Global Patent Index - EP 1378582 B1

EP 1378582 B1 20041020 - A method of heat treating titanium aluminide

Title (en)

A method of heat treating titanium aluminide

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Wärmebehandlung von TiAl-Legierungen

Title (fr)

Procédé pour le traitement thermique des alliages de TiAl

Publication

EP 1378582 B1 20041020 (EN)

Application

EP 03253539 A 20030604

Priority

GB 0215563 A 20020705

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1378582A1] A gamma titanium aluminide alloy consisting of 48at% aluminium, 2at% chromium, 2at% niobium and the balance titanium plus incidental impurities was heat treated according to the present invention. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy has an alpha transus temperature T alpha = 1360 DEG C. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was heated to a temperature T1 = 1380 DEG C and was held at T1 = 1380 DEG C for 1 hour. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was oil cooled. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was heated to a temperature T2 = 1320 DEG C and was held at T2 = 1320 DEG C for 2 hours. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy was air cooled to ambient temperature. The gamma titanium aluminide alloy has a fine duplex microstructure comprising differently orientated alpha plates in a massively transformed gamma matrix. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

C22F 1/18

IPC 8 full level

C22F 1/04 (2006.01); C22F 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C22F 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US); C22F 1/183 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1378582 A1 20040107; EP 1378582 B1 20041020; DE 60300101 D1 20041125; DE 60300101 T2 20050303; GB 0215563 D0 20020814; US 2004003877 A1 20040108

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03253539 A 20030604; DE 60300101 T 20030604; GB 0215563 A 20020705; US 45561303 A 20030606