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US 10,870,040 B2Granted
Method of forming golf club head assembly
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsMatthew W. Simone, Evan R. Greer, Ryan M. Stokke
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Abstract
A method of forming a golf club head assembly includes aligning a faceplate with a recess of a club head; welding the faceplate to the club head; then, after welding the faceplate, heating the club head and the faceplate to at least a solvus temperature of the faceplate for a predetermined amount of time; and then, after heating the club head and the faceplate, allowing the club head and the faceplate to air cool.
Claims20
A method of forming a golf club head assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a faceplate formed from an α-β titanium alloy, the α-β titanium alloy comprising between 4 wt % to 20 wt % aluminum (Al), 2-3 wt % iron (Fe), and 0.25 wt % or less Silicon (Si);
- (b) aligning the faceplate with a recess of a club head;
- (c) welding the faceplate to the club head;
- (d) heating the club head and the faceplate to a temperature that is greater than the solvus temperature of the faceplate for a predetermined amount of time;
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- (e) allowing the club head and the faceplate to cool in an inert gas,
- wherein step (d) is performed between 500° C. and 1200° C. for between 1 hour and 6 hours.
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A method of forming a golf club head assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a faceplate formed from an α-β titanium alloy, the α-β titanium alloy comprising 4 wt % to 18 wt % aluminum (Al), 2-3 wt % iron (Fe), less than 0.25 wt % Silicon (Si);
- less than 0.05 wt % carbon, less than 0.05 wt % copper (Cu), less than 0.05 wt % molybdenum (Mo), less than 0.05 wt % vanadium (V) and the remaining weight percent is titanium (Ti);
- aligning the faceplate with a recess of a club head;
- welding the faceplate to the club head;
- after welding the faceplate, heating the club head and the faceplate to a temperature that is greater than the solvus temperature of the faceplate for a predetermined amount of time;
- and
- after heating the club head and the faceplate, allowing the club head and the faceplate to cool in an inert gas environment.
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