Fundamentals of Titanium Metallurgy

Description

INTRODUCTION

Titanium (Ti) and titanium alloys have made significant progress in finding industrial use in the previous century due to some key advantages over other common industrial metals. Key benefits of titanium alloys over iron based and aluminum based alloys are its strength to weight ratio (Ti is roughly 60% of regular steel weight),  outstanding combination of mechanical properties (from room temperature to  elevated temperatures) and remarkable corrosion resistance.

The major challenge of Ti manufacturing is its high reactivity with gases present in atmosphere specially at elevated temperature causing immature failure and difficulty in fabrication. Consequently, manufacturing cost of Titanium ;  starting from raw material production to the final shape is relatively high. However, eventual operating benefits outweigh its high manufacturing cost.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This Fundamentals of Titanium Metallurgy course is designed for professionals that wish to gain a primary knowledge on concepts and nuances of working with Titanium and titanium alloys.

The objective of this course is to help understand the reasons of titanium’s popularity and gain basic comprehension of the chemistry, metallurgy, manufacturing and application of titanium and its alloys. This course covers the fundamental concepts with enough details that provide the participants in this course an working knowledge of the various topics that pertain to working with Titanium and titanium alloy products.

At the end of the course, the participants will be exposed to enough concepts to make them proficient to handle the day to day business  of interacting on topics related to titanium and Titanium alloys.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

Our Metallurgy Fundamentals Series courses are designed to help refresh your knowledge of Metallurgy. It is designed for a wide variety of audiences like :

• Supply chain managers
• Sourcing engineers
• Metal purchasing managers
• Quality engineers
• Quality Managers
• Quality Inspectors
• Production Engineers
• Testing Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Development Engineers
• Design Engineers

If you are already familiar with the basics of titanium and are looking to gain an advanced and nuanced understanding of titanium and its alloys, then you should consider the Advanced Titanium Metallurgy course instead of this one.

COURSE CONTENT 

• INTRODUCTION
• CHEMISTRY
  • Periodic Table
  • Physical Properties
  • Corrosion Resistance
• METALLURGY
  • Crystal Structure & Phases
  • Beta Transus Temperature
  • Alloying Elements
  • Microstructures
  • Alloy Groups 
• MANUFACTURING
  • Video – How it is made
  • Raw Material Production
  • Forging
  • Extrusion
  • Forming
  • Superplastic forming
  • Near Net Shape Production
  • Welding
  • Heat Treatment 
  • Alpha Case
  • Machining of Titanium, Chemical Etching / Milling
• APPLICATIONS & NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  • Common Applications
  • New Developments
• REFERENCES & COURSE HANDOUTS
• FINAL QUIZ