IP Library Granted Patent US 11,421,303
Granted Patent B2
US 11,421,303 · App. 16/846,800 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Titanium alloy products and methods of making the same

Inventors: Fusheng Sun (Canfield, OH); Ernest M. Crist, Jr. (Transfer, PA)
Assignee: HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
C22C14/00B33Y70/00C22F1/183
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Patent No.
US 11,421,303
App. No.
16/846,800
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to new titanium alloys and methods for making the same. The new titanium alloys generally include 4.75-6.75 wt. % Al, 6.5-8.5 wt. % (Nb+Ta), 1.5-3.5 wt. % Sn, up to 5.0 wt. % Zr, and up to 2.5 wt. % Mo, the balance being titanium, optional incidental elements, and impurities. Due to their composition and methods of manufacture, the new titanium alloys may find use in several applications, such as aerospace and/or automotive applications.

Claims (47)

1. A titanium alloy comprising:

4.75-6.75 wt. % Al;

6.75-8.5 wt. % (Nb+Ta);

wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 6.75 wt. % Nb;

1.5-3.5 wt. % Sn;

2.0 to 3.5 wt. % Zr; and

up to 2.5 wt. % Mo;

the balance being titanium, optional incidental elements, and impurities.

2. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 5.1% Al.

3. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 2.5 wt. % Zr.

4. The titanium alloy of claim 3 , wherein (wt. % Sn)+(wt. % Zr) is at least 4.0.

5. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 0.1 wt. % Mo.

6. The titanium alloy of claim 5 , wherein (wt. % Nb+Ta)+(wt. % Mo) is at least 7.25.

7. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 1.75 wt. % Mo.

8. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 2.0 wt. % Sn.

9. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes not greater than 8.25 wt. % (Nb+Ta).

10. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 7.0 wt. % (Nb+Ta).

11. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes tantalum as an impurity.

12. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the optional incidental elements include:

up to 0.6 wt. % Si;

up to 0.20 wt. % O; and

up to 0.10 wt. % C.

13. The titanium alloy of claim 12 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 0.1 wt. % Si, or up to 0.10 wt. % O, or at least 0.01 wt. % C.

14. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the impurities include:

up to 0.1 wt. % Fe;

up to 0.1 wt. % Ni;

up to 0.3 wt. % Cu; and

up to 0.3 wt. % Cr.

15. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy is in the form of a wrought product, wherein the wrought product is a rolled product, an extruded product or a forged product.

16. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy is a shape casting.

17. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy is an additive manufacturing feedstock, wherein the additive manufacturing feedstock is one of a powder and a wire.

18. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy is an automotive component or an aerospace component.

19. The titanium alloy of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 3.0 wt. % Zr.

20. A titanium alloy comprising:

4.75-6.75 wt. % Al;

6.75-8.5 wt. % (Nb+Ta);

wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 6.75 wt. % Nb;

1.5-3.5 wt. % Sn;

up to 5.0 wt. % Zr; and

1.75 to 2.5 wt. % Mo;

the balance being titanium, optional incidental elements, and impurities.

21. The titanium alloy of claim 20 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 5.1% Al.

22. The titanium alloy of claim 20 , wherein (wt. % Sn)+(wt. % Zr) is at least 4.0.

23. The titanium alloy of claim 20 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 2.0 wt. % Sn.

24. The titanium alloy of claim 20 , wherein the titanium alloy includes not greater than 8.25 wt. % (Nb+Ta).

25. The titanium alloy of claim 20 , wherein the titanium alloy includes at least 7.0 wt. % (Nb+Ta).

26. The titanium alloy of claim 20 , wherein the titanium alloy includes tantalum as an impurity.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2020
From: SUN, FUSHENG; CRIST, ERNEST M., JR.
To: ARCONIC INC.
Reel/Frame 052379/0423 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2020
From: ARCONIC INC.
To: HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
Reel/Frame 052382/0675 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2018056953 · Oct 22, 2018
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