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New Processes to Produce Rhenium Metal Shapes

1998; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 13; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10426919808935296

1532-2475

Donald Mittendorf, Gary A. West,

Manufacturing Process and Optimization

Abstract Several processes have been used within the aerospace industry to construct structural high-temperature components from pure rhenium metal. These processes have several problems, including high cost, wasted machined material, and inconsistent mechanical properties. These problems have cast some doubt on the usefulness of an exceptional structural metal like rhenium. This paper discusses two new processes developed by AlliedSignal that minimize these problems, making use of this space age material more economically and minimizing risk.