C.H. Ward's research while affiliated with Air Force Research Laboratory and other places

Publications (2)

Article
There is probably no other material more closely related to aerospace than titanium and its alloys. With a density of 4.5g/cm3, titanium alloys are only about half as heavy as steel or Ni-based superalloys, yielding an excellent strength-to-weight ratio. Furthermore, they have exceptional corrosion resistance. The use of titanium alloys in the aero...

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... Titanium and its alloys have distinguished properties such as high mechanical strength, lightweight, low density, corrosion resistance, and composite capability. These qualities of titanium alloys make them excellent candidates for use as a manufacturing material in aerospace, automotive, and marine applications [10][11][12][13]. Ti-6Al-4V is a frequently used material with distinctive properties with a chemical combination of 6.0% aluminum, 4.0% vanadium, 0.25% iron, 0.2% oxygen, and the other proportion consists of titanium [14]. ...