Patent ID: 11873549
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method of forming an aircraft component, the method comprising:
mixing a shape memory alloy (SMA) with an aluminum alloy to form a combination of the SMA and the aluminum alloy, wherein mixing the SMA with the aluminum alloy includes:
providing the SMA in a wire form having a length that is less than 0.0197 inches,
retaining the SMA in the wire form in a single location,
melting the aluminum alloy, and
pouring the aluminum alloy over the SMA in the wire form; and

forming the aircraft component with the combination of the SMA and the aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy is Al—Cu—Mg—Ag—TiB2.