The part itself is relatively small for such a huge aircraft, but it’s of crucial importance for the safety of the new Airbus A 380. Hidden away in the undercarriage of the double-decker super-jumbo is a dense forged part in which numerous holes have been drilled to form a pipe system. Without this titanium component, the plane’s brakes would not work.
The Titanium demand is likely to rise sharply (up to 50%) by 2015. Titanium supply overhang from the previous downturn will remain "in place" at least through 2011. Current Titanium mill utilization rates are not ex...
The University of Akron Blue Team has taken First Place in the Student Titanium Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition sponsored by the Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) of North Canton, Ohio.
White Mountain Titanium Corporation ("White Mountain" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: WMTM) reports that, following completion of its successful Pilot Plant program, in excess of 150 Kg of high...
AZoM.com is pleased to announce the launch of the AZoM.com ‘App’ for the Apple iPhone™ Available for free download by searching for “AZoM” or “Materials” through the iTunes App Store.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that funding has been approved for the complete repair and refurbishment of its 50,000-ton forging press at the company's Cleveland Works.
The project will make Cleveland Works the...
TZMI has just released the 8th edition of its annual Comparative Cost Study of 24 titanium feedstock operations in 2008, accounting for 81% of global titanium mineral production and 86 % of zircon production.
The maj...
Waikato University has unveiled two new microscopes to the world. A $1 million Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope replaces its 20-year-old predecessor and comes with a cryogenic preparation unit, allowing it to examine hydrated samples of materials such as liquids or plant matter. It is capable of viewing material down to less than a 1000th of a millimetre.
RML Metals Recycling Company announces its online website that is available at www.RmlMetals.com. The site illustrates an array of services and materials that RML Metals provides and recycles. Prospective and existing cu...
GKN Aerospace has radically improved the efficiency and speed of tube bending operations at its wing component operation in Filton UK, despite using some of the most demanding tubing materials and fabricating extremely c...
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