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Review of recent titanium research in Australia
S Palanisamy, MS Dargusch, S Sun, MJ Bermingham, CE Wen, G Wang, K Xia, DH StJohn
Ti 2011 Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Titanium | SCIENCE PRESS BEIJING | Published : 2012
Abstract
Titanium is a relatively new commercial material compared to Aluminum and Steel which have been used in significant commercial quantities in different applications for many decades. Australia has some of the most significant resources of titanium ore in the world, yet due to costly and complex processing methods, it lacks an associated titanium metal production capability. Titanium has very attractive features including a high strength to weight ratio and good corrosion resistance. These characteristics make titanium an ideal material for aircraft applications, sports equipment and surgical implants. There are a number of innovative research activities that have been carried out in Australia..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would wish to acknowledge the support of the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC). The DMTC is supported by the Defence Materiel Organisation. They also would like to acknowledge the support of the CAST CRC, established and supported by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Programme.