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Meeting 2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Symposium Advances in Titanium Technology
Presentation Title Titanium Mill Product Yield Enhancement via Electrochemical Conditioning
Author(s) Kurt Faller
On-Site Speaker (Planned) Kurt Faller
Abstract Scope A new mill product conditioning process has been developed and patented by MetCon; arguably the most dramatic cost reduction for production of metallic titanium in 30 years. The novel electrochemical process has been industrially commercialized for titanium mill products as an alternative to midwest grinding or machining techniques. The “MetCon Process” involves submerging the metal workpiece in an aqueous electrolyte of carboxylic acid + a fluoride salt while connected to a DC power supply, immersing the opposing electrode of the power supply in the bath, and applying current across the bath. 10% to greater than 15% more finished mill product from starting ingot is generated due to yield improvements compared to traditional conditioning. With minor changes, the technology can additionally be used as a green alternative to traditional hydrofluoric plus nitric acid pickling, addressing environmental and occupational hazards.
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OTHER PAPERS PLANNED FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM

An In-situ Deformation Micro-mechanisms Study of a Ti-Al-V-Fe (α+β) Alloy
Anomalous c+a Dislocation Activity in TIMETAL-407 (Ti-407)
Atom Probe Tomographic Study of Precursor Metastable Phases and Their Influence on α Precipitation in the Metastable β-titanium Alloy, Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr
Colony Orientation Dependence in the Deformation and Spheroidization of Two-Phase Titanium Alloys
Development of Cold Spray Additive Technology for Manufacturing Titanium Mill Products
Effect of Grain Orientation on Slip Transmission in Titanium: An Analysis of Strain Localization within Slip Bands
Enhanced Work-hardening from Oxygen-stabilized Omega Precipitation in Aged Metastable Beta Ti Alloys
Hierarchical Twinning Microstructure in Beta Titanium Alloys
How Microtextured Regions Influence the Early Slip Activity in Ti Alloys
Influence of Microtextured Regions on Early Plasticity in Ti64
Investigation to Hole Surface Microstructure Evolution in Drilling of Aerospace Alloys: Ti-5553
Localization of Plastic Strain in Microtextured Regions of Ti-6Al-4V
Multiscale Characterization of Titanium Alloy Microstructures and Links to Processing and Properties
Opportunities to Develop Superior Titanium Alloys by Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Optimizing Microstructure and Properties of Additively Manufactured Titanium Alloys Using Alloying and Post-AM Heat-treatment
The Effect of Process Parameters on Abnormal Grain Growth during Beta Annealing of Hot-Forged Ti-6Al-4V
Titanium Mill Product Yield Enhancement via Electrochemical Conditioning
Towards an ICME Framework of Designing Post-process for Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V

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