Earlier in this series, we made the case for copper being “the metal that built technology.” Some readers took issue with that statement, noting correctly that meteoric iron and gold were worked long ...

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Titanium is a critical and strategic metal owing to its low density, good strength-to-weight ratio, and exceptional corrosion resistance. Titanium is not found as a free metal in the earth. It mainly ...

Thermohydrogen processing harnesses the reversible uptake and release of hydrogen to tailor the microstructure and mechanical behaviour of titanium and its alloys. By heating alloys in a hydrogen‐rich ...