Pack assembly for hot rolling
AssigneeTitanium Metals Corporation of America (TIMET)
InventorsTommie L. Wardlaw, Paul J. Bania
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Abstract
A pack assembly for use in hot rolling a material sensitive to heat loss, such as gamma titanium aluminide. The pack assembly has a pair of opposed deformable metal cover plates adjacent opposite outer major surfaces of at least one flat product of the material to be hot rolled positioned between the cover plates. A continuous thermal barrier is positioned between each of the outer major surfaces of each of the cover plates.
Claims6
A pack assembly for use in hot rolling a material sensitive to heat loss, such as gamma titanium aluminide, said pack assembly comprising a pair of opposed, deformable metal cover plates adjacent opposite outer major surfaces of at least one flat product of said material positioned between said cover plates, and a continuous thermal barrier positioned between each of said outer major surfaces and each of said cover plates.
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