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Title: Development of a low cost permanent mold casting process for TiAl automotive valves

Conference ·
OSTI ID:225076
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  1. Univ. of Dayton, OH (United States)
  2. Howmet Corp., Whitehall, MI (United States)

This paper reviews progress made in the development of a low cost permanent mold casting process for TiAl automotive valves. The issues studied include mold life, mold/metal reaction, shrinkage void control, dimensional control, and post casting processes. More than 800 Ti-47Al-2Nb-1.75 Cr (at%) valves were produced by gravity, centrifugal, and pressure assisted casting methods on a laboratory scale. Microstructures, tensile, creep, and fatigue properties of as-HIP and as-heat treated valves are described. Process scale up challenges identified in this work are also discussed.

OSTI ID:
225076
Report Number(s):
CONF-950201-; ISBN 0-87339-304-X; TRN: IM9621%%6
Resource Relation:
Conference: Annual meeting and exhibition of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Las Vegas, NV (United States), 12-16 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Gamma titanium aluminides; Kim, Y.W. [ed.] [UES, Inc., Dayton, OH (United States). Materials and Processes Div.]; Wagner, R. [ed.] [GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht (Germany). Inst. for Materials Research]; Yamaguchi, Masaharu [ed.] [Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering]; PB: 1023 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English