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Today, TiAl is used to manufacture low
temperature turbine blades within jet
engines. Its low weight and high temperature

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resistance is key for jet engine turbine.

Titanium Aluminide (TiAl) is one of the plasma atomization process. The plasma TiAl is typically a hard and brittle material,
most challenging metal alloy powders atomization process has a high degree Automotive
which makes it hard to manufacture and process using
within additive manufacturing, yet of controllability and uses plasma The high temperature resistance of TiAl makes
conventional manufacturing methods because cracks can
increasingly customers are realizing torches to transform the raw material it an ideal material for supercars, where the
easily form. This means that complex heat processes must be
its potential for high-end applications or liquid metal stream into a powder. performance and light-weighting outweigh the
used to make the TiAl usable—and this has been responsible economic factors. One key example is within
where performance is key. The This process creates TiAl powders with
for the high cost of TiAl over the years. turbochargers, as TiAl parts not only offer an
combination of titanium and aluminum highly spherical particles thanks to a
enhanced performance, they also increase the
in precise ratios enables TiAl, an long residence time that allows the longevity of the turbocharger.
While TiAl is still more expensive than other alloys, many of
intermetallic compound, to have particles to settle into their optimal size
these issues can be negated using electron beam melting
some unique properties that can be and shape. TiAl powders created in this
(EBM) as it enables TiAl powders to be easily manufactured
customized to meet demanding manner also possess a low porosity,
into complex parts and shapes (that would otherwise not be
application requirements. TiAl powders as well as an excellent flowability and EBM heat source
possible) without the need for secondary heat processes.
are created at AP&C using its proprietary packing density.

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The hardness, bright color and corrosion
resistance of TiAl makes it an ideal material

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TiAl is a unique material with a number of key properties that lie between titanium If you need a customized product that is tailored
and high temperature nickel superalloys, making it an attractive material for Highes t to the exact specifications of your application,
different applications. Of all the titanium alloys on the market, TiAl has the highest
oxidation resistance at high temperatures and can compete with many of the nickel
superalloys available.
Oxidation the plasma atomization process can fine tune the
chemical composition of the powder to meet your
performance requirements.
resis tance at high temps

TiAl has the advantage over many of these nickel superalloys in that it has half the One of the added benefits of this process is that
density, so you can create a much lighter structure for the same volume. Half the the process used to customize your powder is the

TiAl also has a high mechanical resistance and tensile strength at high temperatures
and an inherent hardness. This specific combination of physical and resistance
Density same one that performs the in-situ alloying. This not
only enables you to have a greater flexibility when
choosing a powder, it enables us to get the powder
of nickel superalloys
properties makes TiAl a unique material compared to other alloys on the market. to you in a quick time frame. APA process