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Present stage and future prospects of development of compressor material
Author(s) -
Kitashima T.,
Suresh K. S.,
YamabeMitarai Y.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.201400156
Subject(s) - titanium , materials science , titanium alloy , gas compressor , microstructure , metallurgy , jet engine , alloy , thermal , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , engineering , physics
Titanium alloys are attractive for use in the compressor of jet engines because of their high strength‐to‐density ratio. Titanium alloys with high temperature capability for high‐pressure compressor components have been developed to increase thermal efficiency of jet engines, resulting in the reduction of CO 2 emission and fuel consumption. This study describes the development of high‐temperature titanium alloys, mainly focusing on the effects of alloy composition and microstructure on mechanical properties. Titanium matrix composites and titanium aluminides have also been extensively studied for future application in high‐pressure compressors. In addition, in this study, melting technology of titanium alloys has been introduced because it is a key technology to improve the performance of high‐temperature titanium components.