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By Jason/ On 19 Sep, 2026
A Ti-6Al-4V Sheet Bend Radius Is Not a Universal Forming Limit
Learn when a Ti-6Al-4V sheet bend-radius value can transfer into an RFQ by matching material state, geometry, temperature, load path and validation.
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By Jason/ On 19 Sep, 2026
Titanium Cut Edges Are Not Automatically Weld-Ready: An RFQ and Inspection Guide
A route-specific guide to cleanup allowance, tool segregation, inspection and fit-up release for sheared, oxy-gas, friction-cut and abrasive-cut titanium edges.
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By Jason/ On 19 Sep, 2026
Grade 5 Alone Is Not a Titanium RFQ: Add Form, Condition and Test Direction
Turn a Grade 5 titanium label into a comparable RFQ by defining product form, condition, dimensions, test direction, traceability and records.
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By Jason/ On 18 Sep, 2026
ISO 9001:2026 Starts a Three-Year Transition; Titanium Lot Release Still Needs Separate Evidence
ISO 9001:2026 starts a three-year transition. Track each titanium site and certificate, while keeping process, product and lot release evidence separate.
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By Jason/ On 17 Sep, 2026
IperionX Completes Four Continuous GenX Runs; Oxygen Data Alone Do Not Establish Powder Qualification
IperionX completed four continuous GenX campaigns. Buyers still need full powder, build, approval and industrial-line evidence before accepting equivalence.
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By Jason/ On 13 Sep, 2026
Using a New DBD-WAAM Model for Titanium Geometry Screening
A new DBD-WAAM study gives titanium teams a geometry-screening model, but setup logs, thermal inputs, efficiency controls, and coupons still gate toolpath use.
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By Jason/ On 11 Sep, 2026
AMS6910E Published: “Forgings” No Longer Listed in SAE’s Public Scope
SAE’s AMS6910E public scope no longer lists forgings. Compare D and E, distinguish forging stock, and see what buyers should check on actual orders.
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By Jason/ On 03 Aug, 2026
New γ-TiAl Study Makes Electrolyte State a Machining-Control Variable
New γ-TiAl electrochemical-machining data shows why temperature and reaction-product loading must be controlled with electrical and flow settings—not treated as waste after the cut.
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By Jason/ On 03 Aug, 2026
New Ti–2.5CoCrMo Study Turns LPBF Segregation Into a Controlled Design Variable
A new Ti–2.5CoCrMo study shows that LPBF segregation can support strength and ductility—but only when local chemistry, heat treatment and property evidence stay connected.
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By Jason/ On 02 Aug, 2026
New Ti-2Al-2.5Zr Study Shows Why the Same Twin Can Start and Stop a Forming Crack
A 2026 study separates crack initiation from coalescence in Ti-2Al-2.5Zr. Tube and strip buyers need a five-coordinate forming path.
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By Jason/ On 02 Aug, 2026
BS EN 13445-11:2026 Makes Manufacturing Route Part of the Titanium Vessel Quote
The 2026 standard excludes cast, HIP and AM routes. Titanium vessel buyers need a six-gate code-to-quote scope check before fabrication.
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By Jason/ On 01 Aug, 2026
New Ti65 Ring Study Turns Heat Treatment Into a Cross-Section Uniformity Question
A 2026 hot-spun Ti65 study shows why a uniform furnace cycle can cover a non-uniform ring. Buyers need location-based release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 01 Aug, 2026
New CP-Titanium Study Shows Why Static Strength Is Not an Impact Qualification
A July 2026 study shows O and Fe can improve static tensile performance while changing Charpy impact ranking. Buyers need a four-axis qualification envelope.
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By Jason/ On 31 Jul, 2026
New TiAl Repair Study Moves Acceptance From Restored Shape to Repair-Zone Evidence
A July 2026 Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb study links Co-assisted sintering to a distinct repair zone. Buyers need a six-part acceptance map.
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By Jason/ On 31 Jul, 2026
New Iodine-CVT Study Moves High-Purity Titanium Buying From Purity Grade to Impurity Route
A July 2026 iodine-CVT study separates metallic impurity migration from oxygen pickup. Buyers need a five-layer route and verification map.
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By Jason/ On 30 Jul, 2026
New PBF Ti-6Al-4V Study Shows Test Frequency Can Select the Defect That Fails
A July 2026 PBF Ti-6Al-4V study separates test frequency from intrinsic defect tolerance. Buyers need a six-axis test-to-service comparison.
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By Jason/ On 30 Jul, 2026
New TA18 Study Moves Hot Extrusion From Friction Control to Interface Design
A July 2026 TA18 study reports reaction-anchored glass lubrication at 750–850°C. Tube buyers need a route-level interface and surface evidence map.
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By Jason/ On 29 Jul, 2026
TC4 Laser-Weld Study Draws a Boundary Between Prediction and Production Release
A 2026 TC4 laser-welding study reports strong ML predictions for strength and elongation. Buyers still need a controlled model-transfer and weld-release boundary.
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By Jason/ On 29 Jul, 2026
New MIM Titanium Study Moves the Buyer Test From Density to Damage-Network Control
A July 2026 MIM Ti-6Al-4V study connects binder-derived carbon and oxygen to pore–grain-boundary damage networks, changing what buyers should verify.
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By Jason/ On 28 Jul, 2026
New TB8 Wear Study Moves the Buyer Test From Friction Data to Surface State
A new TB8 wear study shows why buyers should transfer a controlled surface state—not a headline friction reduction—into titanium part qualification.
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By Jason/ On 27 Jul, 2026
New Ti/Al Composite Research Moves the Buyer Test From Alloy Grade to Interface Architecture
New Ti/Al interpenetrating-composite research shows why buyers must connect architecture, phase identity, interface condition, process route, load case and release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 26 Jul, 2026
PTC’s Titanium Cradle Moves the Supplier From Drawing Compliance to Design Proof
PTC’s light-tank titanium cradle order shows how design responsibility changes material, load, interface, validation and release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 25 Jul, 2026
CERN’s 450°C Trial Reframes Precision Titanium Tube Buying
CERN’s 450°C beam-dump trial shows why precision titanium tube RFQs must join tolerance, thermal, time, surface and release windows.
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By Jason/ On 25 Jul, 2026
Samsung Flex Titanium Changes the RFQ for Thin-Gauge Titanium
Samsung’s titanium-alloy film and micro-patterned plate show why thin-gauge titanium buyers must control geometry, interfaces and cyclic performance.
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By Jason/ On 15 Jul, 2026
Titanium EBM Ownership-to-Release Evidence for Buyers
Zenith Tecnica's EBM expansion shows why titanium buyers need ownership-to-release evidence before treating new capacity as released supply.
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By Jason/ On 13 Jul, 2026
TiRO Powder Benchmark Release Evidence for Titanium Buyers
Coogee's TiRO powder project shows why titanium buyers need benchmark-to-release evidence before treating new feedstock as released supply.
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By Jason/ On 12 Jul, 2026
Titanium Powder Restart Release Evidence for Buyers
Amaero's titanium powder restart shows why buyers need lot-level restart-to-release evidence before treating capacity as supply.
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By Jason/ On 10 Jul, 2026
Titanium Heat-Treatment Release Evidence for Buyers
AGF and Solar furnace additions show why titanium buyers need heat-treatment release evidence before treating capacity as supply.
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By Jason/ On 06 Jul, 2026
T70X Claim Shows High-Temperature Titanium Powder Needs an Exposure-to-Release File
Why high-temperature titanium powder claims need alloy, powder, build, heat-treatment, exposure, inspection and release evidence before buyer acceptance.
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By Jason/ On 04 Jul, 2026
Velo3D's Livermore Expansion Shows Why Titanium AM Buyers Need a Site-Transfer Release File
Velo3D's Livermore expansion shows why Ti-6Al-4V buyers need evidence that qualified AM routes survive production-site transfer.
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By Jason/ On 29 Jun, 2026
Newport News' ARCEMY Fleet Turns Titanium WAAM Into a Wire-to-Release Question
How Newport News' ARCEMY fleet turns titanium WAAM buying into wire, shielding, post-processing, inspection and release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 28 Jun, 2026
ISO/ASTM 52951 Turns Titanium AM Buying Into a Data-Package Release Question
How ISO/ASTM 52951:2026 turns titanium AM buying into a connected data-package question across build, inspection and release records.
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By Jason/ On 22 Jun, 2026
SSAB's Steel AM Powder Pushes Titanium Buyers to Define the Substitution Envelope
SSAB's Armox 500 AM Powder shows why titanium buyers should compare materials by service envelope, process route, inspection, and release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 21 Jun, 2026
NIST's Laser-Stirring Breakthrough Makes Titanium Buyers Ask a Composition-to-Release Question
NIST's laser-stirring AM research shows why titanium buyers need a composition-to-release file before trusting alloy-on-demand routes.
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By Jason/ On 19 Jun, 2026
FSG's Custom Alloy Deal Turns Titanium Forging Supply Into a Route-Boundary Question
FSG's Custom Alloy deal shows why titanium forging buyers need route-boundary evidence, not just platform capacity or alloy-range claims.
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By Jason/ On 17 Jun, 2026
IperionX's Six-Axis Press Shows Why Titanium Buyers Need a Press-to-Release File
IperionX's six-axis titanium powder metallurgy press shows why buyers need a press-to-release evidence file before approving PM parts.
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By Jason/ On 16 Jun, 2026
Multi-Material WAAM Shows Why Titanium Buyers Need a Transition-Zone Evidence File
How multi-material WAAM changes titanium buyer due diligence around wire feedstock, transition zones, inspection and release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 11 Jun, 2026
Continuum's CFR Shows Why Titanium Powder Buyers Need a Pilot-Batch Transfer File
Continuum's CFR launch shows why titanium powder buyers need evidence that pilot-batch data can transfer into production lots.
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By Jason/ On 10 Jun, 2026
AIM-4AM Shows Why Titanium AM Buyers Need a Data-to-Allowables Evidence File
How AIM-4AM's AI material-allowables project points titanium AM buyers toward data pedigree, validation testing and release evidence.
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By Jason/ On 08 May, 2026
IperionX's 24/7 Powder Ramp Shows Why Recycled Titanium Still Needs a Qualification Chain
IperionX's Virginia plant moved to 24/7 HAMR titanium powder production in Q1 2026 (4.2 t in March, ~50 tpa annualized, targeting 200 tpa by year-end). Buyers of titanium powder, fasteners, brackets,…
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By Jason/ On 29 Apr, 2026
IperionX Hits 4.2 Tonnes in March on 24/7 Operations: From 1,400 tpa Math to Production Cadence
IperionX's April 27 quarterly disclosure: the Virginia plant produced 4.2 tonnes of HAMR titanium powder in March, moved to 24/7 operations, and is targeting 200 tpa by year-end. From the long-run…
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By Jason/ On 28 Apr, 2026
CATL Debuts Titanium Alloy Battery Case: Mass-Market EVs Hit a Titanium Inflection Point
CATL launched an aerospace-grade titanium alloy battery case on April 22 — wall thickness down 60%, weight down 30%, strength up 3x. Same week, Samsung S26 and iPhone 17 Pro dropped titanium frames…
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By Jason/ On 24 Apr, 2026
6 Industries Where Titanium Mesh Is Irreplaceable
Titanium mesh serves six high-value markets — chemical filtration, medical implants, desalination, electroplating anodes, aerospace filtration, and marine engineering. This article breaks down the…
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By Jason/ On 23 Apr, 2026
Titanium Rod Procurement: 6 Traps to Avoid
Ground bar accounts for roughly 55% of titanium rod orders, yet 80% of procurement disputes trace back to tolerances and surface finish. This article breaks down six common traps from the shop floor,…
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By Jason/ On 21 Apr, 2026
Machining Titanium: 5 Common Mistakes That Kill Your Tools
Ti-6Al-4V delivers roughly 1/4 the tool life of 304 stainless. This article breaks down the five most common machining errors from a shop-floor perspective, with specific corrective parameters for…
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By Jason/ On 20 Apr, 2026
Titanium Plate Grade Selection: Gr.2 vs Gr.5
Gr.2 and Gr.5 titanium plate look identical. But in chemical and aerospace applications, picking the wrong grade has very different consequences. Two industry failure cases break down the selection…
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By Jason/ On 15 Apr, 2026
Titanium Wire Is the Quiet Winner in Additive Manufacturing — From Aerospace WAAM to Dental Orthodontics
GKN commits $8.4M to the TITAN-AM program. Airbus is series-producing Ti-6Al-4V parts for A350 cargo doors via wire-DED. And the same feedstock is showing up in orthodontic brackets. A supplier's…
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By Jason/ On 12 Apr, 2026
Titanium in Smartphones: The Split Between Retreat and Advance
iPhone 17 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra abandon titanium frames. Meanwhile, OPPO's BLT-printed titanium hinge cuts parts from 92 to 4. What this divergence means for titanium supply chains.
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By Jason/ On 09 Apr, 2026
Five Titanium Alloys, Three Mills, One Shipment — How We Delivered Large-Diameter Seamless Pipe No Single Supplier Could
An offshore contractor needed 5 grades of large-diameter seamless titanium pipe in one delivery. We coordinated 3 Baoji mills, ran on-site QC, and shipped 8 tonnes under 1 bill of lading.
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By Jason/ On 08 Apr, 2026
TA10 / Gr.12 Titanium-Molybdenum-Nickel Alloy Bars — Daily Production Update
Fresh batch of TA10 (ASTM Gr.12) titanium-molybdenum-nickel alloy raw bars in diameters of 60mm and 75mm, ready for machining and delivery.
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By Jason/ On 07 Apr, 2026
Titanium Forging & Ring Rolling in Action — Daily Production Update
Live from our Baoji forging workshop: titanium ring blanks heated to forging temperature, ring-rolled to spec, and machined into finished flanges.
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By Jason/ On 16 Jun, 2025
Surprising Industries That Rely on Titanium—and Why It’s Here to Stay
From fashion to food processing, explore the unexpected industries that depend on titanium and why its future looks stronger than ever.
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By Jason/ On 25 May, 2025
Why Titanium Is Taking Over Modern Manufacturing: Strength, Lightness, and Beyond
Discover why titanium is rapidly becoming a top material in modern manufacturing—from aerospace to medical tech—and how it’s reshaping global industries.
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By Jason/ On 10 May, 2025
From Ore to Precision: How Titanium Parts Are Engineered for Excellence
Trace the journey of titanium from raw ore to finely machined components, and discover the science and innovation that power its transformation.
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By Jason/ On 04 Apr, 2025
The Rise of Titanium in Outdoor Gear: Innovations and Benefits at 2025
Explore how titanium is revolutionizing outdoor equipment, from lightweight gear to durable solutions for extreme environments.