To produce complex titanium parts more cost-effectively, some machine shops may adopt advanced forging equipment to complement their CNC capabilities, to create near-net-shaped parts that require only ...

Titanium is strong and light, with the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal. But giving it a good balance of strength and ductility is difficult and expensive. That’s why titanium is used ...

Titanium has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant (including sea water, aqua regia and chlorine) transition metal with a silver color. Titanium can be alloyed with iron, ...

Machining titanium forgings for 787 airframe structures at Ural Boeing Manufacturing in Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia. The Boeing Co.’s joint-venture titanium machining company in central Russia is due to ...

Titanium alloys have very high tensile strength and toughness (even at extreme temperatures). They are light weight, have extraordinary corrosion resistance and the ability to withstand extreme ...

RTI International Metals' new titanium plant in Virginia has produced its first batch of product for the Airbus A350 XWB. The initial delivery comes after the Martinsville, Virginia, plant assigned to ...

Airbus has signed a long-term deal for A350-1000 titanium forgings with Russian metals specialist VSMPO-AVISMA, a pact that also includes global aerospace systems supplier Goodrich. The agreement, ...