A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.

A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.

A TiAl alloy material for hot forging includes a TiAl alloy substrate formed of a TiAl alloy which contains 42 at % or more and 45 at % or less of Al, 3 at % or more and 6 at % or less of Nb, 3 at % or more and 6 at % or less of V, 0.1 at % or more and 0.3 at % or less of B, and the balance being Ti and inevitable impurities, an intermediate layer formed on a surface of the TiAl alloy substrate, and a titanium layer formed on a surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a first layer which is formed on a side of the TiAl alloy substrate and is formed of the TiAl alloy which becomes β-TiAl at a hot forging temperature range between 1200° C. or higher and 1350° C. or lower and a second layer that is formed on a side of the titanium layer and is formed of a β-Ti material.

A method for manufacturing a blade, the method includes casting a nickel alloy blade precursor having an airfoil and a root. The airfoil and the root are solution heat treating differently from each other. After the solution heat treating, the root is wrought processed. After the wrought processing, an exterior of the root is machined.

This method for manufacturing a high-temperature component formed of a Ni-based alloy includes a step of subjecting a workpiece of the Ni-based alloy to hot die forging using predetermined dies to form a forge-molded article, the step including: a die/workpiece co-heating substep of heating the workpiece interposed between the dies to a forging temperature; and a hot forging substep of taking out the workpiece and the dies into a room temperature environment and immediately performing hot forging on the workpiece using a press machine. The predetermined dies are formed of another Ni-based superalloy comprising γ and γ′ phases, and have features in that: a solvus temperature of the γ′ phase is 1050-1250° C.; and the γ′ phase precipitates at least 10 vol. % at 1050° C. and has two kinds of forms of intra-grain γ′ phase precipitations within the γ phase grains and inter-grain γ′ phase precipitations between/among the γ phase grains.

A forging apparatus and a forged product manufacturing method aim to prevent decrease in the temperature of a forging space and the temperature of a forging material, efficiently maintain the uniformity of the temperatures of upper and lower dies, and improve forging efficiency. In the forging apparatus and the forged product manufacturing method according to the present invention, the upper and lower dies are heated by a heating mechanism in a housing in which a charging port of an integrally formed housing body is closed by a door, the upper and lower dies are moved relatively in a facing direction of the upper and lower dies, the heating mechanism is moved relatively in the facing direction with respect to at least one of the relatively moving upper and lower dies, and whereby the forging material is forged between the upper and lower dies. Furthermore, the forged product manufacturing method is used to manufacture a forged product from the forging material.

A rework press assembly for reworking a dimensionally non-conformant component is provided. The rework press assembly includes a frame, a die coupled to the frame and configured to contact a first portion of the component, and a ram. The ram is coupled to the frame opposite the die with respect to an axis of the rework press assembly and is configured to contact a second portion of the component. The ram and the die define a component cavity therebetween. At least one of the die and the ram has a first length, relative to the axis, in response to the rework press assembly being at a first thermal condition. The at least one of the die and the ram has a second length, relative to the axis, in response to the rework press assembly being at a second thermal condition, and the second length is greater than the first length.

A method for manufacturing a blade, the method includes casting a nickel alloy blade precursor having an airfoil and a root. The airfoil and the root are solution heat treating differently from each other. After the solution heat treating, the root is wrought processed. After the wrought processing, an exterior of the root is machined.

A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.

A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.