Cost-Affordable Titanium III -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Overview and Low Cost Processing -- 1 Cost Affordable Developments in Titanium Technology and Applications -- 13 The FFC-Cambridge Process for Titanium Metal Winning -- 27 Direct Electrochemical Reduction of Titanium Dioxide in Molten Salts -- 35 The Production of Ti Alloy Powder from Chloride Precursors -- 41 New Method for Low-Cost Titanium Production -- 55 A Continuous Process to Produce Titanium Utilizing Metallothermic Chemistry -- 61 The Electrolytic Production of Ti from a TiO2 Feed (The DARPA Sponsored Program) -- 75 The FFC Cambridge Process for Production of Low Cost Titanium and Titanium Powders -- Chapter 2: Low Cost Materials and Processing -- 85 High Temperature Electrolysis of Ti and its Alloys with a DC-ESR Unit -- 93 Electrochemical Production of Titanium from Oxycarbide Anodes -- Chapter 3: Powder Consolidation and Properties I -- 103 Consolidation Process in Near Net Shape Manufacturing of Armstrong CP-Ti/Ti-6Al-4V Powders -- 113 The Impact of Diffusion on Synthesis of High-Strength Titanium Alloys from Elemental Powder Blends -- 123 Investigation of Pressing and Sintering Processes of CP-Ti Powder Made by Armstrong Process -- Chapter 4: Powder Consolidationa nd Properties II -- 131 Microwave Sintering and Melting of Titanium Powder for Low-Cost Processing -- 141 Microwave Sintering of Titanium -- 149 Reaction Assisted Ultrasonic Consolidated TiNi -- 157 Titanium and Titanium Alloy via Sintering of TiH2 -- 165 Structure Formation during Preparation of Variable Porosity Titanium Foams by Solid State Replication -- Chapter 5: Creative Processing I -- 171 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of α' Martensite Type Ti-V-Al Alloy after Cold- or Hot Working Process.

179 Effect of Oxygen on Phase Precipitation and Mechanical Functionality in Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr -- 185 Application of Local Rapid Heat Treatment for Improvement of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Products -- 195 Characterization of the Microstructure, Tensile and Creep Behavior of Powder Metallurgy Processed and Rolled Ti-6Al-4V-1B Alloy -- Chapter 6: Creative Processing II -- 205 Laser Welding ATI 425® Alloy -- 213 Mechanical Performance of Heat Treated Ti-6Al-4V Friction Stir Welds -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.