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Carbon-titanium composites

  • US 5,733,390 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1995
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of preparing a carbon-titanium composite comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing a beta titanium alloy having a surface with an area;

    (b) coating the surface of the beta titanium alloy with a metal selected from the group consisting of platinum and the functional equivalent of platinum as a coating material, to produce a coated titanium alloy;

    (c) heating the coated beta titanium alloy at a temperature for a time to produce an aged coated beta titanium alloy; and

    (d) adhering a carbon composite having a strength to modulus of elasticity ratio to the aged coated beta titanium alloy;

    wherein the heating step imparts to the coated beta titanium alloy a yield strength to modulus of elasticity ratio that is substantially similar to the strength to modulus of elasticity ratio of the carbon composite.

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