Titanium Research and Development in France
This plenary paper gives an overview of titanium activities in France since the preceding World Titanium Conference in 2007 in Kyoto. A new FrancoKasakh titanium ingot processing plant (UKAD) is planned to operate in autumn 2011 and is dedicated to meet the growing demand for long products. Aerospace is still a major driver for research and development and it is anticipated that new programs at Airbus (A350 and A400M) will boost the titanium industry. With regard to aeroengines,important efforts and resources have been devoted to the development of predictive tools from ingot melting to processing of final parts. The reduction of Buy to Fly ratio is of great concern for economical reasons and several companies are involved in near net shape technologies. Titanium is now considered as a key material in marine applications and an increased amount is being used in propulsion systems to manufacture seawater circuits. Biomedical is another field where applications are still growing continuously and some examples are given. The research work is very active and numerous topics are addressed in universities and public laboratories within the framework of national and international collaboration programs. Finally, the mission of the French Titanium Association is highlighted.
Ingot processing aerospace applications extrusion linear friction welding direct manu facturing marine applications biomedical microstructure properties process modelling machining
Alain Vassel
Association Titane,France
国际会议
The 12th World Conference Titanium(第十二届世界钛会 Ti-2011)
北京
英文
47-55
2011-06-19（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）