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05-21-2008, 06:24 AM
http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20080520-00
"...new processing technique could reduce the amount of energy required and the cost to make titanium parts from powders by up to 50 percent...titanium alloy doors will provide increased safety for soldiers. The doors are made using low-cost titanium powders and a non-melt consolidation process... While powder metallurgy has been used to produce components for many years, titanium products have not widely been fabricated using these methods because of the high cost of conventional titanium powders.
http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/photos/peters_wtitanium_door1.jpg
"...new processing technique could reduce the amount of energy required and the cost to make titanium parts from powders by up to 50 percent...titanium alloy doors will provide increased safety for soldiers. The doors are made using low-cost titanium powders and a non-melt consolidation process... While powder metallurgy has been used to produce components for many years, titanium products have not widely been fabricated using these methods because of the high cost of conventional titanium powders.
http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/photos/peters_wtitanium_door1.jpg