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Titanium composites with TiB whiskers: titanium composites reinforced with titanium boride whiskers are about to become a commercial reality for a number of demanding automotive, aerospace, and other advanced applications.

Advanced Materials & Processes,  October, 2002  by Chandran, K.S. Ravi

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K.S. Ravi Chandran * Discontinuously reinforced titanium alloys containing titanium boride (TiB) whiskers are emerging as possible candidate materials for advanced applications. Although a variety of titanium alloys such as alpha, alpha + beta, and beta alloys are already meeting diverse needs for specific strength, creep, and corrosion resistance, demands for increased performance continue to drive material development efforts.

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Interest in discontinuously reinforced titanium composites was not great until recently, because of problems caused by the reactivity of titanium. ...

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