Nanocrystalline Titanium discusses the features of nanocrystalline titanium production by various SPD methods, also comparing their microstructure and properties. The authors characterize the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of ultrafine grained titanium, indicating which are crucial for their application. Titanium alloys are characterized by high specific strength combined with excellent corrosion resistance, whereas the mechanical properties of pure (or commercial purity - CP) titanium are much lower. SPD methods are proving to be an effective way to increase strength, even to a level typical for structural titanium alloys. This book is useful for academics and professionals studying the behavior of metallic materials.
Garbacz, Halina: - Halina Garbacz, Ph.D. is a professor with the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland. Her main achievements are related to the fabrication of ultrafine grained materials using the method of severe plastic deformation and understanding phenomena that determine their performance. She combines experience in material processing with the expertise in materials characterization in nano-scale using advanced microscopic techniques. Her scientific interest is focused on the relationship between microstructure and properties (mechanical, tribological,
corrosion resistance) of metals. She is an author or co-author of more than 140 scientific papers and 6 books (4 book chapters). Her achievements in the field of industrial property rights has been confirmed by 9 patents. She is a laureate of Prize from the Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievement (2010, 2012, 2014).
Motyka, Maciej: - "Maciej Motyka, Ph.D. serves as an Associate Professor with the Department of Materials Science, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland. Dr. Motyka's area of interest include: the relationships between processing, microstructure and mechanical properties of the advanced structural materials. Dr. Motyka's main activity is focused on hot plasticity and fine-structure superplasticity phenomena in titanium alloys; as well as the characterization of ultrafine-grained materials -submicrocrystalline aluminium alloys and nanocrystalline titanium alloys - obtained by plastic consolidation and severe plastic deformation methods"
Semenova, Irina P.: - Irina P. Semenova, Ph.D. is a Leading Researcher at the Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials and Professor with the Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Russia. Dr. Semenova has authored numerous research articles, most notably on the topic of severe plastic deformation
Zherebtsov, Sergey: - Dr. Sergey Zherebtsov is the Head of the Department of Materials Science and Technology at the Belgorod State University, Russia. His research areas relate to the Formation of ultrafine-grain microstructure in titanium and titanium alloys via warm large plastic working, as well as extensive TEM/SEM/EBSD studies of structural changes resulting in grain refinement during large strain deformation; effect of plastic working on evolution of interphase and grain boundaries and evaluation of mechanical properties of ultrafine grained metals and alloys.
