Australian scientists create new class of titanium alloys

Dr Tingting Song (left) and and Prof Ma Qian with a titanium alloy part. ‘Without titanium alloys, we wouldn’t be able to fly as we can today,’ Qian says, Photograph: RMIT University

Scientists have created a new class of titanium alloys using laser 3D printing, which they say could improve the sustainability of the titanium industry and be used in aerospace and biomedical engineering.

Titanium is a key metal in many industries and is prized for its high strength, lightness and durability.