In this study, phase-pure titanium dioxide TiO2 ceramics are sintered using standard high-temperature solid-state reaction technique at different temperatures (1,000, 1,100, 1,200, 1,300, 1,400 oC). The effect of sintering temperature on the densification and impedance properties of TiO2 ceramics is investigated. The bulk density and average grain size increase with the increase of sintering temperature. Impedance spectroscopy analysis (complex impedance Z * and complex modulus M *), performed in a broad frequency range from 100 Hz to 10 MHz, indicates that the TiO2 ceramics are dielectrically heterogeneous, consisting of grains and grain boundaries. The complex impedance Z *-plane indicates the resistance of grains of the TiO2 ceramics increases with increasing sintering temperature, while that of grain boundaries develops in the opposing direction. The complex modulus M *-plane shows a grain capacitance that seems to be independent of the sintering temperature, while that of the grain boundaries decreases with increasing sintering temperature. These results suggest that different sintering temperatures have effects on the microstructure, leading to changes in the impedance properties of TiO2 ceramics.

This study is conducted as a preliminary research to verify the feasibility of Ti-based Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy. Pure-Ti powder is mixed with Y2O3 powder and subsequently, mechanically alloyed at -150oC. The Ti-based ODS powder is hot-isostatically pressed and subsequently hot-rolled for recrystallization. The microstructure consists of elongated grains and Y excess fine particles. The oxide particle size is larger than that of the typical Febased ODS steel. Tensile test shows that the tensile ductility is approximately 25%, while the strength is significantly higher than that of pure Ti. The high-temperature hardness of the Ti-ODS alloy is also significantly higher than that of pure Ti at all temperatures, while being lower than that of Ti-6Al-4V. The dimple structure is well developed, and no evidence of cleavage fracture surface is observed in the fracture surface of the tensile specimen.

Electrochemical surface treatment is commonly used to form a thin, rough, and porous oxidation layer on the surface of titanium. The purpose of this study was to investigate the formation of nanotubular titanium oxide arrays during short anodization processing. The specimen used in this study was 99.9% pure cp-Ti (ASTM Grade II) in the form of a disc with diameter of 15 mm and a thickness of 1 mm. A DC power supplier was used with the anodizing apparatus, and the titanium specimen and the platinum plate (3mm×4mm×0.1mm) were connected to an anode and cathode, respectively. The progressive formation of TiO2 nanotubes was observed with FE-SEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy). Highly ordered TiO2 nanotubes were formed at a potential of 20 V in a solution of 1M H3PO4 + 1.5 wt.% HF for 10 minutes, corresponding with steady state processing. The diameters and the closed ends of TiO2 nanotubes measured at a value of 50 cumulative percent were 100 nm and 120 nm, respectively. The TiO2 nanotubes had lengths of 500 nm. As the anodization processing reached 10 minutes, the frequency distribution for the diameters and the closed ends of the TiO2 nanotubes was gradually reduced. Short anodization processing for TiO2 nanotubes of within 10 minutes was established.

전자빔 용해법에 의해 고순도 티타늄잉고트 및 버튼시편을 제조하였다. 이들 중 18개의 금속불순물을 GDMS(Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry)로 그리고 탄소, 질소, 산소의 함량을 고온연소법으로 측정한 후 이들과 전기비저항, 경도와의 관계를 조사하였다. 99%와 99.6%스폰지를 용해한 경우 대부분의금속불순물들이 대폭 감소하는 큰 휘발 정련효과가 나타났으며 비금속불순물들의 경우는 장비의 진공상태에 따라 큰 영향을 받으며 정련효과를 기대할 수 없었다. 금속 불순물중 철은 가장 제거하기 어려운 원소로 밝혀졌으며 이는 원료 스폰기중에서 철이 주불순물이기 때문이며 추가적인 예비정련이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 상온 및 액체질소온도에서의 전기비저항은 가스불순물의 량이 증가함에 따라 직선적으로 증가하였으며 이들의 저항비(ρRT /ρN2)는 가스불순물의 총량이 1,000ppm이하의 경우 불순물량이 감소함에 따라 급격하게 저하하였으며 이 이상인 경우 완만하게 감소하였다. 이들의 경도는 가스불순물의 량이 증가하였으며 산소당량의 평방근에 비례하는 것으로 나타났다.다.