TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ARTICLES WITH IMPROVED SURFACE FINISH AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE

• Main Authors: KNUDSEN, BRUCE, BEWLAY, BERNARD PATRICK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 01.10.2019
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS ANDNON-FERROUS ALLOYS; CHEMISTRY; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; GRINDING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHING; STEAM ENGINES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WEAPONS

Titanium-containing articles having improved surface finishes and methods for improving surface finishes on titanium containing articles are provided. One method includes passing an abrasive medium across a surface of an titanium aluminide alloy- containing article, for example, a turbine blade, at...