L 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for fabricating sintered, substantially pore-free titanium aluminide articles with minor alloying element additions is disclosed. Such articles may find application as automobile engine valves and connecting rods and may be fabricated by rapidly sintering intimately mixed powders of substantially pure titanium and rapidly-cooled particles of aluminum alloyed with the minor alloying element(s).