J. Meudt, Ladish Co., Inc., Cudahy, WI; D. S. Lee, Howmet Research Corporation, Whitehall, MI; S. Tamirisa, FMW Composite Systems Inc., Bridgeport, WV; V. Venkatesh, TIMET-R&D,, Henderson, NV; D. U. Furrer, Roll-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN
The concern with cost in the aerospace industry is increasing and there is a need to reduce these costs creating affordable applications. There are new advanced titanium alloys being developed to reduce costs and improve performance over traditional titanium, steel, and aluminum alloys. These new alloys are being designed to reduce the overall processing costs and to improve performance such as strength, stiffness, or microstructure. Three titanium alloys, Timetal54M, Ti6-4 modified with boron, and Ti5553, are being evaluated and results to date will be presented.
A review of three new advanced titanium alloys that are being developed to reduce costs and improve performance.
