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Advanced powder-metallurgy technology has led to the development of the CermeTi® family of titanium metalmatrix composites. Reinforcing the titanium alloy matrix with titanium carbide or titanium boride particles results in superior properties. These discontinuously reinforced titanium composites have excellent room- and elevated-temperature properties and are exceptionally wear resistant. High quality, near-net shape CermeTi composite components are being produced commercially and are being evaluated for potential applications in military vehicles, commercial automotive engines, sporting goods, industrial tooling, and biomedical devices.
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For more information, contact Stanley Abkowitz, Dynamet Technology, Inc., Eight A Street, Burlington, MA 01803; (781) 272-5967; fax (781) 229-2879; e-mail sabkowitz@dynamettechnology.com.
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Abkowitz, S., Abkowitz, S.M., Fisher, H. et al. CermeTi® discontinuously reinforced Ti-matrix composites: Manufacturing, properties, and applications. JOM 56, 37–41 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-004-0126-2
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