Patent ID: 7611592

Claim:
A method of processing a titanium alloy comprising: deforming a body of a titanium alloy at a first temperature (T 1 ) that is above the beta-transus temperature (T β ) of the titanium alloy; at least one of: (i) deforming the body at a second temperature (T 2 ), wherein T 2 is at least 50° F. greater than T 1 to recrystallize at least a portion of the titanium alloy, or (ii) holding the body at T 2 for a time period sufficient to recrystallize at least a portion of the titanium alloy; and deforming the body at a third temperature (T 3 ), wherein T 1 ≧T 3 >T β ; wherein the titanium alloy is one of an alpha+beta alloy and a near-beta alloy, and wherein essentially no deformation of the body occurs at a temperature below T β during the method of processing the titanium alloy.