Properties and processing of TIMETAL LCB

被引：44

作者：

Kosaka, Y

Fox, SP

Faller, K

Reichman, SH

机构：

[1] TIMET, Henderson Tech Lab, Henderson, NV 89009 USA

[2] TIMET Automot, Morgantown, PA 19543 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE | 2005年 / 14卷 / 06期

关键词：

beta titanium alloy; LCB; properties; spring;

D O I：

10.1361/105994905X75637

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

TIMETAL LCB was introduced more than 10 years ago targeting automotive suspension spring applications. The alloy development aim was to use a low-cost formulation by selecting less expensive raw materials than typical beta titanium alloys. Following the first successful application of TIMETAL LCB suspension springs to series production vehicles, the 2000 Volkswagen Lupo FSI, the springs have been used for Ferrari Challenge Stradale since 2003. The most recent development effort was focused on the generation of metallurgical and mechanical service data for the alloy, and the implementation of efficient low cost processing of coils. This paper will introduce various properties of TIMETAL LCB products that can be useful in the design and the consideration of spring applications. Recent progress in the processing of TIMETAL LCB will also be introduced and discussed.

引用

页码：792 / 798

页数：7