Titanium alloy
Titanium alloys are metals which contain a mixture of titanium and other chemical elements. They have very high tensile strength and toughness. They are light in weight, resist corrosion very strongly and can withstand extreme temperatures.[1]
However, the cost of both raw materials and processing is very high.[1] Therefore, their use is limited to military applications, aircraft, spacecraft, medical devices, connecting rods on expensive sports cars and some high quality sports equipment and consumer electronics.
Titanium Alloy Media
Titanium alloy in billet form
Frost diagram of various Ti alloys
Fracture surface of a part made from Titanium alloy
TITANIUM-ALLOY CONSTITUTION Phase DIAGRAM - Alpha Peritectoid
TITANIUM-ALLOY CONSTITUTION Phase DIAGRAM - Beta Eutectoid
TITANIUM-ALLOY CONSTITUTION Phase DIAGRAM - Beta Isomorphous
Titanium products: plate, tube, rods, powder
Titanium alloys make lightweight products like pocketknives
Turbine blade made from Ti alloy
Rail cross-section was used to advertise Titanium alloy as early as 1913
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boyer, R. R.. Attributes, Characteristics, and Applications of Titanium and Its Alloys. JOM 62 (5) (May 2010). p. 35–43. doi:10.1007/s11837-010-0071-1. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
