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The Vacuum Heat Treatment of Titanium Alloys for Commercial Airframes
Robert Hill Jr. President
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA USAInternational Titanium Association Annual Conference
Aerospace Material and Process SessionOrlando Florida
October 5th, 2010
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Titanium Growth In Airframes
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Titanium Growth In Airframes
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Without Proper Heat Treating, Specific Metallurgical & Particular Dimensions Cannot be Attained
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Specifications For Heat Treating Titanium
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PROBLEM: Specifications often fail to recognize that
titanium is an exotic material requiring exotic heat treating
techniques!
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PROBLEM: We need thermal processing of titanium which enhances near net shapes
What are the exact rates of cooling needed for air, oil, polymer, or water quenching methods
Titanium Specification Shortfall #1
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We Need Cooling Rates…
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Properties obtained with Minimal Distortion
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Titanium Specification Shortfall #2PROBLEM: Assumes alpha case is a given &
lacks uniform methods to help minimize or eliminate the oxygen rich layer
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Alpha Case
To Minimize Alpha Case…Must process in vacuum atmospheres onlyMore precise pre-cleaning methodsDefine bake out frequencies or requirements (furnace and / or fixturing)Employ the use of pre-holds for vacuum levels with slower heating rates. All of the specifications refer to minimum vacuum levels at temperature Acknowledge that multiple argon sweeps during pump down and prior to heating helps eliminate alpha case
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Titanium Specification Shortfall #3PROBLEM: Hydrogen pick up verification for all
thermal processes must be better definedA maximum level PPM of hydrogen must be specified
Images from TIMET
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Titanium Specification Shortfall #4PROBLEM: Specifications do not address how
to minimize distortion, more specifically to utilize GRAPHITEGraphite has excellent heat transfer characteristicsCTE of graphite is extremely close to the CTE of titanium Graphite remains dimensionally stable even after repeated cyclingGraphite is easily machined to hold tight tolerances and hold intricate shapes
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Dimensional Stability
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Vacuum Creep Forming
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Titanium Specification Shortfall #5PROBLEM: Specifications do not clearly define
and differentiate between work and control thermocouples & their individual intricacies This is most imperative for innovative materials such as the near beta alloy Ti 5553 which are more hardenable with superior strength combined with high fracture toughness and excellent high cycle fatigue when compared to Ti 6Al4VBASCA thermal treatments ultimately allows for nearer net shapes therefore better buy: fly ratios
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Sixteen part thermocouples
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Temperature Uniformity Survey
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The Future of Vacuum Processing Titanium
Titanium Metallurgists must interact with SAE / AMEC / Boeing committees to assist and update titanium heat treat specifications
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Thank You