Patent ID: 8668790

Claim:
A method of treating a superalloy component, comprising: solution treating the component for a period of about 4 to about 10 hours at a temperature of about 1750 to about 1850° F.; cooling the component to a stabilizing temperature of about 1450° F. to about 1520° F. at an average rate of 1° F./min to about 25° F./min; stabilizing the component at about 1450° F. to about 1520° F. for a period of from about 1 to about 3 hours; cooling the component from the stabilizing temperature to room temperature; precipitation aging the component by heating the component to a first precipitation aging temperature of about 1275° F. to about 1375° F. for about 3 to about 15 hours; cooling the component at an average rate of 50° F./hour to about 150° F./hour to a second precipitation aging temperature of about 1100° F. to about 1200° F. for a time period of about 2 to about 15 hours; and cooling the component from the second precipitation aging temperature.