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Recent advances in the thermohydrogen processing of titanium alloys

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In this article, the status of the methods and applications of the thermohydrogen processing of Titanium alloys is reviewed. Increased understanding of the mechanisms by which such processing is enhanced and the microstructure refined should lead to industrial applications.

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    O. N. Senkov Ph.D. (visiting research professor, a member of TMS) & F. H. Froes Ph.D. (director, professor, a member of TMS)

  2. McGill Metals Processing Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    J. J. Jonas Ph.D. (Birks Professor of Metallurgy and codirector)

  3. Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering, University of Idaho, USA

    F. H. Froes Ph.D. (director, professor, a member of TMS)

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Senkov, O.N., Jonas, J.J. & Froes, F.H. Recent advances in the thermohydrogen processing of titanium alloys. JOM 48, 42–47 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03222997

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