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The electron beam evaporation and deposition process

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The electron beam evaporation and deposition (EBED) process produces virtually defect-free ingots, disks and cylindrical shapes. When produced by EBED, high-temperature alloys have virtually no inclusions and titanium alloys have essentially no low-density inclusions (Type I defects). Most alloys produced by the process have grain sizes of less than 10 μm and are superplastic. Envisioned applications of EBED include the production of: complex, cylindrical shapes; high-purity sputtering targets; higher-fabricability alloys; and hot-section disks and compressor for aircraft engines.

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  1. Inmet Inc., USA

    Len Bianchi M.S. (president, member of TMS)

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Bianchi, L. The electron beam evaporation and deposition process. JOM 43, 45–47 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03220568

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