Low-cost alpha-beta titanium alloy with good ballistic and mechanical properties

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9631261
APP PUB NO 20120202085A1
SERIAL NO

12850691

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An alpha-beta Ti alloy having improved mechanical and ballistic properties formed using a low-cost composition is disclosed. In one embodiment, the Ti alloy composition, in weight percent, is 4.2 to 5.4% aluminum, 2.5 to 3.5% vanadium, 0.5 to 0.7% iron, 0.15 to 0.19% oxygen and balance titanium. The exemplary Ti alloy exhibits a tensile yield strength of at least about 120,000 psi and an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 128,000 psi in both longitudinal and transverse directions, a reduction in area of at least about 43%, an elongation of at least about 12% and about a 0.430-inch-thick plate has a V50 ballistic limit of about 1936 fps. The Ti alloy may be manufactured using a combination of recycled and/or virgin materials, thereby providing a low-cost route to the formation of high-quality armor plate for use in military systems.

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TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION181 NORTH WATER STREET GATE 3 HENDERSON NV 89015

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Fanning, John Henderson, US 11 574

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