Refractory Metals › High Wear Applications
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Recent developments in the primary processing of titanium promise to reduce material cost and broaden the application of titanium alloys to component parts for energy-efficient, low-emissions automobiles, trucks, and power generation systems. By enhancing the resistance of titanium alloys to surface damage at elevated temperatures, these lightweight aerospace alloys can now be more widely utilized in the power generation, industrial, defense, and transportation sectors. Infrared surface processing of titanium with wear-resistant composite materials has shown improved resistance to galling wear and decreased friction.
Articles:
- Ohriner, E.K. and Blau, P.J.: "Novel Infrared-Processed Titanium Composite Coatings for High Temperature Galling Resistance", Symposium on Surface Structures at Multiple Length Scales, 2009 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, February 15-19, 2009, San Francisco (accepted for the presentation and proceedings).
- Peter J. Blau, P. J., Erdman III, D.L, Ohriner, E. and Jolly, B.C.: “High-Temperature Galling Characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V with and without Surface Treatments” submitted to STLE Annual Meeting, May 16-20, 2010, Las Vegas (a full manuscript version will be submitted to “Tribology Transactions,” the STLE scientific journal).
Contacts:
| OHRINER, Evan | ohrinerek@ornl.gov | 865.574.8519 |
| MUTH, Thomas R. | muthtr@ornl.gov | 865.574.5264 |
| HARPER, David C. | harperdc@ornl.gov | 865.574.7363 |
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