Fig. 20.29 Methods for making superplastic forming and diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) titanium matrix composite (TMC) reinforced parts More

Fig. 6.24 Potential components for gas turbine applications, superplastically formed of IN-718. Noise suppressor assembly (top) and exhaust mixer nozzle component (bottom) More

Fig. 36 Schematic of the blow forming technique for superplastic forming. Source: Ref 22 More

Fig. 37 Example of a four-sheet superplastic forming/diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) process in which the outer sheets are formed first and the center sheets are then formed and bonded to the outer two sheets. Source: Ref 22 More

Fig. 2.22 Single-sheet superplastic forming More

Fig. 2.23 Superplastic forming methods for reducing nonuniform thin-out. (a) Plug-assisted forming, female tooling. (b) Snapback forming, male tooling. Source: Ref 2.20 More

Fig. 5.24 Schematic for single-sheet superplastic forming. Source: Ref 5.13 More

Fig. 5.25 Two-sheet superplastic forming/diffusion bonding process. Source: Ref 5.13 More

Fig. 5.26 Three-sheet superplastic forming/diffusion bonding process. Source: Ref 5.13 More

Fig. 5.27 Example of a four-sheet superplastic forming/diffusion bonding process in which the outer sheets are formed first, and the center sheets are then formed and bonded to the outer two sheets. Source: Ref 5.13 More

Fig. 9.30 Methods for making superplastic formed and diffusion bonded (SPF/DB) titanium-matrix composite (TMC)-reinforced parts. Source: Ref 9.16 More

Fig. 6.4 Schematic of four-sheet superplastic forming/diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) process More

Fig. 11.8 Superplastic forming is strongly dependent on grain size. Effect of grain size on (a) strain rate of superplastic deformation for Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloys and (b) superplastic deformation temperature for Ti-6.5Al-3.3Mo-1.8Zr-0.26Si alloy More

Fig. 11.9 Microstructure suitable for superplastic forming of Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V. Heat treatment: annealed at 1010 °C (1850 °F) for 1 h, furnace cooled to 595 °C (1100 °F), followed by air cooling. Original magnification: 250x More

Fig. 11.10 Superplastic forming enables the fabrication of multipiece, complex parts into a single piece. (a) Conventionally fabricated part. (b) Superplastically formed part More

Fig. 11.11 Schematic illustration of superplastic forming (SPF) technique used for titanium alloy sheets More

Fig. 9.14 Basic shapes of superplastically formed, diffusion-bonded structures. (a) Reinforced sheet; one sheet. (b) Integrally stiffened structure; two sheets. (c) Sandwich; multiple sheets More

Fig. 9.15 Hollow shroudless fan blade produced by superplastic forming and diffusion bonding More

Fig. 1.9 Superplastic forming and diffusion bonding of titanium. (a) Schematic of the steps involved. (b) Typical three-sheet titanium alloy component formed superplastically and diffusion bonded. (c) Cross section through a diffusion-bonded joint in titanium alloy, made at 980 °C (1795 °F More

Fig. 20.4 Deformation regimes for superplastic materials [ Chen et al., 1980 ] More