Abstract: The titanium-based alloy consists of aluminum, vanadium, molybdenum, iron, and oxygen in the following weight percent ratio: aluminum 3.5-4.4, vanadium 2.0-4.0, molybdenum 0.1-0.8, iron maximum 0.4, oxygen maximum 0.25, the balance titanium. The technical objective is to provide a versatile alloy to be used for making large forgings and die forgings, rolled sheet products and foil having sufficient strength, ductility and structure.

Abstract: A method of producing passivated Ti or Ti alloy particles with oxygen concentrations of less than about 900 parts per million (ppm), which includes introducing a halide vapor of Ti or the metal constituents of the alloy at sonic velocity or greater into a stream of liquid alkali or liquid alkaline earth metal or mixtures thereof forming a reaction zone in which the halide is reduced by the liquid metal present in sufficient excess of stoichiometric such that Ti or Ti alloy powder from the reduction of the halide by the liquid metal is friable. After filtration and distillation excess liquid metal is removed from the Ti or Ti alloy powder that is then maintained at elevated temperature for a time sufficient to grow the particles to average diameters calculated from BET surface area measurement greater than about one micron. After cooling the Ti or Ti alloy powder to temperature of about 80° C.

Abstract: A low-density alloy for a golf club head includes 84 wt %-94 wt % of Ti, 6.5 wt %-9.5 wt % of Al, and/or V less than 1.5 wt %, providing a Ti—Al—V-based alloy having a density smaller than 4.40 g/cm3. Trace elements such as Mo, Cr, Fe, Si, and B may be added into the Ti—Al—V-based alloy to provide a titanium alloy having a low density and high elongation.

Abstract: The inventive titanium alloy comprises, expressed in mass %: aluminium 4.0-6.3; vanadium 4.5-5.9; molybdenum 4.5-5.9; chromium 2.0-3.6; ferrum 0.2-0.5; the rest being titanium. An equivalent molybdenum content is determined as corresponding to Moequiv?13.8. The inventive method for heat treatment consists in heating to t???+??(30-70)° C., conditioning during 2-5 hrs, air or water cooling and age-hardening at a temperature ranging from 540° C. to 600° C. during 8-16 hrs. Said alloy has a high volumetric deformability and is used for manufacturing massive large-sized forged and pressed pieces having a high strength level, satisfactory characteristics of plasticity and fracture toughness.

Abstract: A process for casting titanium alloy based parts includes the steps of melting a quantity of titanium alloy to form a molten titanium alloy; adding to the molten titanium alloy a quantity of boron in an amount of about 0.2 weight percent to about 1.3 weight percent of the molten titanium alloy to form a molten boron modified titanium alloy; and casting a boron modified titanium alloy based part.

Abstract: A titanium alloy obtained by a cold-working step, in which 10% or more of cold working is applied to a raw titanium alloy, comprising a Va group element and the balance of titanium substantially, and an aging treatment step, in which a cold-worked member, obtained after the cold-working step, is subjected to an aging treatment so that the parameter “P” falls in a range of from 8.0 to 18.5 at a treatment temperature falling in a range of from 150° C. to 600° C.; and characterized in that its tensile elastic limit strength is 950 MPa or more and its elastic deformation capability is 1.6% or more. This titanium alloy is of high elastic deformation capability as well as high tensile elastic limit strength, and can be utilized in a variety of products extensively.

Abstract: A titanium alloy contains vanadium, from 10 to 20% by weight; aluminum, from 0.2 to 10% by weight; and a balance essentially titanium, and the alloy has a microstructure including a martensite phase. Alternatively, the titanium alloy contains vanadium, from 10 to 20% by weight; aluminum, from 0.2 to 10% by weight; and a balance essentially titanium, and the alloy has a microstructure including a ? phase capable of transforming into a martensite phase by cold working or cooling under a room temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing high-performance Cr—Ti—V hydrogen storage alloys utilizing a thermit process, whereby residence of adversely affecting impurities is inhibited, addition of not less than 10 at % of Ti as an alloy component is realized, and thermal burden on the crucible used in the method is reduced. The method includes the steps of: (A) providing an alloy material (1) comprising a Cr oxide, a V oxide, and a reducing agent Al, and an alloy material (2) comprising Ti; (B) placing the alloy materials in a crucible for thermit reduction so that the alloy material (1) is placed above the alloy material (2); (C) igniting the alloy material (1) placed in step (B) and melting all metal elements contained in the alloy materials the with heat of the thermit reaction of the alloy material (1); and (D) making the alloy melt obtained in step (C) into an alloy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an icosahedral, quasicrystalline compound or compound present in the form of an approximant having the nominal composition: TivCrwAlxSiyOz, in which v=60-65; w=25-30; x=0-6; Y=8-15; z=8-20; and in which the atom percent of oxygen is in the range of between 8 and 15%, and that of aluminum in the range of between 2 to 5%. Due to their layered structure and ceramic intermediate layers, compounds of this type exhibit excellent properties, in particular for use as coatings for gas turbine components, such as for example, rotor blades or guide vanes.

Abstract: An alpha-beta, titanium-base alloy with improved ductility at high strength levels compared to commercially available alloys, such as Ti-17. The alloy exhibits at least a 20% improvement in ductility at a given strength level compared to Ti-17. The alloy comprises, in weight %, 3.2 to 4.2 Al, 1.7 to 2.3 Sn, 2 to 2.6 Zr, 2.9 to 3.5 Cr, 2.3 to 2.9 Mo, 2 to 2.6 V, 0.25 to 0.75 Fe, 0.01 to 0.8 Si, 0.21 max. Oxygen and balance Ti and incidental impurities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing components with a high load capacity from ?+? TiAl alloys, especially for producing components for aircraft engines or stationary gas turbines. According to this method, enclosed TiAl blanks of globular structure are preformed by isothermal primary forming in the ?+?? or ? phase area. The preforms are then shaped out into components with a predeterminable contour by means of at least one isothermal secondary forming process, with dynamic recrystallization in the ?+?? or ? phase area. The microstructure is adjusted by solution annealing the components in the ? phase area and then cooling them off rapidly.

Abstract: A titanium alloy member is characterized in that it comprise 40% by weight or more titanium (Ti), a IVa group element and/or a Va group element other than the titanium, wherein a summed amount including the IVa group element and/or the Va group element as well as the titanium is 90% by weight or more, and one or more members made in an amount of from 0.2 to 2.0% by weight and selected from an interstitial element group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon, and that its basic structure is a body-centered tetragonal crystal or a body-centered cubic crystal in which a ratio (c/a) of a distance between atoms on the c-axis with respect to a distance between atoms on the a-axis falls in a range of from 0.9 to 1.1. This titanium alloy member has such working properties that conventional titanium alloys do not have, is flexible, exhibits a high strength, and can be utilized in a variety of products.

Abstract: A damage tolerant microstructure for a lamellar alloy, such as a lamellar ?TiAl alloy, is provided in accordance with the present invention. The alloy comprises a matrix and a plurality of grains or lamellar colonies, a portion of which exhibit a nonplanar morphology within said matrix. Each of the lamellar colonies contains a multitude of lamella with irregularly repeating order. The ?TiAl platelets have a triangular (octahedral) unit cell and stack with ? twins. The ?2Ti3Al platelets are irregularly interspersed. The unit cell for ?2Ti3Al is hexagonal. Each of the layers has a curved, nonplanar structure for resisting crack formation and growth.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a golf club head comprises: making a billet of a titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V by machining an ingot of the titanium alloy; forging the billet into a face plate within a temperature range of from (the beta transformation temperature ?150 degrees C.) to (the beta transformation temperature ?20 degrees C.); and jointing the face plate and a head main body, whereby the golf club head comprise a face portion for hitting a ball, at least part of which is made of an alpha and beta type titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V including alpha phase crystal structure whose average grain size is not less than 20 micrometers but less than 70 micrometers.

Abstract: A sheet, a plate, a bar or wire is made of Ti and has high ductility and low material anistropy in a plane of a sheet or plate, or in a sectional plane of a bar or a wire and contains Fe, in mass, at 0.15-0.5%, N at 0.015-0.041 and 0, with the balance Ti and unavoidable impurities. When the Fe content is defined as [Fe], the N content as [N] and the 0 content as [0], the oxygen equivalent value Q=[0]+2.77[N]+0.1 [Fe] is 0.11-0.28.

Abstract: There is provided an ?-? type titanium alloy having a normal-temperature strength equivalent to, or exceeding that of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy generally used as a high-strength titanium alloy, and excellent in hot workability including hot forgeability and subsequent secondary workability, and capable of being hot-worked into a desired shape at a low cost efficiently. There is disclosed an ?-? type titanium alloy having high strength and excellent hot workability wherein 0.08-0.25% C is contained, the tensile strength at room temperature (25° C.) after annealing at 700° C. is 895 MPa or more, the flow stress upon greeble test at 850° C. is 200 MPa or less, and the tensile strength/flow stress ratio is 9 or more. A particularly preferred ?-? type titanium alloy comprises 3-7% Al and 0.08-025% C as ?-stabilizers, and 2.0-6.0% Cr and 0.3-1.0% Fe as ?-stabilizers.

Abstract: The inventive titanium alloy comprises, expressed in mass %: aluminium 4.0-6.0; vanadium 4.5-5.0; molybdenum 4.5-5.0; chromium 2.0-3.6; ferrum 0.2-0.5; the rest being titanium. An equivalent molybdenum content is determined as corresponding to Moequiv.≧13.8. The total aluminum and zirconium content does not exceed 7.2. The inventive method for heat treatment consists in heating to t&bgr;<>&agr;+&bgr;−(30-70)° C., conditioning during 2-5 hrs. at that temperature, air or water cooling and age-hardening at a temperature ranging from 540° C. to 600° C. during 8-16 hrs. Said alloy has a high volumetric deformability and is used for manufacturing massive large-sized forged and pressed pieces having a high strength level, satisfactory characteristics of plasticity and fracture toughness.

Abstract: High strength alpha-beta alloy comprising essentially Al: 4.5-5.5%, V: 3.0-5.0%, Mo: 0.3-1.8%, Fe: 0.2-1.2%, oxygen 0.12-0.25% Ti: balance. All other incidental elements should be less than 0.1% for each element and less than 0.5% in total. The alloy possesses improved machinability and ballistic performance compared to Ti-6Al-4V.

Abstract: A hard film is formed of a material having composition indicated by a chemical formula: (TiaAlbVcSidBf) (C1−eNe), in which subscripts a, b, c, d, f and e indicate atomic ratios of Ti, Al, V, Si, B and N, respectively, and meet relational expressions: 0.02≦a≦0.5, 0.4<b≦0.8, 0.05<c, 0≦d≦0.5, 0≦f≦0.1, 0.01≦d+f≦0.5, 0.5≦e≦1 and a+b+c+d=1. The hard film is harder than and more excellent in wear resistance than TiAlN films and conventional (TiAlV) (CN) films.

Abstract: An article is manufactured from a composition comprising about 8 to about 10 wt % molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt % aluminum, up to about 2 wt % chromium, up to about 2 wt % vanadium, up to about 4 wt % niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition. An article is manufactured by a method comprising forming a shape from a composition comprising about 8 to about 10 wt % molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt % aluminum, up to about 2 wt % chromium, up to about 2 wt % vanadium, up to about 4 wt % niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition; cold working the shape; and heat treating the shape.

Abstract: A high strength and ductility &agr;+&bgr; type titanium alloy, comprising at least one is isomorphous &bgr; stabilizing element in a Mo equivalence of 2.0-4.5 mass %, at least one eutectic &bgr; stabilizing element in an Fe equivalence of 0.3-2.0 mass %, Si in an amount of 0.1-1.5 mass %, and C in an amount of 0.01-0.15% mass, and has a &bgr; transformation temperature no lower than 940° C.

Abstract: A composition comprises about 8 to about 10 wt % molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt % aluminum, up to about 2 wt % vanadium, up to about 4 wt % niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition. A method for making an article comprises cold-working a shape from a composition comprising about 8 to about 10 wt % molybdenum, about 2.8 to about 6 wt % aluminum, up to about 2 wt % vanadium, up to about 4 wt % niobium, with the balance being titanium, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the alloy composition; solution heat treating the shape; and cooling the shape.

Abstract: A TiAl based alloy having excellent strength as well as an improvement in toughness at room temperature, in particular an improvement in impact properties at room temperature, and a production method thereof, and a blade using the same are provided. This TiAl based alloy has a microstructure in which lamellar grains having a mean grain diameter of from 1 to 50 &mgr;m are closely arranged. The alloy composition is Ti-(42-48)Al-(5-10) (Cr and/or V) or Ti-(38-43)Al-(4-10)Mn. The alloy can be obtained by subjecting the alloy to high-speed plastic working in the cooling process, after the alloy has been held in an equilibrium temperature range of the &agr; phase or the (&agr;+&bgr;) phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to an &agr;+&bgr; type titanium alloy bar consisting essentially of 4 to 5% Al, 2.5 to 3.5% V, 1.5 to 2.5% Fe, 1.5 to 2.5% Mo, by mass, and balance of Ti, and having 10 to 90% of volume fraction of primary &agr; phase, 10 &mgr;m or less of average grain size of the primary &agr; phase, and 4 or less of aspect ratio of the grain of the primary &agr; phase on the cross sectional plane parallel in the rolling direction of the bar. The &agr;+&bgr; type titanium alloy bar has excellent ductility, fatigue characteristics and formability.

Abstract: High strength alpha-beta alloy comprising essentially Al: 4.5-5.5%, V: 3.0-5.0%, Mo: 0.3-1.8%, Fe: 0.2-1.2%, oxygen 0.12-0.25% Ti: balance. All other incidental elements should be less than 0.1% for each element and less than 0.5% in total. The alloy possesses improved machinability and ballistic performance compared to Ti-6AI-4V.

Abstract: Titanium-based alloy contains, % by mass: aluminum 2.2 to 3.8; vanadium 4.5 to 5.9; moloybdenum 4.5 to 5.9; chromium 2.0 to 3.6; iron 0.2 to 0.8; zirconium 0.0l to 0.08; carbon 0.01 to 0.25; oxygen 0.03 to 0.25; titanium being the balance. The alloy possesses high ability to volume deformation in cold state (is easily rolled into rods), does not have tendency to form high-melting inclusions and is efficiently enforced with thermal treatment with obtaining of high level of strength and plasticity characteristics.

Abstract: The inventive titanium alloy comprises, expressed in mass %: aluminium 4.0-6.3; vanadium 4.5-5.9; molybdenum 4.5-5.9; chromium 2.0-3.6; ferrum 0.2-0.5; the rest being titanium. An equivalent molybdenum content is determined as corresponding to Moequiv≧13.8. The inventive method for heat treatment consists in heating to t&bgr;⇄&agr;+&bgr;−(30-70)° C., conditioning during 2-5 hrs, air or water cooling and age-hardening at a temperature ranging from 540° C. to 600° C. during 8-16 hrs. Said alloy has a high volumetric deformability and is used for manufacturing massive large-sized forged and pressed pieces having a high strength level, satisfactory characteristics of plasticity and fracture toughness.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains instruments for use in nuclear spin tomography comprising a metal alloy comprising aluminum, vanadium, and titanium. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention relates to cardiovascular stents which can exhibit a low incidence of artifacts and are viewable in a nuclear spin tomography unit. The subject invention also pertains to a method for processing instruments for use in nuclear spin tomography. Such processing can comprise application of a wet chemical etching solution. In a specific embodiment, the wet chemical etching solution can comprise three parts hydrochloric acid and two parts saltpeter acid.

Abstract: In order to improve castability of a titanium alloy, 0.1-5 wt %, preferably 0.5-3 wt %, of bismuth is doped, based on the weight of bismuth and the titanium alloy. The titanium alloy is for making a dental casting or a medical implant.

Abstract: A titanium alpha-beta alloy having enhanced notch toughness comprises titanium, aluminum, and vanadium and is characterized by a microstructure having equiaxed alpha grains whose volume fraction is about 75 to 85 percent, a maximum grain size of the microstructure not exceeding about 10 &mgr;m, and with the volume fraction of primary alpha grains not exceeding about 2 percent.

Abstract: To provide a hydrogen absorbing alloy having a BCC (body-centered cubic structure) as a crystal structure, and particularly a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for a nickel-hydride cell having excellent discharge capacity and durability (cycle characteristics), said hydrogen-absorbing alloy having a composition expressed by the general formula Ti(100−a−b−c−d)CraVbNicXd, where X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Y (yttrium), lanthanoids, Pd and Pt, and each of a, b, c and d is represented, in terms of at %, by the relations 8≦a≦50, 30<b≦60, 5≦c≦15, 2≦d≦10 and 40≦a+b+c+d≦90, wherein the crystal structure of a principal phase is a body-centered cubic structure, and further, the alloy contains at least one of Mo and W in place of V and at least one member selected from the group consisting of Y (yttrium), lanthanoids, Pd and Pt, and its crystal structure is converted to the body-centered cubic structure by heat-treatment.

Abstract: A Ti—V—Al based superelastic alloy wherein the proportions of Ti, Al and V, based on the total weight of the three components, fall within the range defined by the lines joining the following points of A, B, C and D shown in the ternary composition diagram of accompanying FIG. 1: A: 79.8% Ti, 17.5% V, 2.7% Al, B: 76.8% Ti, 20.5% V, 2.7% Al, C: 73.8% Ti, 20.5% V, 5.7% Al, D: 76.8% Ti, 17.5% V, 5.7% Al.

Abstract: A high strength and ductility &agr;+&bgr; type titanium alloy, comprising at least one is isomorphous &bgr; stabilizing element in a Mo equivalence of 2.0-4.5 mass %, at least one eutectic &bgr;stabilizing element in an Fe equivalence of 0.3-2.0 mass %, Si in an amount of 0.1-1.5 mass %, and C in an amount of 0.01-0.15% mass, and has a &bgr; transformation temperature no lower than 940° C.

Abstract: A modified Ti—V—Zr—Ni—Mn—Cr electrochemical hydrogen storage alloy which has at least one of the following characteristics: 1) an increased charge/discharge rate capability over that the base Ti—V—Zr—Ni—Mn—Cr electrochemical hydrogen storage alloy; 2) a formation cycling requirement which is reduced to one tenth that of the base Ti—V—Zr—Ni—Mn—Cr electrochemical hydrogen storage alloy; or 3) an oxide surface layer having a higher electrochemical hydrogen storage catalytic activity than the base Ti—V—Zr—Ni—Mn—Cr electrochemical hydrogen storage alloy.

Abstract: The disclosed &bgr; titanium alloys contain alloying elements of molybdenum between 10.0 and 12.0 weight percent, aluminum between 2.8 and 4.0 weight percent, chromium and vanadium between 0.0 and 2.0 weight percent, and niobium between 0.0 and 4.0 weight percent. Orthodontic arch wires and appliances of nickel-free &bgr; titanium alloys having pseudo-elastic properties associated with stress-induced martensitic transformation. These arch wires and appliances were found to possess a high strain recovery up to 3.5% strain of deformation, a lower stiffness yielding relatively constant force for tooth movement and improved formability over that of pseudo-elastic nitinol. Eyeglasses having parts made of such materials can be welded. Stents made of this material avoid problems which a certain percentage of the population have when nickel is included within alloys used in the human body. Other medical devices which are used in the body also have this benefit.

Abstract: Titanium aluminide for precision casting, having the following chemical composition: Al: 31.3 to 32.0 wt %, Fe: 0.5 to 1.0 wt %, V: 1.0 to 1.5 wt %, and B: 0.03 to 0.06 wt %, with the remainder being Ti and inevitable impurities. A melt of this titanium aluminide is powered into a die and cooled at a general speed. A cast will have a fully lamellar structure almost entirely in an as-cast condition. This titanium aluminide does not have precipitation of &bgr;2 phase in a colony grain boundary of the lamellar structure. It is therefore possible to obtain a higher degree of grain boundary serration in the as-cast condition. As a result, the titanium aluminide product has an excellent creep property.

Abstract: A titanium aluminide having the following chemical composition:Al: 33.5-34.5 wt %,Fe: 1.5-2.0 wt %,V: 1.5-2.0 wt %, andB: 0.05-0.10 wt %, with the remainder being Ti and inevitable impurities. Greatly decreased is a ratio of .alpha..sub.2 phase (Ti.sub.3 Al) precipitatable in a TiAl matrix. Accordingly, it is possible to deposit a trace amount (2-5%) of thin line-like .alpha..sub.2 phase in the TiAl matrix. This titanium aluminide is particularly suitable for precision casting.

Abstract: A method for refining a titanium metal containing ore such as rutile or illmenite or mixtures to produce titanium ingots or titanium alloys and compounds of titanium involves production of titanium tetrachloride as a molten slag, by processing the ore in a chlorination procedure and removing various impurities by a distillation or other procedure to form a relatively pure titanium tetrachloride (TiCl.sub.4). Thereafter, the titanium tetrachloride is introduced into the plasma focal point of a plasma reactor in a molten sodium environment for the initial reduction of gas phase titanium into titanium molten drops which are collected by a set of skulls. Thereafter, further processing are carried out in higher vacuum and the titanium is heated by electron beam guns in order to maximize titanium purity and, in a final optional stage, alloying compounds are added under yet higher vacuum and high temperature conditions.

Abstract: A method for forming titanium alloys is described comprising first forming an ingot that includes: (a) from about 5.5 to about 6.75 weight percent aluminum (preferably from about 5.75 to about 6.5 weight percent aluminum), (b) from about 3.5 to about 4.5 weight percent vanadium (preferably from about 3.75 to about 4.25 weight percent vanadium), (c) from about 0.2 to about 0.8 weight percent iron, (d) from about 0.02 to about 0.2 weight percent chromium, (e) from about 0.04 to 0.2 weight percent nickel, (f) from is about 0.004 to about 0.1 weight percent cobalt, (g) from about 0.006 to 0.1 weight percent niobium, (h) from about 0 to about 0.20 weight percent carbon, (i) from about 0.22 to about 0.32 weight percent oxygen, (j) from about 0 to about 0.1 weight percent nitrogen, the balance being titanium and unavoidable impurities, each impurity totalling no more than about 0.2 weight percent, with the combined weight of the impurities totalling no more than about 0.5 weight percent.

Abstract: A joined tubular body comprises a titanium alloy pipe of which crystal grain is hard to coarsen at the time of welding or hot-extruding, which consists by weight percentage of at least one element selected from 0.01.about.10% of S, 0.01.about.10% of Se and 0.01.about.10% of Te (the total sum does not exceed 10%), one or both of 0.01.about.10% REM and 0.01.about.10% of Ca (the total sum does not exceed 10%), and the above pipe is joined to a titanium alloy pipe consisting of the above elements and also at least one element selected from Al.ltoreq.10%, V.ltoreq.25%, Sn.ltoreq.15%, Co.ltoreq.10%, Cu.ltoreq.10%, Ta.ltoreq.15%, Mn.ltoreq.10%, Hf.ltoreq.10%, W.ltoreq.10%, Si.ltoreq.0.5%, Nb.ltoreq.20%, Zr.ltoreq.10%, Mo.ltoreq.15%, and 0.ltoreq.0.1% (the total sum does not exceed 30%).

Abstract: Titanium alloys comprising from about 2.5% to about 5.4% aluminum, from about 2.0% to about 3.4% vanadium, from about 0.2% to about 2.0% iron, and from 0.2% to about 0.3% oxygen are described. Such alloys also can comprise elements selected from the group consisting of chromium, nickel, carbon, nitrogen, perhaps other trace elements, and mixtures thereof, wherein the weight percent of each such element is 0.1% or less, and wherein the total weight of such elements is generally about 0.5% or less. A method for producing titanium alloys also is described. The method first comprises providing an ingot having the composition described above, and then .alpha.-.beta. processing the ingot to provide an .alpha.-.beta. alloy. Armor plates comprising an .alpha.-.beta.-processed titanium alloy also are described, as well as a method for making such armor plates. Armor plates produced according to the method with thicknesses of from about 0.625 inch to about 0.679 inch (from about 15.9 mm to about 17.2 mm) have V.sub.

Abstract: A mixed oxide ceramic product is made directly from a metal alloy of titanium, zirconium and/or hafnium and niobium, tantalum or hafnium, where the normally combustible alloy of titanium and zirconium or hafnium is passivated by the addition of more than about 7 atomic percent of niobium and/or tantalum and or vanadium which alloy can then be heated in air at atmospheric pressure to a temperature of from about 800 degrees C. to about 1500 degrees C. to produce an adherent monolithic ceramic containing product.

Abstract: The invention is a process for simultaneously improving at least two mechanical properties of mill-processed (.alpha.+.beta.) titanium alloy, which may or may not contain silicon, which includes steps of heat treating the mill-processed titanium alloy such that the (.alpha.+.beta.) microstructure of said alloy is transformed into an (.alpha.+.alpha..sub.2 +.beta.) microstructure, preferably containing no silicides. The heat treating steps involve subjecting the mill-processed titanium alloy to a sequence of thermomechanical process steps, and the mechanical properties which are simultaneously improved include (a) tensile strength at room, cryogenic, and elevated temperatures; (b) fracture toughness; (c) creep resistance; (d) elastic stiffness; (e) thermal stability; (f) hydrogen embrittlement resistance; (g) fatigue; and (h) cryogenic temperature embrittlement resistance. As a consequence of the process, the (.alpha.+.alpha..sub.2 +.beta.) microstructure contains equiaxed alpha phase strengthened with .alpha.

Abstract: An alloy made of Titanium, Aluminum, Vanadium, and Copper. The combination enhances the strength of the metal. Such alloy can be used where high strength metal is required. When Molybdenum Sulfide is added to the alloy, it will provide a solid lubricating substance, which will reduce the friction coefficient by forming secondary structures, thus suppressing the phenomena of setting, which is typical for titanium alloys. Such alloy can be used where wear and tear is high under variable pressure such as gears. It can also be used where objects are moving with high velocity such as weapons.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hydrogen-occluding alloy electrode comprising an alloy powder wherein the alloy comprises a Ti-V solid solution mother phase and a secondary phase predominantly containing a Ti-Ni phase or an AB.sub.2 Laves phase in which the secondary phase forms a three-dimensional reticulate skeleton in the alloy; said hydrogen-occluding alloy powder surface-treated with hydrofluoric acid, to provide a titanium hydride surface and surface-coated with at least one metal of Ni, Cu and Co.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Ti alloy which can provide a high strength and achieve a high ductility only with an annealing treatment without being provided a solution treating and aging process by adding O, C and Fe in a good balance to a basic chemical composition system such as Al and V in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy or a chemical composition system obtained by increasing Al in the above chemical component system and further adding thereto a suitable amount of N according to the addition amounts of Al, O, C, and Fe.

Abstract: This invention relates to a titanium alloy anode for the electrolytic production of manganese dioxide, wherein the alloy anode is made of titanium as a base metal, and comprises at least three other metals selected from the group consisting of manganese, chromium, iron, silicon, aluminum, cerium, neodymium and mischmetal; the addition of which may be within the range of 8 to 20 weight percent based on the weight of the total composition. The alloy anode, being easy to manufacture and having irregular sectional profiles, is free from severe passivation during electrolytic production using high current density due to its combined properties. The alloy anode, being highly resistant to corrosion by the electrolysis solution, requires no activation treatment during the electrolytic process. The purposefully-designed shapes of the anode permit good attachment of the deposited product layer and prevent the deposition from cracking and peeling-off.

Abstract: A dental care material comprising a titanium sintered body has no harmful effects on the human body and easily produces products with complicated shapes having a high level of strength. A mixture of titanium powder and an organic binder is injection molded and subjected to binder removal and sintering processes to form a bracket for orthodontic or dental implant materials. Pure titanium powder, with an average granule diameter of no more than 40 .mu.m, a carbon content by weight of no more than 0.3%, and an oxygen content by weight of no more than 0.6%, preferably is used to produce a titanium sintered body of combined carbon and oxygen content by weight of no more than 1.0%. Colored layers can be formed on the surface of the titanium sintered body using various methods as needed.

Abstract: A high strength and high ductility TiAl-based intermetallic compound includes a content of aluminum in a range represented by 42.0 atom %.ltoreq.Al.ltoreq.50.0 atom %, a content of vanadium in a range represented by 1.0 atom %.ltoreq.V.ltoreq.3.0 atom %, a content of niobium in a range represented by 1.0 atom %.ltoreq.Nb.ltoreq.10.0 atom %, a content of boron in a range represented by 0.03 atom %.ltoreq.B.ltoreq.2.2 atom %, and the balance of titanium and unavoidable impurities. A product of the TiAl-based intermetallic compound is formed by only casting or casting followed by a homogenizing thermal treatment.

Abstract: A titanium alloy possessing an equiaxial two-phase (.alpha.+.beta.) structure having an average grain size in the range of from 1 .mu.m to 10 .mu.m is obtained by a prescribed heat treatment of a titanium alloy material having a composition represented by the following formula 1,Ti.sub.100-a-b-c-d-e Al.sub.a V.sub.b Fe.sub.c Mo.sub.d O.sub.e (1)(wherein a, b, c, d, and e respectively satisfy the relations, 3.0.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.5.0, 2.1.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.3.7, 0.85.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.3.15, 0.85.ltoreq.d.ltoreq.3.15, and 0.06.ltoreq.e.ltoreq.0.20). The titanium alloy is formed in prescribed shape and size and finished with a mirror surface. It is produced by a method which comprises subjecting a titanium alloy material having a composition represented by the formula 1 to a solid solution treatment at a temperature in an .alpha.+.beta. range 25.degree. C.-100.degree. C. lower than the .beta.