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Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming

Organizers:

D. G. Sanders The Boeing Company Seattle, WA Session 1: Industrial Applications for Superplastic Forming of Aluminum Session 5: Properties and Characterization of Superplastic Materials Session 8: Special Topics in Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming	F. S. Pitt The Boeing Company Seattle, WA Session 2: Aluminum Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming Technologies
L. D. Hefti The Boeing Company Seattle, WA Session 3: Superplastic Characteristics of New and Emerging Titanium Alloys	M. K. Khraisheh Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Session 6: Innovations in Superplastic Forming and Anyalysis I
R. Davies Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA Session 7: Innovations in Superplastic Forming and Analysis II	W. Beck FormTech GmbH Weyhe, Germany Session 4: Properties of Superplastic Formed Titanium

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Overview:

Champion: D. G. Sanders, The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington Description: Superplastic Forming has come alive in 2005! <--- (BOLD LETTERS) This technical program focuses on issues pertaining to the advancement of superplasticity as a material science and as a new manufacturing technology for commercial markets. Superplastic Forming is gaining interest in many manufacturing segments and is being transitioned from a low-volume and prototyping process into mainstream production. Key researchers and manufacturing technologists from across the United States and other countries will provide materials science research on titanium, aluminum, metal matrix composites, diffusion bonding and ceramics. Industrial applications of SPF to be discussed include commercial airframes, aerospace structure, automotive, architecture, rail and consumer goods