Abstract
The Powder Metallurgy of titaniumbased materials is of steadily
increasing interest to both industry
and the research community. The
growing demand for titanium components in the aerospace and biomedical sectors has given rise to enhanced efforts not only to reduce the costs of raw materials and processing, but also to improve mechanical and structural properties and extend the technological capabilities for realising complex and fine structures. As a result, presentations on the PM of
titanium are a common element of
many materials conferences.
The Euro PM2014 conference in
Salzburg was no different. However,
unlike Euro PM2012 in Basel,
Switzerland, no special interest
seminar on MIM of titanium or a
dedicated PM titanium session were
arranged. A variety of titanium PM
related presentations were spread
across different sessions and the
combination of PM and titanium was
frequently encountered in the exhibition hall, where producers of powders and processing facilities offered their products.
