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US senators reach deal to spare aviation sector from sequester cuts
Senate rushes through legislation to end delays and cancellations, with House expected to approve bill on Friday Political gridlock has led to an increase in air traffic delays and cancellations in the US. Photograph: David Mcnew/Getty Images Congressional leaders have … Continue reading
Celestica Fills BlackBerry Gap With Aerospace: Corporate Canada
Celestica Inc. (CLS) is betting on industries from health care to aerospace to fill the sales void left by BlackBerry, which a year ago made up 19 percent of the electronics-parts supplier’s revenue. The Toronto-based components maker expects revenue to grow … Continue reading
Titanium Alloys
In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the demand for titanium and titanium alloys, primarily used in aircraft and aerospace applications. The price of commerically pure titanium (CP) has risen sharply since 2003, from $15.00 per lb … Continue reading
New process could cause titanium price to tumble
Photo by Jason Richards Whether for stopping cars or bullets, titanium is the material of choice, but it has always been too expensive for all but the most specialized applications. That could change, however, with a non-melt consolidation process being … Continue reading
Titanium and Titanium Alloys: Key Engineering Materials for Aerospace Applications
By Dr Thoguluva Raghavan Vijayaram PhD Senior Lecturer Department of Manufacturing Process and System Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, UTeM Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka Malaysia Email: vijayaram1@gmail.com Titanium was first discovered in an impure form by … Continue reading
The Ever Changing World of Titanium
Titanium alloys are already some of the strongest metal alloys in the world. Titanium is the metal of choice for many heavy-duty applications, like aerospace panels, machine parts, rockets, and many other metal objects that require a high amount of … Continue reading