Shear strength of titanium-niobium rivets improves with oxidation. Ti-Nb rivets developed for fastening parts of Space Shuttle thrustors may be suitable also for other high-temperature applications in oxidizing environments--for example, in burner cans of commercial jet engines and boilers and retorts for coal gasification systems.
Oxidation-Strengthened High-Temperature Rivets
NASA Tech Briefs ; 6 , 4
1982-12-01
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