Abstract:
A Ti-6Al-4V-0.20 (Ti64) forged article is fabricated by forging a workpiece to make a forged gas turbine engine component having a thick portion thereof with a section thickness greater than 2-1/4 inches. The forged article is heat treated by solution heat treating at a temperature of from about 50°F to about 75°F below the beta-transus temperature of the alloy, thereafter water quenching the gas turbine engine component to room temperature, and thereafter aging the gas turbine engine component at a temperature of from about 900°F to about 1000°F. The resulting machined gas turbine engine component has a 0.2 percent yield strength of from about 120 ksi to about 140 ksi at its centerline (54), and a 0.2 percent yield strength of from about 160 ksi to about 175 ksi at a location about 1/2 inch below a surface (56) thereof.
Abstract:
A process for detecting an aluminum-based material deposited onto a titanium-based gas turbine engine component during engine operation is disclosed. The process comprises immersing at least a portion of the titanium-based component, which has been subjected to engine operation, into an acid solution to form an etched component. The acid solution comprises sodium fluoride, sulphuric acid and water. The etched component may then be removed from the solution and visually inspected for dark areas in contrast to light areas, the dark areas indicating deposited aluminum-based material.
Abstract:
A metallic reinforced shim (40) is attached to the dovetail of turbine or compressor blades (18). The shim reduces frictionally induced wear damage to the rotor (16). In one form, a single ply shim (40) reinforced with a metallic doubler (44) has an anti-fretting layer deposited on the shim face contacting the dovetail slot pressure face, and a doubler layer fastened to the anti-fretting layer in the non-contacting regions to prevent slippage of the shim on the blade. In another form, a multi-layer shim (40) has two layers (50,52) interposed between the blade dovetail and the disk dovetail slot, with the layers treated so that they do not readily slip relative to the titanium pieces, but do slip relative to each other. The shim is also reinforced with a metallic doubler (66). Fretting is confined to the consumable shim, and therefore the disk dovetail slot and the mating blade dovetails are not subject to surface degradation with corresponding reduction in fatigue capability.
Abstract:
A Ti-6Al-4V-0.20 (Ti64) forged article is fabricated by forging a workpiece to make a forged gas turbine engine component having a thick portion thereof with a section thickness greater than 2-1/4 inches. The forged article is heat treated by solution heat treating at a temperature of from about 50°F to about 75°F below the beta-transus temperature of the alloy, thereafter water quenching the gas turbine engine component to room temperature, and thereafter aging the gas turbine engine component at a temperature of from about 900°F to about 1000°F. The resulting machined gas turbine engine component has a 0.2 percent yield strength of from about 120 ksi to about 140 ksi at its centerline (54), and a 0.2 percent yield strength of from about 160 ksi to about 175 ksi at a location about 1/2 inch below a surface (56) thereof.
Abstract:
A dry film, low coefficient of friction lubricant for titanium pieces is prepared by mixing together solid lubricant particles, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), a suspending agent, and a curable resin in an evaporable carrier. The mixture is applied to titanium or titanium alloy surfaces that contact each other in service. The carrier is evaporated during a subsequent thermal cure, leaving a lubricating film on the surfaces.