Interim temper process

Gary R. Weber(Inventor)
,
Clinton J. Campbell(Inventor)

The Boeing Company

Research Output:

Patent

Open access

Abstract

A method for forming a structure using an interim temper process is provided. A metal material is partially-aged to a stable temper that does not require cold storage. The partially-aging step is completed at a supplier facility prior to the metal material being received by the manufacturer. Once received by the manufacturer, the partially-aged metal material is heated to a first temperature to perform retrogression. A structure is formed from the partially-aged metal material after performing the retrogression. The structure is shaped and inspected. The structure is then heated to a second temperature in an age oven to reach its final aged state. The final aged state may be close to, meet, or exceed a T6 temper.

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https://patents.google.com/patent/US11603586B2/en

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Bibliographic Information

Output type

Research Output:

Patent

Original language

American English

Publication milestones

Published - 14/03/2023

Publication status

Published - 14/03/2023

Publisher

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)