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US 2015/0056006 A1Published application
Titanium welding wire, ultrasonically inspectable welds and parts formed therefrom, and associated methods
AssigneeRTI International Metals, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey J. Bernath, Sesh A. Tamirisakandala
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Abstract
A welding wire formed of a trace boron titanium base alloy is provided, along with welds formed from the wire and articles comprising one or more of such welds. A method may include forming such a weld or welds from such a welding wire, and may also include non-destructively inspecting titanium alloy articles comprising one or more of such welds using ultrasonic waves to detect internal flaws.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- welding wire formed of a titanium base alloy and boron in a range of about 0.05 to 0.20 percent by weight.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one weld formed of a titanium base alloy and boron in a range of about 0.05 to 0.20 percent by weight.
A method comprising the steps of:
- providing welding wire formed of a titanium base alloy and boron in a range of about 0.05 to 0.20 percent by weight;
- and
- forming at least one weld from the welding wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.