Title:
PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A GAMMA TITANIUM ALUMINIDE TURBINE COMPONENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/149122
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a turbine engine component includes the steps of: providing a powder containing gamma titanium aluminide; and forming a turbine engine component from said powder using a direct metal laser sintering technique.
Inventors:
SUCIU GABRIEL L (US)
DAS GOPAL (US)
ALVANOS IOANNIS (US)
MERRY BRIAN D (US)
HILL JAMES D (US)
PENDA ALLAN R (US)
DAS GOPAL (US)
ALVANOS IOANNIS (US)
MERRY BRIAN D (US)
HILL JAMES D (US)
PENDA ALLAN R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/078182
Publication Date:
November 27, 2014
Filing Date:
December 30, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP (US)
International Classes:
B22F3/105; B22F7/02
Foreign References:
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| US20070107202A1 | 2007-05-17 | |||
| US5634992A | 1997-06-03 | |||
| US5540792A | 1996-07-30 |
Other References:
HERNANDEZ ET AL.: "Microstructures for Two-Phase Gamma Titanium Aluminide Fabricated by Electron Beam Melting, Metallography", MICROSTRUCTURE, AND ANALYSIS, vol. 1, no. ISSUE, 28 February 2012 (2012-02-28), pages 14 - 27, XP055279557
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GATHY, Andrew D. (P.C.c/o CPA Global, Attn: Pam Houser,900 Second Ave., S. Suite 60, Minneapolis Minnesota, US)
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