About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Advances in Titanium Technology
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Presentation Title |
A Holistic Approach to Low-cost Ti |
Author(s) |
Zhigang Zak Fang |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Zhigang Zak Fang |
Abstract Scope |
The prohibitive cost of titanium has challenged the Ti industry and has been a major focus of the research community globally for several decades. Although the powder metallurgy (PM) of Ti has shown promise to be a low-cost approach, it has not gained significant market acceptance because the performance-to-cost ratios of PM Ti cannot compete with that of the wrought alloys. To compete, the cost of Ti and Ti alloy powders must be drastically reduced, and the mechanical properties of sintered Ti alloys must be drastically improved. This presentation introduces both a low-cost powder production process and a sintering technology that can produce Ti-6Al-4V with wrought-like microstructure and mechanical properties. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |