ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES OF PROCESSING （先进技术的处理）.pdf

6R8ev.Adv. Mater. Sci. 29 (2011) 68-82 A.G. Ermachenko, R.Ya. Lutfullin and R.R. Mulyukov ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES OF PROCESSING TITANIUM ALLOYS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRY A. G. Ermachenko, R. Ya. Lutfullin and R. R. Mulyukov Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Khalturin str. 39, Ufa, 450001, Russia Received: May 03, 2011 Abstract. The most urgent problem of engineering and its advanced branch of aerospace engi- neering is the efficient use of materials and increased service life. Creation of aircraft engines of new generation requires the development of absolutely new technological processes for pro- ducing articles characterized by increased reliability and service life providing high metal utiliza- tion. In this respect, titanium alloys, due to their high specific strength and corrosion resistance, are the most widely used structural materials, especially in such branches of engineering where material savings play a dominating role, in particular, aircraft engine- and ship-building and medicine. The spectrum of articles produced includes complex shape blades and discs for gas turbine engines, flanges, hollow cylinders, etc. During exploitation the above-mentioned articles are subjected to very high and low temperatures, very large structural loads and the influence of aggressive media etc. The above stated tasks can be effectively solved by introducing advanced highly efficient and low-waste technologies of metals working based on the use of the unique phenomenon of superplasticity. The forging in superplastic conditions enables one to reduce sharply the expenditures on costly alloys as