Golf club head cast from graphene reinforced titanium alloy
A golf club head comprising a body cast from a combination material comprising a titanium alloy and a graphene material is disclosed herein. The titanium alloy preferably is 6-4, and the graphene material may be graphene or graphene oxide, and may comprise 0.01-5.0% by weight of the combination metal alloy.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising a striking face section, a sole section, and a top section, the body defining a hollow interior,
wherein the body is cast from a combination material comprising titanium alloy and a graphene material,
wherein the graphene material comprises no more than 2.0% by weight of the combination material, and
wherein the graphene material is selected from the group consisting of graphene and graphene oxide.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy is 6-4 titanium alloy.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the graphene material is 0.05 to 0.5% weight of the combination material.
4. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising a striking face section, a bottom section, and a top section, the body defining a hollow interior; and
a plurality of stiffening members, each of the plurality of stiffening members extending from the top section to the bottom section,
wherein the striking face section comprises a face center and a rear face surface facing the hollow interior,
wherein each stiffening member of the plurality of stiffening members is located no more than 0.25 inch away from the face center along a horizontal axis extending parallel to the striking face section, and
wherein the body is cast from a combination material comprising 6-4 titanium alloy and no more than 2% of a graphene material by weight.
5. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the graphene material is selected from the group consisting of graphene and graphene oxide.
6. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the plurality of stiffening members is a solid rod.
7. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of stiffening members is located less than 0.500 inch from the rear face surface along a vertical plane extending through the face center perpendicular to the striking face section.
8. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the body has a volume ranging from 200 cubic centimeters to 475 cubic centimeters.
9. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the graphene material is 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of the combination material.
10. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising a striking face section, a bottom section, and a return section, the body defining a hollow interior; and
first and second stiffening members extending from the return section to the bottom section,
wherein the striking face section comprises a face center and a rear face surface facing the hollow interior,
wherein the each of the first and second stiffening members is located no more than 0.25 inch away from the face center along a horizontal axis extending parallel to the striking face section,
wherein each of the first and second stiffening members is located less than 0.500 inch from the rear face surface along a vertical plane extending through the face center perpendicular to the striking face section,
wherein the body is cast from a combination material comprising 6-4 titanium alloy and no more than 2% of a graphene material by weight, and
wherein the graphene material is selected from the group consisting of graphene and graphene oxide.
11. The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the golf club head is a driver-type head.
12. The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the graphene material is 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of the combination material.