ISSN:
1662-8985
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Titanium and titanium alloys are the materials of choice for many industrial applicationsbecause of their attractive combination of low density, good mechanical properties, and highcorrosion resistance, and titanium is the fourth most abundant metal in the earth crust (0.86 % byweight) behind aluminum, iron, and magnesium. However, titanium and titanium alloys are notwidely. The reason for this is the high cost of titanium and titanium alloys! The cost gap fortitanium and titanium alloys widens when they are used for fabricating components and structures.Consequently, much effort has been expended to reduce the cost of titanium and titanium alloys.In conjunction with the University of Waikato, Titanox Development Limited-New Zealand hasbeen successful in creating a modified novel process to produce TiAl based alloy powders withdifferent particle sizes and compositions at low cost. The process offers several benefits to thetitanium industry the most significant one of which is that it displays the potential to significantlyreduce the commercial production costs of Ti-Al based alloys. This paper describes the TitanoxDevelopment Limited technology in brief, and shows how it can economically produce titaniumalloy powders for different industrial applications and making titanium alloys affordable. Theprocess has been disclosed in a PCT (Patent Corporation Treaty) application which was approved in2004 [1], and the related patent applications either have been approved or are being filed indifferent countries
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/40/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FAMR.29-30.147.pdf
