Titanium, titanium alloy and NiTi foams with high ductility

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PATENT NO 8992828
APP PUB NO 20090280022A1
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11916877

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A method for manufacturing a high ductility Ti-, Ti-alloy or NiTi-foam, meaning a compression strain higher than 10%, includes: preparing a powder suspension of a Ti-, NiTi- or Ti-alloy powder, bringing the said powder suspension into a desired form by gelcasting to form a green artifact. The method also includes a calcination step wherein the green artifact is calcined, and sintering the artifact. The calcination step includes a slow heating step wherein said green artifact is heated at a rate lower or equal to 20° C./hour to a temperature between 400° C. and 600° C. and the Ti-, NiTi- or Ti-alloy powder has a particle size less than 100 μm. A high ductility Ti-, Ti-alloy or NiTi foam, with a compression higher than 10%, with a theoretical density less than 30%, pore size (cell size) between 50 to 1000 μm can be obtained with such a method.

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ZHONGAO HUICHENG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD100176 3RD FLOOR BLOCK A BUILDING 14 YARD 20 KECHUANG 14TH STREET BEIJING ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE DAXING DISTRICT BEIJING BEIJING CITY BEIJING CITY 100176

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Cooymans, Jozef Mol, BE 3 1
Luyten, Jan Molenstede, BE 6 38
Mullens, Steven Zichern, BE 12 61
Thijs, Ivo Mol, BE 6 93

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