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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Donald G. Godfrey, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mark C. Morris, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George Reimer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William F. Hehmann, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Daira Legzdina, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard Fox, Mesa, AZ (US);
Yiping HU, Greer, SC (US);
Harry Lester Kington, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Donald G. Godfrey, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mark C. Morris, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George Reimer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William F. Hehmann, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Daira Legzdina, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard Fox, Mesa, AZ (US);
Yiping Hu, Greer, SC (US);
Harry Lester Kington, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Substantially defect-free titanium aluminide components and methods are provided for manufacturing the same from articles formed by consolidation processes. The method includes providing an intermediate article comprised of a titanium aluminide alloy and formed by a consolidation process. The intermediate article is encapsulated with an aluminum-containing encapsulation layer. The intermediate article is compacted after the encapsulation step. A substantially defect-free titanium aluminide component comprises a compacted three-dimensional article comprised of titanium aluminide and formed by a consolidation process and an aluminum-containing encapsulation layer on at least one surface of the compacted three-dimensional article. The aluminum-containing encapsulation layer comprises an aluminide material, MCrAlY wherein M is cobalt, nickel, or a combination of cobalt and nickel, or TiAlCr.