Patent ID: 7837812

Claim:
A method of processing a binary metastable β-titanium alloy consisting essentially of titanium and at least 14 weight percent molybdenum, the method-comprising: hot working a binary metastable β-titanium alloy consisting essentially of titanium and at least 14 weight percent molybdenum at a hot working temperature above the β-transus temperature of the binary metastable β-titanium alloy, wherein the binary metastable β-titanium alloy is hot worked to a percent reduction in area ranging from 95% to 99%; and direct aging the binary metastable β-titanium alloy, wherein direct aging comprises heating the binary metastable β-titanium alloy in the hot worked condition at an aging temperature ranging from 850° F. to 1375° F. for a time sufficient to form α-phase precipitates within the binary metastable β-titanium alloy.