Equal channel angular pressing has been used to refine the grain size of commercially pure titanium (grade 2) as well as other metals and alloys. Titanium grade 2 is usually processed at about 350 °C because it lacks sufficient ductility at lower temperatures. The warm processing temperature limits the capability of the equal channel angular pressing technique in improving the strength of titan...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the resistance to deformation under static overloading by measuring yield and fracture strength, and to analyze the failure characteristics of implant assemblies made of different titanium grades and connections. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six groups of implant assemblies were fabricated according to ISO 14801 (n=10). These consisted of the combina...

A large number of unexploited low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite deposits have been found in the Chao-yang area of China in recent years. The reserves are estimated at more than 20 billion tons. A mineralogical study of raw sample indicated that it was a typical low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore with weathering. Most of vanadium-titanium magnetite was replaced by martite and sphene, ...

Corrosion resistance of pure titanium (Grade 2) and Ti−Pd alloy (Grade 7) was studied using the electrochemical techniques of potentiodynamic measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Measurements were performed at the temperature of 36.6 °C in two solutions: PBS solution with pH of 7.4 simulating conditions of healthy human body, and PBS solution with pH of 5.2 and with th...

A large quantity of white gas containing titanium dioxide and hydrogen chloride was generated unexpectedly during an experiment in a chemical laboratory. Fourteen students and staff complained of nausea, dyspnea, or respiratory irritation immediately after inhaling the gas. On arrival at Saint Luke's International Hospital, more than half of the patients presented with low-grade fever. Symptoms...

The mechanical properties of titanium Grade 2 subjected to the hydrostatic extrusion technique (HE) were investigated. The hydrostatic extrusion technique is a method which refines the titanium grains to a nano-metric size. Compared with coarse grained titanium (CG-Ti), nanocrystalline titanium (NC-Ti) is characterized by a much higher yield stress, tensile strength and microhardness. The yield...

Titanium dioxide is a common additive in many food, personal care, and other consumer products used by people, which after use can enter the sewage system and, subsequently, enter the environment as treated effluent discharged to surface waters or biosolids applied to agricultural land, incinerated wastes, or landfill solids. This study quantifies the amount of titanium in common food products,...