Titanium and Titanium Alloys for Biomedical and Industry Applications

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Titanium and Titanium Alloys for Biomedical and
Industry Applications

• National Institute of Research and Development
  for Precision Mechanics

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Good morning. Thank you for your kind
invitation.
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Because our international conference is
called The 6th Workshop on European Scientific
and Industrial Collaboration on promoting
Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing I would
like to present you an specifically new
technology in manufacturing. This technology is
relatively new (90-2000 generation) but
specifically for titanium is a top technology.
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Titanium Ti64 is a pre-alloyed Ti6AlV4 alloy in
fine powder form. This well-known light alloy is
characterized by having excellent mechanical
properties and corrosion resistance combined with
low specific weight and biocompatibility. The
ELI (extra-low interstitial) version has
particularly low levels of impurities
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This material is ideal for many
high-performance engineering applications, for
example in aerospace and motor racing, and also
for the production of biomedical
implants. Parts built in Titanium Ti64 fulfil
the requirements of ASTM F1472 (for Ti6Al4V) and
ASTM F136 (for Ti6Al4V ELI) regarding maximum
concentration of impurities.
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Standard processing parameters use full
melting of the entire geometry. Parts built from
TitaniumTi64 can be machined, spark-eroded,
welded, micro shot-peened, polished and coated if
required. Unexposed powder can be reused.
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Typical applications - direct manufacture of
functional prototypes, small series products,
individualised products or spare parts - parts
requiring a combination of high mechanical
properties and low specific weight,
e.g. structural and engine components for
aerospace and motor racing applications, etc. -
biomedical implant
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We believe orthopedics will emerge as the
single most promising source of future investor
returns in healthcare, given the confluence of
demographics, technology and global expansion.
While other healthcare sectors such as
cardiovascular devices, cancer or biotech may
have been more lucrative in the past, what the
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
(AAOS) calls the "Decade of Orthopedics" provides
the best opportunity for future investor profits
in healthcare.
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• A number of elements will create this opportunity
  for the next ten years
• Increased life expectancies, which is a powerful
  demand driver that uniquely favors orthopedic
  devices.
• Technological innovation, which will change the
  entire complexion of the industry.
• Attractive industry economics and profitability.
• Combined, these elements will cause the industry
  to grow more than twofold, from 30 billion per
  year to 65 billion in the coming decade,
  resulting in as much as 40 billion of potential
  investor profits.
• This combination of factors supports sustained,
  attractive industry valuations.

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THANK YOU.