System and method of manufacturing a structure with a high performance metal alloy

摘要

The method of the present application includes machining complex part features (507) in a flat metal sheet (401), and subsequently forming the machined flat metal sheet (501) to have the desired shape and contours. Prior to the step (303) of machining the complex part features (507), the method includes calculating (311) a scaled location of the complex part features (507) so that the subsequent forming (305) step acts to translate and deform the complex part features (507) into a desired location. The present application further includes a method for machining high performance metal alloy, such as titanium. Further, the present application includes a heated mandrel (1101, 1201) for applying heat to a high performance metal alloy, such as titanium, during stretch forming.