Method of Producing Cold-Worked Centrifugal Cast Tubular Products
AssigneeATI Properties, Inc.
InventorMatthew V. Fonte
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Abstract
A method of making a seamless, tubular article comprises subjecting a cast tubular workpiece of a corrosion resistant alloy to at least about a 25% wall reduction at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the workpiece using a metal forming process comprising at least one of radial forging, rolling, pilgering, and flowforming. The cast tubular workpiece is a centrifugally cast tubular workpiece comprising an inner diameter and an outer diameter.
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A method of making a seamless, tubular article, the method comprising:
- subjecting a cast tubular workpiece of a corrosion resistant alloy to at least about a 25% wall reduction at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the workpiece using a metal forming process comprising at least one of radial forging, rolling, pilgering, and flowforming;
- wherein the cast tubular workpiece is a centrifugally cast tubular workpiece comprising an inner diameter and an outer diameter.
A method of making a seamless tubular article from a centrifugally cast, corrosion resistant alloy, the method comprising:
- cold working a cast tubular workpiece comprising an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a wall thickness by at least one of flowforming, radial forging, rolling, and pilgering to provide a wall reduction of at least about 25%;
- wherein the cast tubular workpiece is a centrifugally cast, tubular workpiece of a corrosion resistant alloy;
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- wherein the corrosion resistant alloy is selected from a stainless steel alloy, a titanium-based alloy, a nickel-based alloy, and a zirconium-based alloy.
A method of producing a seamless, tubular product, the method comprising:
- subjecting a centrifugally cast tubular workpiece of a duplex stainless steel to at least a 25% wall reduction at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the duplex stainless steel using a metal forming process comprising rolling, wherein the centrifugally cast tubular workpiece includes an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and wherein material has been removed from the inner diameter.
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