Patent ID: 9133539
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B21D,B21J,C22C,C22F

Abstract:
1. A method for deforming a component cast from a titanium alloy, such that each of a volume or the component, a density of the component, and a surface area of the component remains substantially constant throughout a deformation process, the method comprising: heating the component to a plastic temperature such that the component becomes plastically deformable; applying a force in a predetermined direction to at least one region of the component while the component is at the plastic temperature, the force being applied by a deformation member configured to engage with a least a part of a surface of the component, the deformation member comprising a substantially rigid body, the substantially rigid body being provided with location features for engagement with the surface of the component, the location features defining a desired component geometric shape, and the component being provided with location pads for engagement with the location features of the substantially rigid body, the force being communicated from the deformation member to the location pads the reacted upon at the location pads by a base member; and reducing a temperature of the component to below the plastic temperature to thereby plastically deform the component to the desired component geometric shape.